Budget Manager

Health & Human Services; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Standard retirement plans

NCFlex program

Paid vacation and sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking a Budget Manager (Business Manager I) within the DMHDDSUS/Business and Financial Operations to support day-to-day budget functions and strategic planning. You will lead budgeting activities, collaborate with state agencies, and craft policies to meet long-term goals.

Qualifications include accounting/budgeting expertise, strong communication, and supervisory abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting, budgeting, or finance within a large organization.
• Ability to interpret financial data and prepare reports for leadership.
• Knowledge of budgeting processes, controls, and compliance requirements.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare continuation, expansion and capital budgets and monitor budget status.
• Collaborate with state budget offices and legislative staff; prepare periodic budget reports.
• Provide expert guidance on budget development, execution, and policy implementation; supervise budget staff.
• Oversee DMH budget operations and develop/new policies and procedures with leadership input.
• Review budget staff performance to ensure goals are met and offer training as needed.
• Identify controversial or sensitive issues and escalate to senior management.
• Ensure staff training on relevant practices, regulations, and laws.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Budget procedures

Communications

Leadership

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Public Administration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

This job posting is for the Budget Manager (Business Manager I) position with the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services (DMHDDSUS)/Business and Financial Operations section. The position will assist the Director of Business & Financial Operations at DMHHDDSUS in all day-to-day budget functions. The Purpose of the Budget Manager (Business Manager I) position is to perform managerial and expert-level professional duties in accounting, budgeting, or finance. This position participates in developing strategies to meet long range goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• preparation of continuation and expansion budgets, repair and renovation funding, capital budgets, annual certification and monitoring of the budget status, and all monthly and annual closeout activities.
• Collaboration with the Office of State Budget and Management (OBSM), the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division, the Office of the State Controller (OSC) and other oversight agencies, as well as preparation of the various required periodic budget reporting, is essential.
• This position is responsible for providing expertise in administering practices, policies, regulations, and laws related to budget development and execution, and for supervising the agency budget and technical staff.
• This position is responsible for overseeing and directing DMH budget operations, review of staff work, development and implementation of new policies and procedures, with decision making authority and problem solving for unusual situations.
• This position is responsible for reviewing DMH divisions’ budget staff and immediate subordinates’ overall accomplishments to assure previously established goals will be or are being met.
• This position identifies any controversial or sensitive issue and raise them to senior management for review before implementing specific actions.
• This position is responsible for assuring direct reports and budget staff within the division are properly trained on administering practices, policies, regulations, and laws related to budget development and execution, and providing additional training avenues through development of in-house training programs or using established training programs, assigned.

Salary

Salary Range: $64,621 - $113,088 Recruitment Range: $64,621 - $100,000

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of the North Carolina Financial System/NCFS, IBIS, NCTRACKS and other accounting systems.
• Thorough knowledge of fiscal and budgetary theories and methodology.
• Considerable knowledge of office procedures, organizational hierarchy, and quality assurance to assure adherence to set procedures and guidelines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to provide direction, guidance, and feedback in a constructive and actionable manner.
• Capable of providing comprehensive analyses and findings in a succinct and understandable manner.
• Be required to perform duties independently or as part of a team.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Documented experience in applying fiscal or budgetary practices and experience in overseeing or directing budget operations.
• This position will provide advice and/or information to executive management/leadership on budgets or expenditures.
• This position is funded in part through federal funds.

Compensation & Benefits

Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces an Employment First philosophy, which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws, and Executive Orders. The State of NorthCarolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Application Requirements

Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check. All candidates selected for positions considered ‘Positions of Trust’ will be subject to a criminal background check.

Closing Date

Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the closing date.