Agency Budget Specialist

Agency Budget Specialist – State of Missouri

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$70,000 – $72,756

• The salary/salary range listed in this job description is a base salary only and does not include years‑of‑service adjustments. Applicants eligible for years‑of‑service adjustments may exceed the salary/salary range listed above.

The Agency Budget Specialist will be responsible for reviewing and compiling the Department’s annual budget book, monitoring project fund fiscal activity, attending budget hearings, and providing fiscal note responses. The position will also supervise Senior Accountant staff, review and approve purchases, and provide MOVERS‑EPM training to agency user staff.

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations seeks a highly motivated person to be the Department’s Senior Budget Analyst. Working with Department and Division staff, the applicant will determine the Department’s resource needs and identify the best funding sources to meet statutory requirements and best serve its customers. This position reports to the Chief Fiscal Officer and works closely with Department leadership to align resources, goals, and initiatives.

• Act as the lead for reviewing and compiling the Department’s annual budget book, including cores, new decision items, program descriptions, and supplemental and fund financial summaries.
• Review and monitor project fund fiscal activity, complete data entry for the budget request and any summary information requested by the Governor’s Office, Office of Administration – Division of Budget and Planning, or legislative analysts.
• Attend budget hearings, brief management, prepare responses to questions posed by the Legislature and the Division of Budget and Planning, and analyze the impact of changes to the Department’s budget.
• Act as the lead for actions with Fiscal Notes assigned to the Department. Receive, review, and assign fiscal notes to division staff for response. Analyze and compile division responses into a Departmental fiscal note response. Ensure the timely completion of fiscal note responses.
• Supervise the Senior Accountant staff in the section who assist with the Department’s budget submission fiscal notes and prepare reports for monitoring the Department’s operating budget and expenditures.
• Act as the lead for completing documents in the SAM II Budget Control Module to establish expense budgets, transfer allotments, and transfer appropriation authority as authorized.
• Review and approve purchases by ITSD on behalf of the Department, identifying the most appropriate funding source.
• Act as the lead for providing MOVERS‑EPM training to agency user staff.

• 8 years of relevant experience OR a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study and 4 years of relevant experience.

Lack of post‑secondary education will not be used as the sole basis for denying consideration to any applicant.

• Comprehensive knowledge of government procedures, practices, and objectives.
• Comprehensive knowledge of governmental accounting and strategic planning.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the legislative process.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, Department officials, members and staff of the legislature, and representatives of other governmental agencies.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.

This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

If you have questions about this position, please contact: Julie Coon at  or by email n.gov.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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Government Administration