Lead Budget Analyst - 00151

Department-of-General-Services; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid holidays and vacation

State retirement plan

Job summary

Department of General Services (DGS) in Richmond, VA, is seeking a Lead Budget Analyst to manage full budget processes, lead ISF reporting, and provide training to Budget Analysts. The role requires strong budgeting, forecasting, and leadership in a state agency setting.

Responsibilities include coordinating budget execution, preparing fiscal impact statements, and ensuring timely financial information for decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience leading staff on complex budgets or financial projects.
• Strong knowledge of fiscal standards, policies, and procedures for accounting, reporting, and budgeting.
• Experience analyzing complex financial data, forecasting revenue and expenditures.
• Knowledge of public sector budgeting practices.
• Demonstrated ability to write reports, budget requests, and fiscal impact statements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with executive level audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full budget process for assigned funds, including planning, appropriation monitoring, and Budget Execution (BEX).
• Review and approve operating BEXs.
• Lead monthly expenditure and revenue forecasting, and prepare annual/monthly spreadsheets for review.
• Oversee ISF report submissions and develop models showing cost driver effects on future rates.
• Draft Decision Packages and Fiscal Impact Statements.
• Train division personnel and back up Budget Analysts as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Financial analysis

Public sector budgeting

Communication

Forecasting

Team leadership

Tools

Excel

PeopleSoft Financials

Budgeting software

Job description

Are you a Commonwealth employee officer with experience serving as a lead on complex budgets or financial projects?

Do you have considerable knowledge of fiscal standards, policies, and procedures for accounting, reporting, and budgeting?

Apply to be our Lead Budget Analyst!

Title: Lead Budget Analyst - 00151

State Role Title: Financial Services Specialist III

Hiring Range: $117,000 - $127,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Department of General Services (DGS)

Location: Richmond, VA

Agency Website: www.dgs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Only – E

The DGS Office of Budget is seeking an experienced budget professional to serve as the Lead Budget Analyst. This position is responsible for maintaining high-level budgetary controls for assigned business units, providing training and assistance to other Budget Analysts, and serves in other capacities during the absence of the Chief Budget Officer (CBO).This position also leads the Internal Service Fund Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) report submission, as well as the monthly expenditure and revenue projection process.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the full budget process for assigned DGS funds including but not limited to planning for routine and special expenditures, set up, appropriation monitoring, and execution of Budget Execution (BEX) transactions.
• Review and approve operating BEXs.
• Lead the monthly expenditure and revenue forecasting projection process, including creating annual and monthly spreadsheets for data input, scheduling projection review meetings with the Budget Analysts and the CBO, and reviewing and following up on projection data with Budget Analysts for any questions on the data.
• Lead the Internal Service Fund submission process, including overseeing the set up and completion of each ISF report by the Budget Analysts and for any ISF reports/divisions directly assigned to you, reviewing ISF reports for irregularities and making necessary corrections prior to submission to the CBO, and developing models that demonstrate the effect that changes in cost drivers will have on future rates.
• Draft Decision Packages and Fiscal Impact Statements.
• Ensure division personnel are trained and provided with all necessary financial information to meet established deadlines.
• Serve as backup for all Budget Analyst duties for non-assigned divisions.

This position is located in Richmond, Virginia and eligible for a hybrid telework schedule (telework up to 2 days/week) after 6 months of satisfactory performance and the completion of a Telework Agreement.

We’ve got great benefits!

DGS offers excellent health benefits at affordable pricing, pre-tax spending accounts, paid life insurance, paid Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and other leave benefits, wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching. Additionally, supplemental bus passes, ride share, or parking are available and DGS is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience providing leadership, guidance, and training to staff, including serving as a lead worker and/or coordinating the work of others on complex budgets or financial projects.
• Considerable experience with financial management and budget management, including budgets with general and non-general funds.
• Experience analyzing complex financial data, transactions, and reports and experience forecasting revenue and expenditures.
• Considerable knowledge of fiscal standards, policies, and procedures for accounting, reporting, and budgeting.
• Knowledge of public sector budgeting practices.
• Demonstrated ability to independently establish, maintain, evaluate and improve financial processes, systems and internal controls.
• Strong ability to effectively reason in the abstract, conduct complete and thorough analyses, determine the impact of actions or plans, and make effective recommendations to resolve complex issues and support agency plans and decisions.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyze historical trends, data, legislation, and policy.
• Demonstrated effective written communication skills, to include the ability to write reports, budget requests, fiscal impact statements, or analytical findings in narrative form.
• Effective oral communication skills, to include creating and giving presentations to executive level management and communicating with division directors and other state agencies.
• Exceptionally strong skills in knowledge of automated spreadsheet applications and automated financial software, including the ability to effectively use automated applications in accomplishing work and developing/improving processes.

Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position now or in the future. Confirmation of eligibility to work will be required at time of hire.

The selected candidate must also pass a criminal background check.

Additional Considerations

• Considerable experience in developing, planning, monitoring, and managing large, complex budgets.
• Experience with capital budgets and associated monitoring.
• Experience with Commonwealth of Virginia biennium budget development.
• Experience with Internal Service Funds.
• Experience drafting fiscal impact statements.
• Experience with People Soft Financial Systems.

Contact Information

Name: DGS Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]