Senior Budget Analyst

Open Until Filled

The Senior Budget Analyst (AWEC FIBD
11) worker will assist in the redeployment of ARPA Dollars before the expenditure deadline date, identifying ARPA Funds available for redeployment, provide value in ARPA Priority meetings, complete and review sub-recipient risk assessments and mitigations, and assist with duties, tasks, and responsibilities under the Grants Management Office. Grants Management Office duties include assisting in the development of a dashboard, reviewing, screening, researching, and verifying information collected within the current Technical Assistance Tracking System, responding to emails, and assisting both the Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Grants Management Office with Regional Grant Training preparation and work.

The position will also assist in the preparation of the June 2026 Funding Summit, providing additional relief to the State Budget Department duties that report to the United States Treasury on both the ARPA‑SLFRF and Capital Project Funds (CPF) programs. Duties include reviewing, compiling, and indexing ARPA/CPF Projects in a central repository for Program Close Out; supporting other Senior Budget Analysts and their duties while the State Budget Department prepares the 26‑27 Supplemental Budget;

and other duties as assigned.

• Use budgeting techniques and policies to review department budget requests to ensure financial accuracy across state programs (e.g., leasing, IT & telecommunications billings, indirect cost recovery calculations, salary & benefits).
• Analyze standard budget data to determine costs and benefits of programs and recommend standard budget funding; recommend program spending cuts or reallocation of surplus funds.
• Research department supplemental or biennial budget requests and develop written and/or verbal recommendations that become the basis of the Governor’s budget presented to the State Legislature each session.
• Attend and participate in hearings and meetings with state legislative committees or individual legislators and fiscal staff; analyze, monitor, and track legislative actions for fiscal and programmatic impacts; consult legislators, department directors, and staff.
• Utilize the Internet Budget Analysis and Reporting System (IBARS) to prepare narrative, graphical, and statistical reports for supplemental or biennial budgets containing budget recommendations and fiscal solutions for use by the Governor, Legislature, and state agencies.
• Analyze proposed legislation to determine funding impact on department programs and legislative budget directives; establish policies for carrying out directives; examine, analyze, and consolidate agency and institutional budget requests.
• Review and monitor assigned department revenues and related federal financial tracking and monitoring using computer software to develop and maintain databases and spreadsheets, and prepare correspondence and other written materials.
• Prepare and deliver written and oral reports to agencies, boards, and commissions, making recommendations to assist with developing actions to identify and correct problems.
• Prepare and deliver budget preparation guidance based on the Governor’s or Federal supplemental financial guidance; answer follow‑up technical questions from agency directors and their staff.
• Provide training to agency staff regarding budget requirements, including statutes, IBARS, and general budget matters.
• Coordinate data management tasks, establishing procedures to ensure access to and regular collection of required data.
• Assist with tracking grant budgets.
• Disburse expenditures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree (typically in Finance)

• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of Wyoming Online Accounting System (WOLFS), Google Email, Grow Your Own Ill System, IBARS Budgeting System, B‑11 Database, Excel, Word, and ESS payroll system.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra,…