Budget Analyst 2

State-of-West-Virgini; West Virginia; On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

State of West Virginia is seeking a Budget Analyst 2 to perform technical and mathematical work to prepare, maintain, and coordinate statewide budgets for a large state agency.

Key responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of expenditure schedules, appropriation requests, budget narratives, and executive reports; monitoring daily fund allocations; and advising spending unit fiscal personnel. Advanced skills in spreadsheets and financial modeling are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, accounting, statistics, economics, finance or related area.
• Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in budget preparation, financial allocation or financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing expenditure schedules, appropriation requests, budget narratives, and executive reports for multiple state departments.
• Monitor daily fund and budget allocations across agency programs.
• Advise spending unit fiscal personnel.

Skills

Spreadsheet proficiency

Financial modeling

Accounting principles

Budget analysis

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Bachelor’s degree in public administration

Tools

Excel

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.