Senior Budget Analyst Cost Management

Office of Fiscal and Monitoring Services

The Office of Fiscal and Monitoring Services (OFMS) Fiscal Services Division is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring all the Agency's budget activities. This encompasses the biennial budget process, annual budget implementation, and projecting federal budget estimates. The Division is also responsible for the management of the Agency's revenue, disbursements and financial obligations as well as performing daily federal cash draws, reconciles and reports on federal grant status.

Learn more about the Office by visiting the ODJFS OFMS webpage.

As a Senior Budget Analyst in the Bureau of Fiscal Planning & Operations, you help keep our financial systems accurate, consistent, and aligned with the agency’s Cost Allocation Plan. You manage key coding structures, support payroll and position budgeting, and make sure data flows correctly through our accounting and reporting tools.

• Set up and maintain payroll coding in centralized Accounting Information System (CAPIS) and in Human Capital Management (HCM).
• Create combo codes and upload position budgets to Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS), Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial (FIN) applications.
• Review complex financial data to find issues, correct errors, and decide next steps.
• Build and maintain accurate financial coding and speed charts based on fiscal data.
• Process the biweekly payroll journal and prepare OAKS uploads.
• Review and update codes in effort reporting systems (Kronos, TAMM, CAPIS) to keep them aligned with policies and the Cost Allocation Plan (CAP).
• Maintain CAP, set agency coding, and distribute costs through the Administrative Cost Report (ACR).
• Answer questions from users about Kronos, TAMM, and CAPIS, including effort reporting policies.
• Investigate issues and oversee corrective actions after audits or federal/financial reviews.
• Create and update Chart of Accounts (COA) tables as needed.
• Compare data from OAKS FIN, HCM, CAPIS, CAP, and cost pool funding splits to confirm data integrity.
• Process chart field requests to create, change, or deactivate codes.
• Work within tight reporting windows and adjust quickly when priorities change.
• Coordinate with partners across the agency to keep projects moving while you wait for needed approvals or information.

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to analyze financial data
• Comfort working with OAKS, HCM, CAPIS, Kronos, or similar systems
• Problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
• Ability to manage deadlines and coordinate with others

Schedule:

Full-time

Hours:

Standard workdays are Monday through Friday. Hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Location:

This position will be headquartered at the Rhodes State Officer Tower - 30

E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Travel:
Occasional travel within the state of Ohio.

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The candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

• 4 years experience in budgeting that included fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer assisted regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).

• Completion of graduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business administration;
• AND 12 months experience in fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).

• Completion of undergraduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business…