Budget Manager

Job Overview

Date:
Jun 29, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

DSHS is committed to hiring skilled and dedicated individuals who share a passion for public health to pursue our vision of a Healthy Texas. If you are looking to make an impact and tackle new challenges, we encourage you to consider a career with us.

DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS). To learn more about all the benefits available to you as a DSHS employee and other DSHS opportunities for early career pathways, visit the DSHS Careers Page.

Functional

Title:

Budget Manager

Job Title:

Manager IV

Agency:
Dept of State Health Services

Department:
Hlth Emer Preparedness Respons

Posting Number: 18085

Closing Date: 07/13/2026

Posting Audience:
Internal and External

Occupational Category:
Business and Financial Operations

Salary Range: $5,797.66 - $7,652.91

Pay Frequency:
Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-25

Shift: Day (First)

Travel:
Up to 5%

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full Time/Part Time:
Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Exempt

Job Location:

1100 W 49TH ST (RBB), AUSTIN

Nearest Major Market:
Austin

Reporting to the Director of the Preparedness Management Unit within the Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CHEPR), the Budget Manager performs highly complex (senior-level) managerial work by overseeing the day-to-date work of the CHEPR budget team. The manager sets and monitors goals, creates procedures, and sets completion timelines. The Budget Manager plans, assigns, supervises, and reviews the team's work and provides expertise in financial analysis, collaborates with other agency sections, prepares technical reports and forecasts, and approves fund use in accordance with procedures.

Work involves examining, investigating, and reviewing accounting records, financial statements, and internal controls. This ensures compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, as well as Texas DSHS policies. The position monitors spending patterns to find chances for reallocation or adjustments that support program goals. The role also serves as CHEPR’s fiscal contact for DSHS budget and accounting offices, contract management, funds reporting, and federal coordination and management.

Work is performed with minimal direct supervision, allowing considerable independent decision-making.

Essential Job Functions (EJF):

• Guides the Branch's daily activities and provides direction to staff in carrying out the Branch's major functions. Assigns and ensures completion of daily fiscal and administrative support activities, including completion of purchase requisitions, billing validations, budget projections, travel management, and personnel/position control reports.
• Reviews fund projections and monitors office budget reports to ensure reports reflect accurate funding allocations and spending and resolves discrepancies. Ensures software renewals are tracked, and invoices are paid on time and in accordance with grant budgets.
• Holds regularly scheduled team huddles, either weekly or bi-weekly as needed, to maintain timelines and identify issues and concerns. Ensures all staff have job action sheets detailing their roles and responsibilities.
• Supervises staff, including hiring and selection, assigning work, completing performance evaluations, identifying staff development and training opportunities, recommending personnel actions and disciplinary actions, and scheduling and approving leave. Establishes project timelines for assignments. Meets regularly with staff one-on-one to gain project updates, identify issues or concerns, and establish resolutions. Sets team and individual performance metrics and ensures team meets set metrics.
  
  Provides staff with recommendations for improvement when established goals are not met or performance needs improvement.
• Monitors budget in CAPPS and budget office reports to ensure funding allocations and expenditures are correct and resolve any discrepancies. Maintains fiscal oversight by reviewing daily CAPPS organizational budget reports for Center grants and…