Budget Analyst - PN

Job Description - Budget Analyst - PN  (260000NN)

Job & Family Services

Agency Contact Name and Information: odjfscareerso.gov

Feb 27, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

United States of America-OHIO

Compensation : 30.55

Full-time

Union : OCSEA

Accounting and Finance

Technical Skills :
Data Analytics, Accounting and Finance

Professional Skills :
Attention to Detail, Problem Solving, Confidentiality

Who We Are

• Cash and Food Assistance
• Employment Services and Workforce Development
• Unemployment Insurance
• Adult Protective Services
• Child Support

Public service is an honorable way to serve the community in a hands‑on dedicated way. You can make a difference in someone’s world!

• We will be a leader in customer satisfaction.
• We will have a reputation that attracts and retains talented, diverse, and dedicated employees.
• We get better at what we do every day.

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.

What You Will Do:

• Prepare and maintain chart of accounts related to federal grants.
• Ensure grant revenues & expenditures are uniquely tracked pursuant to financial & grant award reporting requirements.
• Reconcile grant revenue and expenditures to state budgets.
• Analyze available cash and ensure grant spending does not exceed period of availability.
• Prepare, analyze, and report results of grant and federal fund status reports.
• Assist with federal cash draw downs and federal reporting of expenditures.

This position requires attention to detail and the ability to analyze large data sets, cash flow, reconciliation of fiscal data, expenditures, and budget reports. You will routinely communicate with Office management, federal and state auditors, and ODJFS fiscal teams. Effective and clear communication and problem‑solving skills are essential. Knowledge of the state’s Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) and federal systems is a plus.

This position will be headquartered at the Rhodes State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215.

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

Travel required as needed. Must provide own transportation or to operate a state vehicle you must have a valid driver’s license.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full‑time and part‑time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) and Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

* Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

The ideal candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

• 3 yrs. experience in budgeting that included fiscal analysis, management & control (e.g., probability; linear regression; multiple variable regression; computer assisted regression analysis models; trend analysis; forecasting cost benefit analysis).

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