STATE BUDGET MANAGEMENT ANALYST 1,2,3

LRS Architects, Inc; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance Coverage

Parental Leave

Holidays and Leave

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

Louisiana State Government in Baton Rouge seeks a State Budget Management Analyst to support planning, budgeting, and policy development across state agencies. The role emphasizes coordination, reporting, and the design of state-wide program initiatives to improve efficiency and accountability.

The position offers overtime as needed, potential travel, and advancement within a career progression group, with compensation tied to SER pay scales for multiple levels.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience substitution allows credit for college coursework: 30 semester hours = 1 year; up to 120 semester hours replaces four years.

Responsibilities

• Develops government-wide goals, objectives, and policies to advance a coordinated planning vision across departments.
• Recommends policies and procedures for program initiatives and state planning.
• Conducts presentations to public officials on planning processes and progress.
• Oversees reports on state policy research and analysis.
• Meets with state agencies to discuss planning-related issues and standards.
• Oversees implementation of planning processes for policy development and budgeting.
• Reviews strategic and operations plans and performance indicators from departments.
• Develops and conducts customized courses on policy development, strategic planning, and budgeting.

Skills

Budget development

Analysis

Policy planning

Procurement

Contracts or grants management

Project management

Statistical analysis

Financial services

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About This Job

The Division of Administration/Office of Planning and Budget has a vacancy. The State Planning Program within the Office of Planning and Budget serves as the centralized planning and resilience program for state government, coordinating state and local efforts in identifying and developing strategic and effective planning and risk mitigation approaches. This program provides a framework and implementation roadmap for developing long range planning, policy development, and technological capacity within state government. The program will serve as a resource to stakeholders in developing planning initiatives and goals, including coordinating and aligning state and local planning efforts to ensure efficient and effective long-term planning decisions for the State of Louisiana. The Division Of Administration Is The State Government’s Management Arm And The Hub Of Its Financial Operations. Division Offices Perform a Wide Variety Of Activities Including The Following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR A bachelor’s degree.

Experience Substitution

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Duties

Job Duties and Other Information

• Develops state government-wide goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to advance a coordinated vision for planning among departments and agencies.
• Recommends specific policies and procedures for development of the program initiatives.
• Conducts presentations to public officials on state management processes and progress made in implementation of these processes.
• Oversees preparation of reports on state policy research and analysis.
• Meets and discusses planning-related issues with state agencies as directed.
• Oversees uniform introduction and implementation of planning processes for policy development, strategic planning, and performance accountability.
• Reviews strategic plans as well as operations plans and performance indicators submitted by departments, agencies, and programs.
• Develops and conducts customized courses and presentations on policy development, strategic planning, operations planning and budgeting, and other planning concepts, processes, and tools.
• Liaises with regional and local planning authorities in the state to ensure coordination.
• Coordinates planning activities and policies across state, regional, parish and local levels; integrates with other entities outside the state.
• Provides technical advice and management consultation to federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Career Progression: This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a State Budget Management Analyst 1 ,2 or 3.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) as follows:

• State Budget Management Analyst 1, the SER is $2,268.00 biweekly.
• State Budget Management Analyst 2, the SER is $2,456.40 biweekly.
• State Budget Management Analyst 3, the SER is $2,729.60 biweekly.

The Salary Range Listed On The Job Posting Reflects The Pay Grade Minimum And Maximum For The State Budget Management Analyst 1 Job Title. The Salary Range Pay Grade Minimum And Maximum For The Other Levels Of The Career Progression Group Can Be Viewed Using The Links Below:

State Budget Management Analyst 2

State Budget Management Analyst 3

Preference will be given to applicants with experience in administering federal grants; strategic operational planning; performance measurement, performance accountability, budget or fiscal analysis; program management; institutional research or public finance. Applicant must be able to work overtime, often times on short notice. Travel may be required.

For Further Information About This Posting, Please Contact

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email: [e-mail]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.