Unemployment Insurance Budget Analyst

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

Our mission is to develop a premier workforce that will allow Indiana employers to flourish and entice businesses from outside our state to relocate to Indiana. Everyone at DWD will be required to think outside-the-box; to determine metrics that will allow for measurement and improvement and efficiencies to be made along the way. Cutting edge technologies will be utilized to help assess Indiana’s employment future.

If managed properly, Indiana’s workforce will be second to none and completely prepared for the next phase of the state and country’s economic growth.

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Budget Analyst serves as a core member of the FP&A Division-a centralized strategic financial office designed to ensure agency-wide fiscal transparency, audit readiness, and forward-looking financial modeling. Under the leadership of Department Director, the analyst manages the financial lifecycle of the UI portfolio within DWD's broader $270M+ funding environment. The role emphasizes proactive financial stewardship, deep regulatory compliance, and strategic partnership with program areas to ensure the UI system operates with fiscal integrity and long-range stability.

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $67,314.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Provide quality monitoring of budgets, reporting and utilization of assigned federal and state grants in coordination with Budget Analyst E7.
• Perform strategic financial analysis to support agency decisions related to procurement, contracting, personnel, cost allocation, and overall fiscal strategy aligned with agency goals.
• Assist agency budget development and implementation to ensure alignment of cascading goals.
• Create fiscal impact statements and cost benefit analysis for proposed changes in state laws, regulations and agency policy and practice.
• Develop strategies, projections, and analytic reports to inform division and agency goals and objectives.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place for related processes.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

• Require extensive working knowledge of People Soft HR, People Soft Financials, including Query Manager, SCM and Journal Entry.
• Must possess excellent communication skills in both individual and group settings.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel.
• Must possess the ability to understand and integrate independently complex and sophisticated concepts.
• Compreh…