Budget Analyst

Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, business, or public administration; or a related field required; supplemented by three (3) years of experience in budgeting, accounting, auditing and financial administration; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license.

Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Qualifying veterans will be given preference in the form of a guaranteed invitation to interview for any position to which they applied and have been found to have met the minimum qualifications. Veterans’ preference provides for hiring preference on initial appointment only.

The examination will consist of a review of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as eligible. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.

• Financial & Analytical Expertise:Strong ability to develop, monitor, and analyze operating and capital budgets; proficiency in forecasting, expenditure tracking, and variance analysis.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and financial systems; capable of producing clear dashboards, reports, and performance metrics to support executive decision-making.
• Policy & Compliance Knowledge: Understanding of government budgeting processes, grants management, and fiscal regulations; ability to ensure departmental compliance with county policies and funding requirements.
• Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Skilled in preparing executive summaries and presenting complex financial data to management, elected officials, and non-technical stakeholders; effective at coordinating across departments and external partners.

The purpose of this classification is to perform duties related to the preparation and submittal of annual departmental budgets. Responsibilities include analyzing departmental requests, reviewing monthly expenditure analysis, and processing budget adjustment requests. This classification is distinguished from Budget Analyst, Senior in that this classification processes departmental budget adjustment requests, but does not supervise assigned staff, whereas the latter supervises assigned staff, monitors departmental budgets and coordinates/prepares the County's annual budget book.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Assists County departments and agencies in the preparation and submittal of annual departmental budgets: determines schedules, guidelines and format of budget submittals; researches, complies, and summarizes data needed for formulation of budget estimates; selects and enters budgetary information on a wide variety of related forms, schedules, and reports; analyzes various budget scenarios and situational budget reductions and calculates related adjustments.

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