FSS/IT/Cap Budget Manager

About the role

The Budget Manager oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of program budgets for Facility Support Services and Information Technology operating areas, and the Capital budgets for the entire agency (FSS/IT/Cap).

Responsibilities

• Provides senior level leadership in budget planning, oversees the development of establishing goals and objectives.
• Sets budget staff’s priorities and deadlines to ensure budgets are monitored, maintained, analyzed, reported and reconciled accurately and within approved guidelines; implements financially-related legislation;
• Analyzes agency budget operations and identifies areas for improvement.
• Maintains financial models to track and estimate costs and prepares cost estimates for LBB Fiscal Notes;
• Reviews and analyzes budgetary impact of proposed and enacted legislation on these areas;
• Develops and maintains the Organizational Budgets, Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR), Fiscal Notes, Monthly Financial Report (MFR), and the Annual Operating Plans for the FSS/IT/Cap programs.
• Oversees the preparation and coordination of budget briefings to Budget Management, Budget Director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Program and Executive Management;
• Develops, monitors, tracks, and reports on key performance measures and census management;
• Prepares management reports, analyses, correspondence, and related materials to keep management informed and responds to issues/problems.
• Conducts regular budgetary meetings with various agency staff and oversees the personnel management functions which include interviewing, hiring, and developing staff;
• Evaluates staff performance for FSS/IT/Cap budget staff.

Requirements

• Experience with state/governmental budgeting practices.
• Experience with legislative appropriations requests.
• Experience with annual operating budget preparation.
• Experience with budget and forecasting practices and operations including cost allocation principles and methodologies.
• Experience with state/governmental capital budget practices.
• Experience with policy/procedure development and evaluation.
• Experience with planning, assigning, and supervising the work of others.
• Experience with computer software including but not limited to Excel, Word, CAPPS, Cognos, USAS and other governmental financial or human resources applications.

Qualifications

Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to program area.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration and management.

Knowledge of budget management and accounting policies, practices, and operations.

Knowledge of agency organizational structure.

Knowledge of agency programs.

Knowledge of the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) and Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS).

Skills in analyzing financial data.

Skills in written and oral communications.

Skills in use of a networked computer and software.

Skills in communicating effectively verbally and in writing and following oral and written instructions.

Ability to manage program activities.

Ability to establish goals and objectives.

Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.

Ability to devise solutions to administrative problems.

Ability to develop and evaluate administrative policies and procedures.

Ability to explain policies and procedures to others.

Ability to coordinate gathering and analyzing detailed and complex financial data.

Ability to prepare concise reports.

Ability to train others.

Ability to plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.

Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, effectively with others.

Skills

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to program area.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration and management.
• Knowledge of budget management and accounting policies, practices, and operations.
• Knowledge of agency organizational structure.
• Knowledge of agency programs.
• Knowledge of the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) and Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS).
• Skills in analyzing financial data.
• Skills in written and oral communications.
• Skills in use of a networked computer and software.
• Skills in communicating effectively verbally and in writing and following oral and written instructions.
• Ability to manage program activities.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives.
• Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to devise solutions to administrative problems.
• Ability to develop and evaluate administrative policies and procedures.
• Ability to explain policies and procedures to others.
• Ability to coordinate gathering and analyzing detailed and complex financial data.
• Ability to prepare concise reports.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, effectively with others.

Benefits

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.

Pay

$7,015.16 - $10,792.50 Monthly Salary Group: TEXAS-B-27

Schedule

Day Shift