Budget Analyst (104238)

Employees Retirement System of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Employees Retirement System of Texas seeks a Budget Analyst to perform highly complex to advanced agency budget preparation and analysis. The role involves preparing, reviewing, and analyzing budgets and monitoring budgets with substantial independence.

The position requires a four-year degree in accounting, finance, business, or public administration and 3–4 years of budget or financial analysis experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in accounting, finance, business or public administration; related experience may substitute for education.
• 3–4 years budget preparation or financial analysis experience.
• 3–4 years creating advanced MS Excel spreadsheets with formulas and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operating budgets and budget schedules.
• Prepare budget transfers reflecting operational adjustments approved by management.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards in Anaplan to provide budget status and forecasts.
• Draft and update agency budget policies and procedures.
• Provide data analysis and recommendations for alternative budget solutions.
• Review budget reports for accuracy and advise divisions to stay within budget.
• Ensure proper allocation of expenditures to funding sources and respond to inquiries.
• Develop and maintain complex MS Excel spreadsheets and disseminate reports to internal customers.

Skills

Budget planning

MS Excel

Anaplan

Data analysis

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business/Public Administration degree

Tools

Anaplan

MS Excel

Crystal Reports

Job description

Our mission is simply stated: ERS offers competitive benefits to enhance the lives of its members. Each team member across the agency contributes to our ongoing success.ERS is open for business five days a week, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, to meet customers where they need us: in person, on the phone, in their communities, and online. ERS currently offers opportunities that include flexible work schedules.

ERS does not sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at any time.

ERS is seeking a Budget Analyst to perform highly complex to advanced (senior-level) agency budget preparation and analysis work. Work involves preparing, reviewing, and analyzing budgets; and monitoring budgets. Works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

Essential Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinates or develops operating budgets and budget schedules.
• Prepares budget transfers, as needed, to reflect operational adjustments approved by Division, Finance and Executive management.
• Develops, maintains and utilizes reports and dashboards in Anaplan to provide internal customers and agency management budget status and forecast information.
• Drafts, reviews, and updates agency budget policies and procedures.
• Collects, analyzes, and provides data and recommendations that support alternative solutions to budget issues.
• Reviews budget reports for accuracy.
• Advises divisions on areas that may require action to stay within budget.
• Examines operating budgets to determine that expenditures are accurately and appropriately allocated to multiple funding sources.
• Responds to agency budgetary inquires in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Participates in developing, evaluating, and reporting performance and workload measures.
• Develops, maintains, and utilizes complex spreadsheets in MS Excel to disseminate data and provide reports to internal customers and agency management.
• Advises divisions on areas that may require action to stay within budget.
• Prepare budgetary and management reports.
• Assists divisions with appropriate account codes to minimize requisition and payment issues.

Budget Analyst IV performs the essential functions of a Budget Analyst III at a higher level of complexity, independence, and responsibility, and in addition:

• Communicates to management any budget deviations, problems, and events that are likely to affect the agency’s mission and resources.
• Gathers information for the accurate and timely submission of Legislative Appropriations Requests and fiscal notes.
• Analyzes revenue and expenditure patterns to develop fund projections.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Your application for employment must reflect how you meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in accounting, finance, business or public administration, or a related field. Qualifying experience beyond the minimum required may substitute for education.
2. Three (3) to Four (4) years of experience performing budget preparation, and/or financial analysis work.
3. Three (3) to Four (4) years of experience developing MS Excel spreadsheets. Experience can include advanced formulas and pivot tables/charts.

Preferred Qualifications: Your application for employment should reflect how you meet the following preferred qualifications:

1. Familiarity with CAPPS Financials or similar accounting software.
2. Experiences with government accounting and budget practices.
3. Experience with Crystal Reports.
4. Experience with automated budget systems.
5. Experience with financial (budget, forecasting, accounting) reporting software.
6. Experience with cost allocation formulation and methodologies.

PLEASE NOTE:All submissions should contain complete job history entries, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, and a description of duties performed as related to the position you are applying for. Resumes lacking sufficient detail, such as a summary of experience in lieu of progression of work history may not meet minimum qualifications.

Other Information: In accordance with state law, authorization for telework may not be awarded to an employee as a condition of hiring. As an agency process, new employees complete a 30 day fully onsite period before evaluation for a telework agreement.This position may require access to privileged, confidential, or sensitive data. ERS will conduct either a TXDPS or FBI criminal history check on all new hires. For more information about this policy inquiries can be made to [e-mail]. Please note: Internal applicants in the same salary group and classification as the posted position are eligible to receive an increase in salary where applicable up to the posted maximum.

Military Occupational Specialty Codes:

Veterans, Reservists or Guardsmen with experience in the Military Occupational Specialty (https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_AccountingAuditingandFinance.pdf) along with the minimum qualifications listed above may meet the minimum requirements and are highly encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] with questions or for additional information.

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.ers.texas.gov

Relay Texas TDD: [phone]

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