Junior Budget & Grants Analyst

Baltimore County; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore County is seeking a Management Analyst I - F&A to perform professional fiscal, administrative, and analytical duties. The role focuses on budgeting, procurement, and financial reporting to support departmental operations.

The position requires a strong background in budgets, statistical analysis, and grant administration, with responsibilities spanning data collection, reporting, and policy evaluation. Baltimore County offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably in business administration, public administration, economics, or a related field.
• Experience involving the analysis and evaluation of budgets, systems, policies and procedures, organizations, and programs may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years for the required education.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of public and business administration; budgeting and statistical data analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral forms; establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to formulate, execute, and control budgets; ability to perform statistical analysis of data.
• Ability to administer grants and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the formulation, execution, and control of budgets.
• Researches and gathers budgetary data.
• Analyzes expenses, revenues, and other budgetary data.
• Reviews, monitors, and tracks expenditures.
• Ensures that expenditures are within appropriations and spending guidelines.
• Prepares budget requests, justifications, and related fiscal documents.
• Formulates budget proposals.
• Prepares budget projections.
• Facilitates the procurement of goods, services, supplies, and equipment.
• Prepares and processes contracts.
• Provides advice and guidance to agency staff regarding purchasing activities.
• Reviews purchase requests, requisitions, direct payments, and procurement card purchases.
• Maintains automated purchasing and financial systems.
• Researches and reports on a variety of informational, operational, and management issues.
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of policies, procedures, operations, and methods.

Skills

Public administration

Budgeting & analysis

Office software

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Research & analysis

Budget formulation

Statistical analysis

Grants & contracts

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration or economics

AA degree in business administration or economics or 60 credits + 2 years experience

Tools

Workday Financial

Job description

Baltimore County is seeking a Management Analyst I - F&A to perform professional fiscal, administrative, and analytical duties. The role focuses on budgeting, procurement, and financial reporting to support departmental operations.

The position requires a strong background in budgets, statistical analysis, and grant administration, with responsibilities spanning data collection, reporting, and policy evaluation. Baltimore County offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.