Budget And Management Analyst II

Orange County; Hillsborough (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County is seeking an experienced professional to perform advanced analysis of the Operating Budget, monitor departmental and fund budgets, and support the budget office’s core functions. The role involves reviewing, evaluating, and reporting on budgeting activities to ensure compliance and inform decision-making.

The successful candidate will coordinate major budget tools such as Capital Investment Plan and Long-Term Financial Model, and perform special management studies to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, finance or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting theories, local government fiscal policies, and applicable laws/regulations.
• Experience analyzing complex data and preparing management reports.
• Ability to plan, forecast revenue and expenditures, and manage budgets.
• Proficiency with electronic budget and financial systems, preferably MUNIS.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, evaluate, and monitor departmental budgets, special revenue funds, and enterprise budgets.
• Coordinate budget office functions such as Capital Investment Plan, Long-Term Financial Model, and Debt Model.
• Conduct management studies of County programs and practices to improve efficiency and compliance.
• Prepare and present budget recommendations and performance measures to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with applicable rules, policies, and procedures throughout the fiscal year.

Skills

Public budgeting

Public finance

Budget policies

Data analysis

Written and oral communication

Forecasting revenue/expenditures

Prioritization and organization

Deadline-driven

Interpersonal relations

MUNIS familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Finance, or related field

Tools

MUNIS

Relational databases

Enterprise information systems

Job description

The work involves the responsibility for performing advanced professional analysis in the overall review, preparation, and administration of the County's Operating Budget. An employee in this class has responsibility for reviewing, analyzing, evaluating, and monitoring County departmental budgets, Special Revenue Funds, and Enterprise Fund budgets throughout the fiscal year to ensure compliance, and conducting special management studies of County programs, activities, and practices. Further, an employee in this class coordinates several of the budget office's broad functions which may include the coordination of the Capital Investment Plan, the Long-Term Financial Model, Debt Model, Performance Measures and Data Transparency efforts.

Work is performed under the general supervision of the Budget Director with some leeway to exercise independent judgment within the framework of applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in the performance of duties, both in terms of planning and accomplishing work and in making decisions. Supervision is not the responsibility of this class. Does related work as required.

FULL PERFORMANCE OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Good knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and techniques of public administration,budgeting,publicfinance,andlocalgovernmentbudgetandfiscalpolicies and procedures.
• Good knowledge of the local, state and federal laws, ordinances, standards and regulations pertaining to County budget and operations.
• Good knowledge of the functions and structure of County government ,and of department policies and procedures.
• Good knowledge of budget theories, and evaluation/research techniques and methodology.
• Good knowledge of local government principles of budget preparation and best practices.
• Basic knowledge of administrative processes related to Finance and business support units including Human Resources and Legal.
• Skill in data analysis, performance evaluation/research techniques and methodology. Skills in public and interpersonal relations and written and oral communication.
• Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work, and the ability to meet strict deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Skill in gathering and analyzing complex data.
• Skill in planning and forecasting revenue and expenditures and preparing and managing budgets accordingly.
• Skill in using electronic budget and financial systems and controls, with preference to MUNIS.
• Skill in using enterprise information systems, relational databases and operations.