Budget Analyst

California Department of Health Care Services; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, including health, dental, and

Paid holidays and vacation

Defined retirement program

Savings Plus Program (401(k), 457)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Job summary

California Department of Health Care Services in Sacramento is seeking a Budget Analyst (Analyst II) to serve as an independent management consultant, performing analytical and budgetary work for one or more divisions. You will develop, implement, educate, monitor, and maintain budgets, contributing to fiscal integrity and department-wide financial oversight.

This role offers hybrid telework, a competitive salary between $6,031.00 and $7,547.00 per month, and opportunities to engage with state

Qualifications

• Administration and management of business functions and resources.
• Ability to analyze data and disseminate information.
• Attention to detail in budgeting and reporting.
• Knowledge of budget administration principles and processes.
• Decision making with clear actions and change leadership.

Responsibilities

• Perform analytical and budgetary work for departmental divisions.
• Develop, implement, educate, monitor, and maintain budgets for assigned divisions.
• Contribute to budget development, implementation, and oversight.

Skills

Administration and Management

Analysis and Assessment

Attention to Detail

Budget Administration

Decision Making

Job description

Why Join DHCS?

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is the backbone of California’s health care safety net. Our success is made possible by the hard work of more than 4,800 DHCS team members and through collaboration with the federal government and other state agencies, counties, and partners for the care of low-income families, children, pregnant women, older adults, and persons with disabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team in the following role.

Job Description And Duties

The Analyst II will serve in a journey-level position as an independent management consultant, performing analytical and budgetary work for one or more departmental divisions. This includes developing, implementing, educating, providing customer assistance, monitoring, and maintaining the budgets for assigned divisions. This position will contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Department’s budget, impacting both the Fiscal division and the Department as a whole.

Working Conditions

Typical work requires prolonged sitting using a computer, calculator and telephone. Works indoors in a high rise building and/or at home via telework. Understand, follow and enforce all safety rules and procedures. Please see the Telework and Salary Information section below for telework, reporting location, and temporary statewide salary reduction details.

Minimum Requirements

• ANALYST II

Additional Documents

• Job Application Package Checklist
• Duty Statement

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-532543

Position #(s): 808-430-5393-XXX

Working Title: Budget Analyst

Classification: ANALYST II

Salary: $6,031.00 - $7,547.00 A

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: Multiple

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

DHCS’ purpose is to provide equitable access to quality health care leading to a healthy California for all. DHCS is a dynamic organization with ambitious goals and talented, committed employees. We work hard every day to fulfill our vital responsibility to support the delivery of quality health care to Californians. DHCS is committed to addressing disparities within our organization and in our communities through efforts toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is accomplished, in part, by a commitment toward employing a diverse workforce that reflects the many communities we serve, and by promoting and enforcing equal employment opportunity.

Take a look at some of DHCS' recent projects and happenings that our Department has accomplished in the DHCS Newsroom.

This position is located in East End Complex (EEC) across the street from the California State Capitol Park and the Rose Garden. The EEC is walking distance to public transportation and near various eateries.

The Fiscal Program’s Financial Management Division (FMD) works to accomplish DHCS’s mission through fiscal integrity, transparency, and accountability of approximately $202.7 billion annually. This is accomplished by overseeing the financial operations of DHCS, including financial reporting, resource management, and budget development and oversight. FMD provides guidance and consultation to programs on funding needs, expenditures, including contracts and purchasing, and audit support, while ensuring funds are accurately reported.

Desirable Qualifications

• Administration and Management: Demonstrates knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Analysis and Assessment: Utilizes information technology to access, collect, analyze, maintain, and disseminate data and information.
• Attention to Detail: Exhibits thoroughness when performing work and conscientiousness in attending to detail.
• Budget Administration: Possesses knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis, including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget, and understanding the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; and drives change.

Benefits

• Continuous and ongoing training
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program activities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Medical, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid Holidays and vacation/leave
• Defined retirement program
• Savings Plus Program (401(k), 457)
• Medical/Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts

Full benefits information can be found on CalHR's California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary.

Contact Information

The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.

Hiring Unit Contact:

Vinay Shukla

[phone]

[e-mail]

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:

EEO Officer

[phone]

[e-mail]

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Telework & Salary Information

Telework: This position is currently eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change consistent with DHCS’ Telework Program and Government Code sections 14200 – 14203. Telework is available to California residents, and proof of residency may be required.

DHCS Financial Management Division operates under a hybrid telework model, which requires employees to work in the office, or report to headquarters, a minimum of four days during the workweek. The hybrid policy is subject to change, and additional in-office days may be required at management’s discretion.

All commute expenses to the reporting location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The DHCS office location for this position is: 1500 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, California 95814.

Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025 agreement

Salary: Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the temporary Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee receive a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The temporary salary reduction percentage and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are based on the position’s associated bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not include the temporary salary reduction. Please reach out to the hiring unit contact listed on this job advertisement for details.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.