Management Analyst I (HHS Finance and Administration)

About the role

A vacancy exists in the Department of Health and Human Services, Finance and Administration. A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below. Current and future vacancies occurring in this class may be filled from the list of eligible applicants. All interested transfer and promotional candidates must apply at this time. List all promotions and changes in job duties due to reclassification as separate work experience on your application. Applicants must include the dates of the promotions and reclassifications.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the formulation, execution, and control of budgets.
• Researches and gathers budgetary data.
• Analyzes expenses, revenues, and other budgetary data.
• Reviews, monitors, and tracks expenditures.
• Ensures that expenditures are within appropriations and spending guidelines.
• Prepares budget requests, justifications, and related fiscal documents.
• Formulates budget proposals.
• Prepares budget projections.
• Facilitates the procurement of goods, services, supplies, and equipment.
• Prepares and processes contracts.
• Provides advice and guidance to agency staff regarding purchasing activities.
• Reviews purchase requests, requisitions, direct payments, and procurement card purchases.
• Maintains automated purchasing and financial systems.
• Researches and reports on a variety of informational, operational, and management issues.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of policies, procedures, operations, and methods.
• Analyzes staffing requirements, work scheduling, equipment and facilities.
• Performs fiscal analyses of management proposals.
• Collates and compiles data.
• Performs statistical analysis of data.
• Writes and presents comprehensive reports and memorandums.
• Administers grants.
• Prepares grant application submittals.
• Maintains and tracks grant expenditures to ensure they are in accordance with guidelines and appropriation balances.
• Participates in special projects as assigned.

  Qualifications

  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably in business administration, public administration, economics, or a related field.
  • Experience involving the analysis and evaluation of budgets, systems, policies and procedures, organizations, and programs may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years for the required education.
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of public and business administration.
  • Knowledge of current office practices, procedures, and systems.
  • Knowledge of English grammar and usage.
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of budgeting and statistical data analysis.
  • Skill in the use of personal computers and office software packages.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral forms.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Ability to understand and apply Baltimore County and departmental rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
  • Ability to research, analyze, and report on a variety of management issues.
  • Ability to formulate, execute, and control budgets.
  • Ability to perform statistical analysis of data.
  • Ability to administer grants and contracts.