Budget Analyst; Grade 18

Overview

This position is advertised from the minimum to the mid‑point hourly rate. Salary will be determined on education and experience at the time of offer.

Under minimal supervision, performs administrative work of a technical and analytical nature of complex budgetary and fiscal analysis. This position has county‑wide responsibility.

(Illustrative Only) Provides technical analysis for the evaluation, preparation, and presentation of the annual countywide budget; prepares monthly and/or quarterly reports with supporting documentation and ad hoc analysis for departments or elected offices with variance analysis for “budget to actual”, revenues, personnel, supplies & services, debt service, and capital expenditures including projects and other programs; conducts year‑end analysis to ensure departments/offices are in compliance with budgeted appropriations;

prepares formal budget amendment documents for approval by the County Board of Supervisors in compliance with state and county budgeting requirements and policy. Also, prepares budget adjustments to ensure departments are in compliance with budget appropriations per county policy; presents the budget amendments through agenda items to the County Board of Supervisors; assists department staff, department directors, and elected officials in the preparation of their annual department/office budgets, new requests, and providing assistance throughout the year;

provides necessary training to department staff, department directors, and elected officials for budget software applications; assists with the preparation and analysis of multi‑year forecasting of revenues, personnel, supplies & services, debt service expenditures, capital outlay & projects, and grants; incorporates this data in the preparation of the long‑range financial plan forecasts; assists in the development and publication of the County’s annual Budget Book and Budget‑in‑Brief;

assists in the evaluation of staffing level, service level, service delivery, and policies to support budget recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors; assists in the development of analytical models, methodologies, and trends to assist in decision making or request for budgetary need and the accuracy of revenue and expenditure projections; assists in the development of long‑range capital improvement program (CIP) budgets;

participates in the identification of policy and/or legislative issues with financial impact; analyzes and reviews policy/legislative issues to include agenda items, professional service agreements, and contracts for financial impact implications; develops alternatives and recommendations for presentation to Budget Manager, Budget Director, County Administration, and Board of Supervisors; assists in financial feasibility studies of existing and proposed programs; conducts specialized research on subjects as requested;

such projects may require the need to perform outside research, interaction with other public and private organizations; may be requested to prepare a written report and/or outline concerning the research findings to be provided to the County Board of Supervisors and/or other appropriate groups within the County; assists in the maintenance and troubleshooting of technical/functional systems used in development and maintenance of the county’s budget;

responds to ad hoc reporting for informational requests from Budget Manager, Budget Director, County Administration, elected offices, and constituents; performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree in Public or Business Administration, Accounting or Finance, plus three (3) years of progressive experience and responsibility in finance, management analysis, accounting, audit or a closely related field, which includes a minimum of 1 year of budgeting experience, preferably in a governmental or public sector setting,
OR an equivalent combination of education and experience and advanced proficiency with Excel. Requires successful completion of a background check.

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance may substitute one (1) year of finance, management analysis,…