Budget Analyst V

Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Budget Analyst to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will analyze financial data, prepare operating budgets, and provide strategic recommendations to enhance resource allocation. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the financial health of a vital state agency, ensuring that every dollar is effectively utilized to serve the citizens of Texas. If you are passionate about making a positive impact and possess strong analytical skills, this role is perfect for you. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise will be valued and your career can flourish.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in financial analysis or budget management at a Texas state agency.
• Expertise in CAPPS and Excel for budget tracking and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and project future expenditures and budgetary needs.
• Review and evaluate requests for additional funds or resource reallocations.
• Prepare monthly forecasts and maintain CAPPS ledger entries.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budget Management

Communication Skills

Trend Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

CAPPS

Excel

Job description

Job Description - Comptroller - Budget Analyst V (00047001)

Please note that this job posting can be closed without notice and earlier than the closing date indicated in the posting if a suitable candidate is found. We encourage applicants to submit and complete the application promptly.

Are you ready to grow and make a positive impact? If you are seeking to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!

Innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence best describe the culture here at the Comptroller’s Office. We take pride in the work we do serving as Texas' accountant, tax collector, treasurer, and much more! The Comptroller’s office serves virtually every citizen in the state.

About The Division

Join the Budget & Internal Accounting team as a Budget Analyst! Work involves examining, reviewing, and analyzing financial data, including operating budgets, procurements, and staffing information, to formulate expenditure forecasts and determine trends; compiling, interpreting, analyzing, and reconciling statistics and reports relating to budgetary activities to resolve financial issues and make recommendations; preparing and revising operating budgets and appropriation requests; and communicating technical advice and assistance on budgetary matters to agency management staff.

Agency standard work hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, 40 hours per week with occasional evening and weekend hours. Hours are subject to change based upon business need or division determination.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 5 years of progressive experience preparing, maintaining, and analyzing a complex agency-wide budget or performing financial analyst work at a Texas state agency.
2. 3 years of experience with Centralized Accounting Payroll/Personnel Financials System (CAPPS).

Preferred Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
2. Verbal and written communication skills that include complex correspondence, English composition, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
3. Experience with Centralized Accounting Payroll/Personnel Human Resources System.
4. Experience with preparation of a state agency Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR).

Substitutions

One additional year of experience preparing, maintaining, and analyzing a complex agency-wide budget or performing financial analyst work at a Texas state agency may substitute for thirty semester hours of educational requirement with a maximum substitution of 120 semester hours (four years).

In this role you will:

1. Analyze trends, track, and project future expenditures and budgetary needs.
2. Review requests for additional funds or resource reallocation, evaluate justification, recommend actions, and answer inquiries on budget/resource-related matters.
3. Analyze and examine operating budgets, expenditure patterns, and cost drivers to determine whether funds have been appropriately allocated.
4. Review purchase requisitions for accuracy, proper comptroller object code and PCA account coding, availability of funds, and appropriateness of expense through CAPPS (Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System) Financials.
5. Monitor and maintain assigned division budget, managing all aspects such as tracking personnel actions, requisitions, expenditures, reviewing outstanding encumbrances, and requesting purchase order and voucher maintenance.
6. Prepare monthly forecasts, CAPPS ledger entries, and review and approve personnel actions.
7. Inform management of budget deviations, problems, and events likely to affect operations; explain causes and measures effect on the agency’s mission and resources.
8. Maintain CAPPS, Excel, and other databases of budget data.
9. Assist in the preparation of the Legislative Appropriations Request.
10. Assist in the preparation of annual operating budget and distribute to assigned division.
11. Distribute required reports to division management that reflects spending.
12. Assist with special projects as needed.
13. Create ad hoc reports in Excel for management review, ensuring data accuracy and timely delivery.
14. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Important Note to the Candidate:

Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview.

To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.

The Comptroller’s Office is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States to be hired at the Comptroller’s office and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of their employment.