Budget Analyst V

About the role

Budget Analyst V Performs highly advanced (senior-level) budget preparation and analysis work. Work involves overseeing the planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating of budgetary activities and performance measures. Plans, assigns, and/or supervises the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with the agency’s leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
• Coordination and Leadership: Assists the Budget Manager with the development and coordination of organizational budgets, strategy/appropriation budgets, legislative appropriation requests, budget adjustments and budget negotiations. Provides instruction, guidance, and training to team members. Assists with day-to-day management of the team assigning work, monitoring output, providing input on staff performance evaluations, and hiring decisions.
• Organizational Budget Analysis: Analyzes, produces, and maintains agency organizational budgets. Researches and prepares financial information for reports and presentations as required. Recommends improvements to the efficient utilization of funding, staff, and accountability. Verifies source documents and data, analyzes trends and variances, and tests for reasonableness, identifies unusual financial activity. Resolves budget issues related to overages of encumbrances and/or expenditures as needed.
• Strategy and Appropriation Budget Analysis: Analyzes, produces, and maintains agency appropriation budgets. Works with program staff to ensure funding sources are allocated and budgeted correctly. Monitors, reviews, and analyzes expenditure patterns and trends to determine potential for reallocation, realignment, or adjustments to accomplish programmatic requirements. Assists with the preparation and development of the legislative appropriation requests (LAR) and the Governor's Legislative Operating Budget (GLOB).
• Execution of Financial Actions: Prepares, reviews, and processes budget journals and transfers related to both salary and non-salaried revisions. Certifies fund availability for budget certification forms and procurement requests. Reviews and completes budget certification forms including calculation/processing of offsetting journals, as required. Provides speedchart and/or chartfield elements on various financial documents to ensure appropriate and correct use of funds.
• Financial Point of Contact: Serves as a resource to department staff and provides guidance/technical assistance related to budgetary matters. Attends routine meetings with program management and staff regarding operating budget status and recommendations on utilization of funds. May participate in training program staff on financial policies and procedures. Participates in budget policy and procedures development.
• Impact Analysis: Prepares, reviews and analyzes cost estimates and fiscal notes for proposed legislation. Reviews fiscal impacts of proposed rules for adoption. Measures the impact of existing and proposed state and federal legislation on HHSC programs. Responds to budgetary inquiries from the legislature, Governor's Office, state and federal agencies, and the Legislative Budget Board.

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Benefits

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Pay

$6,377.50 - $10,785.83 per month

Schedule

Day