State Budget Analyst II: Strategy & Fiscal Oversight

State-of-West-Virgini; West Virginia; On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

State of West Virginia is seeking a Budget Analyst 2 to perform technical and mathematical work to prepare, maintain, and coordinate statewide budgets for a large state agency.

Key responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of expenditure schedules, appropriation requests, budget narratives, and executive reports; monitoring daily fund allocations; and advising spending unit fiscal personnel. Advanced skills in spreadsheets and financial modeling are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, accounting, statistics, economics, finance or related area.
• Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in budget preparation, financial allocation or financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing expenditure schedules, appropriation requests, budget narratives, and executive reports for multiple state departments.
• Monitor daily fund and budget allocations across agency programs.
• Advise spending unit fiscal personnel.

Skills

Spreadsheet proficiency

Financial modeling

Accounting principles

Budget analysis

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Bachelor’s degree in public administration

Tools

Excel

Job description

State of West Virginia is seeking a Budget Analyst 2 to perform technical and mathematical work to prepare, maintain, and coordinate statewide budgets for a large state agency.

Key responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of expenditure schedules, appropriation requests, budget narratives, and executive reports; monitoring daily fund allocations; and advising spending unit fiscal personnel. Advanced skills in spreadsheets and financial modeling are required.