Budget Analyst 2

West Virginia; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

West Virginia seeks a Budget Analyst 2 to assist in statewide budget preparation, review expenditure schedules, and coordinate budget narratives for multiple departments. You will monitor fund allocations and provide fiscal guidance to spending units within a large state agency.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least two years of related budget/financial analysis experience. Substitution rules may apply for additional training hours.

Qualifications

• Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in budget preparation, financial allocation or financial analysis.
• Experience interpreting and applying state fiscal policies is preferred.
• Substitution allows one year of experience per 30 semester hours of training.

Responsibilities

• Budget Preparation: assist in preparing and reviewing expenditure schedules, appropriation requests, budget narratives, and executive reports.
• Fiscal Oversight: monitor daily fund and budget allocations across all agency programs.
• Staff Support: advise spending unit fiscal personnel.

Skills

Budget preparation

Fiscal oversight

Staff support

Spreadsheet skills

Financial modeling

Accounting principles

State fiscal policies

WV Code interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration/public administration/accounting/economics/finance/public policy

Tools

Job description

The Budget Analyst 2 Performs technical and mathematical work to prepare, maintain, and coordinate statewide budgets for a large state agency.

Key Responsibilities and Skills Include:

• Budget Preparation: Assist in the preparation and review of Expenditure Schedules, Appropriation Requests, Budget Narratives, and executive reports for the Departments of Health, Health Facilities, Human Resources, and the Office of Shared Administration.

• Fiscal Oversight: Monitor daily fund and budget allocations across all agency programs.

• Staff Support: Advise spending unit fiscal personnel

• Advanced skills in spreadsheet management, financial modeling, and accounting principles.

• Strong knowledge of state-level fiscal policies, procedures, and funding operations.

• Proven ability to interpret and apply the West Virginia Code and Budget Bill.

Training:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in business administration, public administration, accounting, statistics, economics, finance, public policy analysis or related area.

OR

Substitution:

Additional experience as described below may substitute for the required training at the rate of one (1) year experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of required training.

AND

Experience:

Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in budget preparation, financial allocation or financial analysis.

Agency Substitution or Supplemental Requirement:

Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in non-governmental budget preparation, monitoring and/or review may substitute for the required experience.