Senior Budget Analyst, Federal Funds – State Govt

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance

50% paid health insurance for family

Retirement plans with lifetime monthly

Paid vacation, holidays, and sickleave

Flexible spending accounts

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is seeking a Budget Analyst V in Austin to lead complex budget preparation and analysis for multiple program areas. You will coordinate planning, reporting, and evaluation of budget activities, and may supervise staff, contributing to legislative and operational financial planning.

As a full-time, exempt state employee, you will enjoy comprehensive benefits, retirement options, paid leave, and flexible spending accounts, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, business, public administration, or a related field and two years of related professional experience in budget preparation or analysis.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Skills in gathering, analyzing, presenting statistical data and producing statistical reports

Responsibilities

• Coordinates budgetary activities and the preparation, reviews, and analysis of routine financial reports for designated Strategies.
• Provides consultative services and technical assistance in monitoring, reviewing, and analyzing expenditure patterns and trends to determine potential for reallocation, realignment, or adjustment to accomplish programmatic requirements.
• Leads the coordination and development of financial and budgeting policies, procedures, preparation, analysis, and reporting.
• Monitors, reviews, and analyzes operating budgets and methods of finance to ensure budgeted amounts are aligned to appropriated amounts, funds have been appropriately allocated, and the use of funds is appropriate.
• Develops and evaluates budget requests, monitors budget, encumbrances, and expenditures, and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes agency cost estimates for proposed legislation and exceptional items in coordination with program staff.
• Provides a secondary review of operational cost estimates for affordability at a Strategy level.
• Provides budgetary input, technical assistance and guidance to staff and finance leadership as needed pertaining to assigned Strategies.
• Leads and coordinates the implementation and impacts of state law and rule changes resulting from new legislation.
• Works with Budget management to establish work methods, priorities, and methodologies/techniques for performing budget evaluations.
• Informs management of budget deviations and events likely to affect operations within the designated Strategies.
• Reviews key and non-key performance and workload measures required by the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) as they pertain to opportunities to reallocate financial resources.
• May plan and assign tasks to team members in the absence of the Budget Manager or through delegated authority.
• Performs other duties as assigned and may be required to maintain unit operations.
• Promotes and demonstrates appropriate respect for cultural diversity among coworkers and all work‑related contacts.

Skills

Budget preparation

Financial analysis

Policy guidance

Team supervision

Excel / financial systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

Excel

Word

Access

HHSAS

CAPPS

USAS

Job description

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is seeking a Budget Analyst V in Austin to lead complex budget preparation and analysis for multiple program areas. You will coordinate planning, reporting, and evaluation of budget activities, and may supervise staff, contributing to legislative and operational financial planning.

As a full-time, exempt state employee, you will enjoy comprehensive benefits, retirement options, paid leave, and flexible spending accounts, with a focus on