K-12 Education Budget Analyst (Hybrid)

State of Washington; Olympia (WA); Vor Ort; USD 95.000 - 119.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

OSPI is seeking a Budget Analyst to join the team in Olympia, WA. This temporary full-time position supports translating the Superintendent’s goals into a financial plan and provides budget, policy, and planning analysis for state and federally funded programs.

The role requires several years of budgeting or financial management experience, advanced MS Office skills, and strong written and verbal communication. Some telework may be possible after training, with location in Olympia.

Qualifikationen

• At least 4 years’ experience in financial management or budgeting in state government or a school finance office.
• Experience in budget, finance, or comparable field can substitute year-for-year of education.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other staff.
• Advanced technical skills in Microsoft Office applications.
• Effective verbal, written and oral presentation skills.
• Travel Requirements: Little to none
• Must reside in the state of Washington

Aufgaben

• Prepares budget recommendations (decision packages) for submittal to the Governor and the legislature;
• Reviews proposed legislation for fiscal impact and prepares fiscal notes;
• Develops external allotments for submittal to the Office of Financial Management;
• Prepares detailed internal allotments for program staff and agency managers;
• Monitors expenditures vs. allotments for variances and in consultation with program managers develops and monitors corrective action;
• Maintains and updates information in the Salary Projection System (SPS);
• Reviews Personnel Action Requests (PARs) to ensure program budgets have sufficient resources to support the requested action;
• Reviews proposed contracts and purchase requests to assure budgets are sufficient to support the obligations;
• Responsible for managing, maintaining, and organizing the preparation and processing of all documents related to the position’s work according to state archive and records retention schedules;
• Mentor and assist with training of new budget staff; and
• Other budget development and monitoring activities as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Budgeting

Financial management

Microsoft Office

Verbal communication

Written communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/public administration/business

Tools

OFM budget and accounting systems

Jobbeschreibung

OSPI is seeking a Budget Analyst to join the team in Olympia, WA. This temporary full-time position supports translating the Superintendent’s goals into a financial plan and provides budget, policy, and planning analysis for state and federally funded programs.

The role requires several years of budgeting or financial management experience, advanced MS Office skills, and strong written and verbal communication. Some telework may be possible after training, with location in Olympia.