Budget Analyst 1 (Local Government) Allegheny County Support Administration

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; McCandless (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Telework after 6 months

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking a Budget Analyst 1 to support the Department of Human Services in Allegheny County. The role focuses on accurate funding of providers, processing accounting tasks, and maintaining provider information.

Telework may be available after 6 months, with a hybrid schedule and standard 8-4 work hours. You will gather financial data, perform journal entries, and assist with closeouts and reconciliations, contributing to agency goals and effective public funding

Qualifications

• One year of technical budget administration experience.
• Graduation from a four-year college or university or equivalent training.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices; prepare journal entries and accruals.
• Close monthly/quarterly/annual books; perform reconciliations.
• Review allocations; verify contract entries.
• Collect fiscal and operational data from providers.
• Operate JD Edwards, OnBase, MPER, KIDS, CIPS for tasks.
• Support meetings and special projects.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Data coordination

Accounting software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Join a mission-driven team where your analytical skills directly support essential human services across Allegheny County. As a Budget Analyst 1, you will play a key role in ensuring providers are funded accurately and on time, helping strengthen vital programs that serve our communities. This position offers meaningful work, collaboration with dedicated professionals, and opportunities to grow your expertise in public sector finance and contracting.

This role helps support the fiscal operations of the Department of Human Services by gathering financial data, processing accounting work, and keeping provider information accurate. As a Budget Analyst 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Invoice Processing: Review invoices and prepare journal entries and accruals for timely payment
• Financial Reconciliation: Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting closeouts and system reconciliations
• Contract Budgeting: Examine allocations and verify accurate entries for provider contracts and modifications
• Data Coordination: Collect fiscal and operational information from providers and internal offices
• System Usage: Work with JD Edwards, OnBase, MPER, KIDS, and CIPS to complete fiscal tasks
• Project Support: Participate in meetings, group projects, and special assignments to help achieve agency goals

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) hybrid, up to 2 days per week after 6 months of employment. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• One year of experience in technical budget administration work; and such training as may have been gained through graduation from a four year college or university; or any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Allegheny County. If no eligible candidates who live within Allegheny County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.