Senior Budget Analyst

This is a hybrid position offering significant work-from-home flexibility.

About the role

As a Senior Budget Analyst, you will provide support to the Budget Planning and Analysis Unit. You will perform a wide range of budget analysis activities, including project management, budget monitoring, and forecasting. Your primary functions will require thorough knowledge of state and federal budgeting and financial processes. You will support management and staff through budget development, complex forecasting of cost impacts, and ensuring programs are supported by sufficient revenues by evaluating expenditures to budget.

In this role, you will be an active participant in policy strategy development, including the analysis of financial impacts of proposed policies. You will provide data used to affect processes in meeting the agency mission and deliver information to top agency, legislative, executive, and other governmental and non-governmental officials. The programs and budgets are often interrelated throughout the agency, requiring in-depth expertise on the programs and budgets you oversee.

In support of the agency’s goal to eliminate health inequities by 2030, this position analyzes budgets, programs, and proposals with a focus on identifying potential impacts to that goal and coordinating research for further policy consideration.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze, and administer a budget or fiscal system, including modeling and forecasting fiscal information.
• Develop, monitor, and adjust multi-program budgets.
• Prepare, maintain, and adjust expenditure and revenue modeling.
• Analyze fiscal performance, identifying opportunities for cost optimization.
• Forecast, conduct cost analysis, and evaluate financial data for strategic decision-making.
• Investigate, identify, and resolve financial data anomalies.
• Determine the financial impact of changes to state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Lead complex, cross-functional projects and understand how interrelated programs impact one another financially.
• Evaluate financial impacts of proposed policies and support policy development with sound financial reasoning.
• Align fiscal planning with agency mission and long-term goals.
• Communicate complex financial data clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Prepare and deliver reports to executive leadership, legislators, and stakeholders.
• Build persuasive narratives around budget needs and outcomes.

Requirements

• Six years of progressively responsible experience in budget preparation, analysis, and administration, including modeling and forecasting fiscal information.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public or Non-Profit Management, Finance, Accounting, or a related field (e.g., Public Policy, Political Science, Public Administration) may substitute for three years of the required experience.
• A graduate-level degree in any of the above areas may substitute for four of the six years of experience.

Desired Attributes

• Advanced Budget and Financial Analysis Development:
  • Advanced knowledge of budget processes, including developing, monitoring, and adjusting multi-program budgets.
  • Ability to prepare, maintain, and adjust expenditure and revenue modeling.
  • Expertise in analytic tools and large data sets.
  • Ability to deliver high-quality, accurate budget and financial documents.
• Financial Analytical Skills:
  • Advanced skills in analyzing fiscal performance, identifying cost optimization opportunities.
  • Experience in forecasting, cost analysis, and evaluating financial data for strategic decision-making.
  • Ability to investigate, identify, and resolve financial data anomalies.
  • Skill in determining the financial impact of changes to state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Strong Project Management Abilities:
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative and independent judgment.
  • Capability to lead complex, cross-functional projects and understand financial interdependencies.
  • Self-starter who moves projects forward without explicit direction.
  • Effectively coordinates multiple customers, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Works collaboratively across multiple areas and staff levels.
  • Comfortable navigating sensitive subjects with tact.
• Policy Analysis and Strategic Thinking:
  • Proficient in evaluating financial impacts of proposed policies.
  • Supports policy development with sound financial reasoning.
  • Aligns fiscal planning with agency mission and long-term goals.
• Communication and Presentation Skills:
  • Able to clearly communicate complex financial data to non-technical audiences.
  • Prepares and delivers reports to executive leadership, legislators, and stakeholders.
  • Builds persuasive narratives around budget needs and outcomes.

Benefits

• Excellent, low-cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family.
• Optional benefits including life insurance, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and FSA options for health and childcare.
• Generous paid time off: 11 holidays, 3 personal days, monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours/month.
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Retirement security through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
• Training and development opportunities to grow your career with the State of Oregon.

Pay

$6,713 - $10,318 monthly. The salary listed is the non-PERS qualifying range. If the successful candidate qualifies for PERS, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

Schedule

This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid/remote position based in Salem, Oregon.

Employment is contingent upon a criminal records check that meets OHA criteria at the time of hire and throughout employment. This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete I-9 documentation and confirm authorization to work in the United States.