Budget Analyst

We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings; can fold minor metadata into short

or drop it. Must preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove things like "Review our Tips for Success..." etc. Also remove "Active Duty, Military..." etc? That's maybe not boilerplate but could be considered EEO? It's about veterans encouragement; might be considered EEO? Probably remove as it's boilerplate. Also remove "ADA Accommodations", "Pre-Employment Checks", "Telework Disclaimer", "Nearest Major Market". Also remove "Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage." maybe keep benefits details. We need to extract substantive content: About the role: first paragraph about joining HHSC, benefits package description. Could be "About the role". Responsibilities: list of essential job functions. Requirements/Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) plus maybe registrations etc. Skills: maybe separate? The instruction says use headings for those categories; we can combine if overlapping. But we need to decide which sections have real content. We have: - About the role: "Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more." That's about role and benefits. Could be About the role. - Responsibilities: Essential Job Functions list (many bullet-like sentences). We'll put as

• . - Requirements: maybe "Initial Screening Criteria:" list of experiences. Also "Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:N/A" (skip). Also "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):" could be Skills/Qualifications. We'll treat KSAs as Skills. - Qualifications: maybe combine with Requirements? But we need separate headings only if content exists. We have both Initial Screening Criteria (experience) and KSAs (knowledge, skills, abilities). Could make Requirements = Initial Screening Criteria, Skills = KSAs. Qualifications maybe not needed if overlapping. - Benefits: we already mentioned benefits in About the role; but we could also have a Benefits section detailing: 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Also maybe mention "Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage." but that's a link; we can drop as boilerplate? It's not boilerplate but it's a reference; we could keep as part of Benefits. - Pay: Salary Range: $6,377.50 - $8,500.00 Pay Frequency: Monthly Salary Group: TEXAS-B-26. Also maybe shift etc. So we can include Pay section with that info. - Schedule: Shift: Day, Additional Shift: Telework: Travel: Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt. Also maybe location: Facility Location: Job Location City: AUSTIN Job Location Address: 701 W 51ST ST Other Locations: ... Could be Schedule? Actually schedule includes shift, telework, full-time etc. We'll include Schedule section with those details. We must not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no

  Budget Analyst

  . We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into short

  or drop it. So we could include a short

  for Posting Number, Closing Date etc maybe as metadata but not as heading. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it." So we can include a

  with Posting Number: 20858, Closing Date: 09/17/2026, etc. But maybe better to drop them as they are minor. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; is posting number substantive? Probably not essential; but they said fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it. So we can drop them. We must remove duplicated lines, boilerplate. Also remove "Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage." maybe keep as part of Benefits? It's a reference; could keep but it's not substantive detail; maybe drop. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, and numerous opportunities for career advancement.

  Responsibilities

  • Monitors, reviews and analyzes operating budgets and methods of finance to ensure appropriate use of funds.
  • Monitors, reviews, analyzes and tracks expenditure patterns and trends to determine proper coding and potential for reallocation, realignment, or adjustments.
  • Prepares, reviews, and analyzes financial reports as assigned by management.
  • Researches, analyzes, and prepares charts and reports related to internal/external requests as required.
  • Analyzes trends and variances, identifies any unusual financial activity and coordinates with management to resolve.
  • Recommends improvements to the efficient utilization of funding.
  • Works with program areas to ensure funding sources are allocated and budgeted correctly.
  • Conducts routine meetings with program management and leadership regarding operating budget status, forecasting, and projections and provides recommendations to address shortfalls and lapses.
  • Coordinates with program staff to prepare and review performance measure reports and to ensure the data is accurate.
  • Works on internal/external ad-hoc and routine reports as requested.
  • Coordinates the preparation and development of the annual operating budget, mid-year budget review, strategic plan, and legislative appropriation requests (LAR) as assigned.
  • Works with program to ensure requests are appropriate and accurate.
  • Maintains documentation used for supporting schedules and requests.
  • Oversees the collection, organization, analysis, and preparation of materials in response to requests for information, briefing documents, legislative reports, status updates, and presentations to leadership, fiscal impact analyses, and rules, requests for proposals, contracts and amendments.
  • Develops materials for the preparation or in follow up to workgroups and meetings conducted with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Represents HHSC Regulatory Services Division on internal and external workgroups including local, state and federal entities regarding funding, payment and performance metrics issues.
  • Analyzes potential effect of current and/or proposed legislation, regulations, or court rulings on agency operations; prepares fiscal notes, fiscal impact analysis, cost estimates, and budget recommendations.
  • Develops and reviews HHSC Regulatory Services budgetary policy and procedure manuals and ensures accurate and timely implementation of new and/or revised policies and procedures as required by HHSC and state and federal laws or regulations.

  Requirements

  • Experience preparing legislative appropriation requests
  • Experience preparing LBB/GOBPP operating budgets
  • Experience preparing and analyzing governmental operating budgets
  • Experience with statistical analysis methods and budget forecasting practices and operations
  • Experience preparing clear, concise and accurate financial reports and schedules
  • Experience using Microsoft (Excel/Word) software applications
  • Experience with TANF programs, preferred

  Skills

  • Knowledge of accounting, budgetary, and management principles, practices, and procedures; of forecasting methodologies; and of automated accounting, budgeting, and forecasting programs.
  • Skill in the use of a computer and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to analyze fiscal management information, to determine appropriate use of funds, to perform statistical analyses, and to communicate effectively.
  • Knowledge of legislative appropriation request and annual operating budget processes and of performance measurement and reporting.
  • Ability to identify and develop budgetary reports and schedules, to analyze management problems and develop and present solutions.
  • Ability to monitor and report on performance measurement and to coordinate the gathering and analysis of data.

  Benefits

  • 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
  • Defined benefit pension plan
  • Generous time off benefits
  • Numerous opportunities for career advancement

  Pay

  Salary Range: $6,377.50 - $8,500.00 per month

  Pay Frequency: Monthly

  Salary Group: TEXAS-B-26

  Schedule

  • Shift: Day
  • Telework: Eligible (subject to state and agency telework policies and supervisor discretion)
  • Travel: Not specified (assume regular)
  • Employment Type: Regular, Full‑time
  • FLSA Status: Exempt
  • Location: Austin, TX – 701 W 51ST ST
  We need to ensure we didn't include any placeholder like "not specified". In Schedule we included "Travel: Not specified (assume regular)" - that's placeholder; better to drop travel line if not specified. The posting had "Travel:" blank after colon? Actually text: "Travel:" then nothing. So we should drop that line. Also "Additional Shift:" blank. So we can omit those. We also included "Telework: Eligible (subject to state and agency telework policies and supervisor discretion)" derived from Telework Disclaimer. That's substantive? The posting says "This position may be eligible for telework. Please note, all HHS positions are subject to state and agency telework policies in addition to the discretion of the direct supervisor and business needs." That's substantive enough to include. We also need to avoid duplicating lines. Ensure no duplication. Check for any leftover boilerplate: we removed "Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage." Good. Check for any EEO/veterans etc: removed. Check for any "ADA Accommodations", "Pre-Employment Checks", "Nearest Major Market": removed. Check for "Initial Screening Criteria:" we used as Requirements. Check for "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):" we used as Skills. Check for "Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:N/A": we dropped. Check for "Additional Information:N/A": dropped. Check for "Review our Tips for Success when applying for jobs at DFPS, DSHS and HHSC.": dropped. Check for "Active Duty, Military, Reservists, Guardsmen, and Veterans:" etc: dropped. Check for "Facility Location