Strategic Budget & Grants Specialist

State of Nebraska; Lincoln (NE); Presencial; USD 41.000 - 44.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nebraska Department of Education is seeking a Budget Management Specialist to support financial operations and grant funding management at our Lincoln, NE office. This role focuses on accuracy, compliance, and collaboration with internal teams to ensure proper use of funds.

Responsibilities include budgeting analyses, forecasting, processing fund requests, and maintaining internal controls for state and federal funds.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and two years of related experience.

Responsabilidades

• Responds to inquiries and assists with review, interpretation, and implementation of federal and state laws and regulations related to fiscal compliance.
• Participates in the allocation and administration of appropriations and grant funds to designated Offices.
• Provides financial guidance related to availability of funds and best practices of state and federal finances, statutory regulations, federal compliance, and grant funds.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets financial data to generate forecasting reports to assist with budget development.
• Processes requests for funds (e.g., invoices, contract approvals), ensuring supporting documentation is included and meets funding source requirements.
• Verifies accuracy of account and payroll coding, purchase orders, print requisitions, and other transactions.
• Assists with development and maintenance of policies and procedures to support internal controls for State and Federal funding.
• Prepares reports for flow-through funding activities, ensuring funds are being transferred on time, in the correct amount; provides reports (e.g., Federal Financial Reports) to funding sources.
• Monitors activity in the State of Nebraska accounting system, reviews and corrects entries, and processes contracts, requisitions, and purchase orders.
• Coordinates a variety of human resources training, including development and delivery of training.

Conocimientos

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Accounting

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Descripción del empleo

Nebraska Department of Education is seeking a Budget Management Specialist to support financial operations and grant funding management at our Lincoln, NE office. This role focuses on accuracy, compliance, and collaboration with internal teams to ensure proper use of funds.

Responsibilities include budgeting analyses, forecasting, processing fund requests, and maintaining internal controls for state and federal funds.