Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst 1 - 3

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is seeking an experienced Budget Analyst 1 - 3 to serve in the Budget Section within the Office of Management and Finance. This position is responsible for advanced budget preparation, review, monitoring, and analysis activities related to DOTD's Capital Outlay budget.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented fiscal professional who is comfortable analyzing budget data, preparing budget materials, working in LaGov financial systems, monitoring project expenditures and revenues, and helping ensure budget activities are completed accurately and promptly.

Applicants with experience in Capital Outlay budget and LaGov are encouraged to apply.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

• Managing Budgets:
  The ability to plan, monitor, and adjust budgets to meet goals, ensure compliance, and promote financial transparency.
• Using Data:
  The ability to collect, analyze, and use data to generate insights and inform decisions.
• Making Accurate Judgments:
  The ability to assess options, weigh risks, and make sound decisions using available information and logical reasoning.

Minimum qualifications include three years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; or six years of full-time work experience in any field; or a bachelor's degree. Experience substitution is available.

Job duties include preparing documents for Capital Outlay budget activities in LaGov systems for DOTD sections and districts, analyzing and reviewing submitted budget requests for capital projects, preparing budget materials for submission to the Division of Administration and Legislature, working within established timelines for the preparation, submittal, and review of budget documents, monitoring and evaluating complex Capital Outlay programs using LaGov and other budget-related systems, preparing statistical analyses, tables, charts, and reports using Excel and other financial data sources, preparing budget adjustments, including fund redistributions, transfers, supplements, and returns, conducting fiscal analyses to support budget development, planning, and reconciliation activities, monitoring capital project expenditures and revenues to ensure adherence to approved budgets, and reviewing budgetary requests and supporting documentation and recommending corrective actions when necessary.

Position-specific details include appointment type, career progression, and compensation. This position has a biweekly special entrance rate of $1,616.00. Additional compensation may be considered for applicants who possess extraordinary job-related qualifications or credentials in accordance with State Civil Service Rule 6.5(g) and DOTD policy.