Public Sector Budget Analyst

The County of Galveston; United States; On-site; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Galveston is seeking a Budget Analyst to assist the budget team with daily operations and responding to inquiries. This role supports the development of the county’s annual budget, helps prepare the Budget Book for award submissions, and reviews budget submissions for completeness and accuracy.

Responsibilities include preparing budget amendments, reviewing contracts, analyzing accounts for budget purposes, and producing financial reports.

Qualifications

• Requires two years of experience in budget management, auditing, government accounting, general finance operations or closely related experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of the county’s annual budget.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual Budget Book for submission to the Government Finance Officers Association for the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
• Assist in the review of budget submissions for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist in the preparation of budget amendments.
• Assists in the review of departmental contracts.
• Assists in the analysis of accounts for budgetary purposes.
• Assists in the preparation of financial and statistical reports.
• Assist in reviewing and compiling performance measures, including workload efficiency and effectiveness measurements, benchmarks and standards.
• Assists in analyzing department budgets to maintain expenditure controls.
• Assists departments with questions related to line items, object codes, and funding sources.
• Monitors spending throughout the year and notifies departments of potential budget issues.
• Maintains electronic budget files and supporting documentation.
• Assists with updating position control schedules and salary worksheets.
• Assists with preparing backup documentation for audits.
• Researches historical budget data to assist with trend comparisons.

Skills

Budget management

Auditing

Government accounting

General finance operations

Job description

The County of Galveston is seeking a Budget Analyst to assist the budget team with daily operations and responding to inquiries. This role supports the development of the county’s annual budget, helps prepare the Budget Book for award submissions, and reviews budget submissions for completeness and accuracy.

Responsibilities include preparing budget amendments, reviewing contracts, analyzing accounts for budget purposes, and producing financial reports.