BUDGET MANAGER

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Louisiana Special School District (LSSD) is 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 and experience with budget forecasting, with the ability to collaborate with multiple departments to support sound financial decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts/grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services.
• 6+ years in any field plus 4 years in budget development/analysis-related work.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years in budget-related experience.
• Advanced degree plus 3 years in budget-related experience.

Responsibilities

• 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, compliance with state and federal fiscal regulations, policy, OPB requirements and internal controls.
• Collaborates with multiple departments to support sound financial decision-making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Budget forecasting

Cross-department collaboration

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in business, accounting, finance, public administration, or statistics

Tools

Excel

Job description

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:

Louisiana Special School District

2888 Brightside Drive Baton Rouge, LA70820

Amber Crump, Human Resources Manager

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