Budget Analyst II

Budget Analyst II

This intermediate-level professional position performs moderately complex budget analysis and provides routine fiscal support to County departments. The Budget Analyst II reviews departmental budget submissions for accuracy and compliance, analyzes expenditure and revenue trends, and prepares budget documents and supporting materials used in the County's annual operating and capital budget processes. Work at this level is performed with general supervision and requires independent judgment within established policies, particularly when evaluating funding alternatives and preparing draft budget adjustments for supervisory review.

The position serves as a resource to departments by answering routine budget questions, clarifying submission requirements, and supporting adherence to County budget procedures. Decisions made in this role have moderate departmental impact and contribute to the accuracy, transparency, and effectiveness of the County's budget development and monitoring efforts. Supervision is received from a higher-level Budget Analyst or Budget Manager.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

Analyze departmental expenditure and revenue trends to identify variances, assess budget performance, and support recommendations requiring supervisory review

Review departmental budget submissions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established guidelines and funding requirements

Prepare moderately complex budget documents, schedules, summaries, and supporting materials for internal and external review

Compile financial data and prepare draft journal entries or budget adjustments for supervisory review and approval

Coordinate with departments to answer routine budget questions, clarify submission requirements, and support adherence to budget processes

Assist with developing baseline forecasts by gathering historical data, verifying assumptions, and preparing preliminary analytical summaries

Monitor operating and capital accounts to identify potential issues, verify available balances, and support corrective action recommendations

Assist with collecting and verifying financial or asset-related data from systems such as Cartegraph to support routine budget analysis

Assist with reviewing See Click Fix  request data to support workload monitoring and inform budgetary assessments of operational needs

Prepare routine financial reports, statistical summaries, and data visualizations to support departmental decision-making and budget development

Collaborate with the Budget Office and Finance Division to resolve routine discrepancies, verify financial information, and support budget system data entry

Perform other related duties as required

The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical requirements or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field

Substitutions for the above-listed required education and experience are an Associate's Degree and 4 years experience as described above that includes local government finance work…