Senior Budget Analyst (20017975)

State of Ohio; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Ohio invites applications for a Grants Budget Analyst within the Office of Grants Management. The role focuses on governmental budgeting, public finance, and forecasting to ensure timely, accurate grant expenditures.

You will evaluate budgetary operations, maintain OAKS-backed cash reconciliations, generate periodic financial reports, and act as liaison on budget issues, including the Travel and Expense module. Strong analytical skills and spreadsheet proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• 4 yrs. experience in budgeting that included fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis.
• Undergraduate core program in accounting/public finance/public administration/business administration; 24 mos. exp in fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis.
• Graduate core program in accounting/public finance/public administration/business administration; 12 mos. exp in fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis.
• Or 12 mos. exp as Budget Analyst, 63261; or equivalent minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates budgetary operations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Office of Grants Management.
• Balances allocation line items monthly back to Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) cash for all awarded Grants and assists in retrieval of requested standardized historical reports
• Writes periodic financial reports, status updates and position/option papers related to analysis
• Acts as point of contact for agency for all awarded Grants budget issues, to include Travel and Expense (TandE) module
• Designs and maintains microcomputer generated spreadsheets
• Prepares proper invoice(s) for reimbursement and follow-up with TF for outstanding revenue

Skills

Budgeting

Public finance

Public administration

Quantitative analysis

Forecasting

Software proficiency

Education

Undergraduate degree in accounting/public finance/public administration/business administration

Graduate degree in accounting/public finance/public administration/business administration

Tools

OAKS

TandE module

FBI TF Invoice Processing Platform

Spreadsheets

HCM position management

Job description

• Requires thorough knowledge of governmental budgeting, public finance, public or business administration, quantitative/statistical analysis and forecasting and skill in use of applicable software applications
• Evaluates budgetary operations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Office of Grants Management
• Balances allocation line items monthly back to Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) cash for all awarded Grants and assists in retrieval of requested standardized historical reports
• Writes periodic financial reports, status updates and position/option papers related to analysis
• Acts as point of contact for agency for all awarded Grants budget issues, to include Travel and Expense (TandE) module
• Designs and maintains microcomputer generated spreadsheets
• Monitors to formulate expenditure/cost projections and to prevent deficits
• Manages contingency accounts for same programs
• Completes cost benefits analysis relative to goals of programs
• Research and analyzes funding information to formulate annual and biannual operating budgets for assigned line items, to include statistical analysis, trend analysis, monitoring and adjusting fund distribution and allocations for all programs
• Programs line items to include revenue streams, projects payroll and revenues and monitors for potential deficits throughout the year
• Perform budgetary transactions for the grants section
• Serves as backup support for Human Capital Management (HCM) position management duties
• Designs and maintains microcomputer generated spreadsheets for the purposes of managing the Overtime Grant
• Manages and reviews the Overtime Grant mailbox to sort, organize, save emails and associate forms to the appropriate Task Force (TF) server subfolders for processing for reimbursement of Task Force Officers (TFO) overtime according to each TF agreements, memorandum of understanding and award documents
• Prepares proper invoice(s) for reimbursement sending to the applicable TF contact, post reimbursement data and identify revenue upon receipt
• Follow-up with TF for outstanding revenue and backup for the FBI TF Invoice Processing Platform
• Manages other assigned Grants

• 4 yrs. experience in budgeting that included fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer assisted regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).
• -Or completion of undergraduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business administration; 24 mos. exp. in fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer assisted regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).
• -Or completion of graduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business administration; 12 mos. exp. in fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).
• -Or 12 mos. exp. as Budget Analyst, 63261.
• -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Accounting and Finance