Service Support Analyst- Mid Level

Expert Technology Services; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Expert Technology Services seeks a Budget Operations and Contract Monitoring Analyst to support the Budget Unit managing journal vouchers, contract authorizations, and budget revisions across state and federal funding.

The role focuses on processing vouchers, monitoring spend, reporting variances, and ensuring alignment with appropriated and certified amounts, with an emphasis on accuracy and auditability.

Qualifications

• Experience in budget analysis, accounting, or financial reporting, preferably in a government or healthcare finance setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and process journal vouchers so that expenditures and corrections are recorded accurately across the appropriate funding sources.
• Monitor contract spend against authorized budgets and produce regular reports on contract utilization, variances, and projected spend.
• Track fund utilization across state and federal sources and confirm that spending remains aligned with appropriated and certified amounts.
• Prepare and process budget revisions to the appropriation and certified budget, with clear documentation and an audit trail for each revision.
• Support reconciliation and respond to questions from program and finance staff on contract and budget matters

Skills

Budget analysis

Accounting

Financial reporting

Journal vouchers

Spreadsheets

Report generation

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Project Suite

MS Teams

Zoom

Job description

Budget Operations and Contract Monitoring Analyst

Working Title: Budget Analyst

The Budget Unit processes a high and growing volume of journal vouchers, contract authorizations, and budget revisions across state and federal funding sources.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and process journal vouchers so that expenditures and corrections are recorded accurately across the appropriate funding sources.
• Monitor contract spend against authorized budgets and produce regular reports on contract utilization, variances, and projected spend.
• Track fund utilization across state and federal sources and confirm that spending remains aligned with appropriated and certified amounts.
• Prepare and process budget revisions to the appropriation and certified budget, with clear documentation and an audit trail for each revision.
• Support reconciliation and respond to questions from program and finance staff on contract and budget matters

Qualifications

• Experience in budget analysis, accounting, or financial reporting, preferably in a government or healthcare finance setting.
• Familiarity with journal voucher processing, fund accounting, and budget revision procedures.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage a high volume of transactions accurately.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and financial systems, with the ability to produce clear reports for leadership.
• Ability to work independently and meet recurring deadlines.

Required/Desired Skills

• Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Experience in budget analysis, accounting, or financial reporting, preferably in a government or healthcare finance setting.
• Required 3 Years Experience executing against multiple priorities/projects.
• Required 3 Years Proficient use of project collaboration and tracking tools (Microsoft Project Suite, MS Teams, Zoom, etc.)
• Required 3 Years Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Required 3 Years Experience monitoring Contract Spend on multiple Contracts
• Required 3 Years Prior state government/public sector experience with health and human services programs (such as Medicaid, Medicaid Management Information System (MMI Highly desired 3 Years Experience with tracking fund utilization across state and federal sources
• Required 3 Years