Budget Analyst 1

Position overview

Compensation

• Entry salary is $39,418.30; pay grade maximum is $61,832.00.
• Salary source data gives a yearly range of USD 39,418–61,832.

Minimum qualification

• Associate degree in accounting, business/public administration, or finance from an accredited college or university, or two years of job-related fiscal analysis experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Georgia state-agency experience, especially grants administration, budget, or fiscal operations, is preferred.
• Excel knowledge for budgeting, expenditure tracking, variance analysis, and financial reporting is preferred.
• Experience with TeamWorks PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle PBCS, and/or Workday Finance is preferred.
• One or more years of financial management, expenditure analysis, forecasting, and reconciliation experience using Excel and financial reporting databases is preferred.
• Budget coordination across departments, programs, or external partners/customers is preferred.
• Tableau or other data visualization experience is advantageous but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cost center managers to develop, implement, and monitor annual fiscal-year budgets.
• Provide guidance on budget processes, policies, and procedures; analyze program operations, fiscal performance, and policy-related issues.
• Monitor financial trends and recommend actions to staff and leadership.
• Prepare statistical analyses, projections, cost estimates, and strategic planning documents; assess the financial impacts of program processes.
• Communicate analyses and recommendations; maintain agency Worktags in GA@WORK (Workday) for accounting and reporting.
• Collaborate with agency personnel and cross-functional teams and perform assigned additional duties and special projects.

Location

• The position is assigned to the Department of Corrections Budget Services at State Offices South at Tift College in Forsyth, Georgia.