BUDGET ANALYST I
Role Overview
Entry-level professional position assisting with the County’s annual budget and administering its salary and benefits section.
Work begins with basic analysis for a single department or program and develops toward more routine and complex analysis across multiple departments and programs.
Key Skills for This Role
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Position overview
Entry-level professional position assisting with the County’s annual budget and administering its salary and benefits section.
Work begins with basic analysis for a single department or program and develops toward more routine and complex analysis across multiple departments and programs.
Budget development and monitoring
- Assist in developing, recommending, and publishing the County budget; review operating requests, estimate revenue and expenses, recommend funding levels and alternatives, and help prepare budget documents and presentations.
- Monitor compliance through monthly comparisons of budgets and department reports; identify issues, inform relevant leaders, recommend solutions, and compile reports.
- Administer salary and benefits budget information, maintain personnel spreadsheets, track filled and unfilled positions, and review personnel actions for budget compliance.
- Review and process budget transactions, set up and balance projects and accounts, and ensure transactions comply with the approved budget.
- Review budget transaction agenda items for accuracy and funding, prepare funding statements, and create system files for approved budget transfers.
Operations and reporting
- Process operational documentation and prepare forms, reports, correspondence, and records within established procedures and timeframes.
- Use computer and office software and equipment to enter, retrieve, review, and modify data.
- Coordinate work and exchange information with County officials, administrators, employees, and others.
- Research and maintain website information with the Budget team, department heads, and relevant County offices.
- Prepare and present information for monthly and quarterly budget report meetings.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related field and one year of related accounting or closely related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of local government operations, budget programs, policies and plans, and modern office practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or similar programs and software relevant to the role.
- Ability to communicate effectively, work with the public and coworkers, multitask, meet deadlines, and handle confidential matters.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evening meetings, and use computers for data entry, word processing, and accounting purposes.
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