BUDGET MANAGER

Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 98.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Louisiana Special School District is hiring a Budget Manager to lead budget planning, forecasting, and financial analysis in Baton Rouge, LA. The role focuses on responsible spending, accurate reporting, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Candidates should have extensive experience in budget development or analysis, with cross-department collaboration and strong analytical skills. Appointment type is probational or promotional, with work hours 8:00 am–4:30 pm,

Qualifikationen

• 7 years of experience in budget development/analysis or related fields.
• Or 6 years full-time in any field plus 4 years in budget roles.
• Or bachelor’s degree plus 4 years in budget roles.
• Or advanced degree plus 3 years in budget roles.

Aufgaben

• Manages all components of budget execution.
• Develops and implements agency-wide budget monitoring tools.
• Exercises independent authority to allocate resources across departments.
• Ensure fiscal integrity and compliance with state/federal regs.

Kenntnisse

Budget forecasting

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Cross‑functional collaboration

Regulatory interpretation

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree + 4 years in related field

Advanced degree in business administration/finance/public administration/statistics + 3 years

Tools

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

The Louisiana Special School District (LSSD) is an education service agency that provides services to the Louisiana Special Schools (Louisiana School for the Deaf, Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, and Special School Programs). The schools provide educational opportunities to students with low-incidence disabilities and a variety of unique needs.

We’re hiring a Budget Manager to lead budget planning, forecasting, and financial analysis. This role ensures responsible spending, accurate reporting, and data‑driven decision‑making across the organization. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience with budget forecasting, and the ability to collaborate with multiple departments to support sound financial decision‑making.

• Seven years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR
• A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR
• An advanced degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, or statistics plus three years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Manages all components of budget execution.
• Develops and implements agency-wide budget monitoring tools.
• Exercises independent authority to recommend resources allocation for all departments of the agency.
• Ensure fiscal integrity,
• Interprets and applies state and federal fiscal regulations, policy, OPB requirements and internal controls.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional. The chosen application will be required to take a probationary appointment.

Location: The Budget Manager position is located in the Business Office at the LA Special School District in Baton Rouge, LA.

Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday - Friday.

Contact Information:

For more information regarding this vacancy, please contact:

Louisiana Special School District

2888 Brightside Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70820

Amber Crump, Human Resources Manager

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