Budget Administrator 1

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Join the Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid team and play a key role in managing the approximately $250 million SNAP administrative budget that supports vital services for nearly 800,000 Louisiana residents. This high-impact position combines budget management, financial analysis, compliance, contracts, and oversight to help ensure SNAP resources are used effectively and responsibly.
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• Eight 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 plus five 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
• A bachelor’s degree plus five 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
• An advanced degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, or statistics plus four years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services.

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

• Directs, plans, and oversees budget activities for assigned program offices, ensuring effective management of complex funding sources, programs, and projects.
• Analyzes proposed budgets, develops budget requests and projections, and prepares supporting materials and fiscal impact statements for the Division of Administration, Legislature, and other oversight entities.
• Establishes and monitors budget development standards, policies, procedures, and internal guidelines to ensure compliance and consistency across the agency.
• Monitors agency revenues, expenditures, and funding levels, evaluates financial performance against projections, and recommends corrective actions and budget strategies as needed.
• Develops financial analyses, reports, spreadsheets, projections, tables, and charts to support budget planning, expenditure authority, and executive decision-making.
• Interprets and evaluates federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies, legislation, and appropriations to determine their fiscal and programmatic impact on agency operations.
• Advises executive leadership, program managers, and fiscal staff on strategic and operational planning, performance-based budgeting, funding priorities, and budgetary issues affecting agency programs.

Location: Medical Vendor Administration / Financial Management and Operations / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment, Promotional appointment,Job appointment, or Detail to Special Duty

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No Civil Service test score
is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Shambrielle Pooler

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LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

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LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.