IN-DOR-Senior Budget Analyst

Job Description

Position Description

This position is responsible for oversight of the budget to
ensure that assigned areas are on target and will not exceed the approved
budget, tracking and assisting in facilitating procurements, approving
financial transactions, and answering routine and non-routine questions. This
position analyzes and monitors expense trends.

This position is also expected to perform value added
analysis and to provide recommended solutions and process improvements, which
the position will work to implement with management approval.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as
follows:

·
Serve as the primary point of contact for Child
Support Bureau budget matters.

·
Performs
value added analysis of operations and proposed contracts or new programs

·
Reviews Child Support Bureau budget. Follows up
with senior management about any issues identified. Facilitates solutions to
identified problems.

·
Manage federal grant funds and prepare required
federal financial reports (e.g. OSCE 396)

·
Reconcile federal projects and submit monthly
cash draws.

·
Assists the Director with developing the grant
application

·
Assist the Director with maintaining the
project budget and funding sources in PeopleSoft Financials

·
Reviews requests from county prosecutors for
reimbursement

·
Actively tracks on and off boarding activity,
prepares budget impact statements for all proposed personnel changes, updates
and maintains an internal payroll projection bi-weekly.

·
Engages
customers both inside the agency and outside to determine their information
needs and develop actionable plans to address those needs.

·
Answer routine and non-routine questions from
senior management regarding budget matters.

·
Approve financial transactions including
personnel changes and procurements.

·
Mines and analyzes data from PeopleSoft
Financials and HR to ensure compliance of general ledger posting with statutes
and to develop value added analysis and reporting.

The job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that
are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may
change or be assigned at any time.

What We’re Looking
For:

This position is for a Controller E6 who can
provide high level financial consultative services to the agency in addition to
preparing value added analysis and executing on recommendations and process
improvements. They must interact with other team members, interested
constituents both internal and external and with other State agencies. A
background in or familiarity with Finance data, reporting, and controls is
preferred.

What You’ll Need for Success:

·
Eight years full-time
professional experience in research analysis; or related experience.
Substitutions: Accredited college training may substitute for the required
experience with a maximum substitution of four years (15 semester hours in
Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business administration, Finance /
Accounting, or a related area required.) Accredited graduate training may
substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis with a maximum
substitution of 2 years (15 semester hours in Mathematics, Statistics,
Economics, Business Administration, Finance / Accounting, or related area
required.)

·
Excellent written and
verbal communication skills in both individual and group settings.

·
Must be proficient in
Microsoft Office products

·
Familiarity or
experience with financial reporting and financial systems

·
Knowledge of advanced
statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions,
statistical tests, and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.

·
Strong problem-solving
skills with an emphasis on data driven solutions.

·
Excellent oral and
written communication skills, especially related to the presentation of data.

·
Ability to work
independently, anticipate problems and initiate corrective actions.

·
Ability to effectively
prioritize a variety of projects

·
Ability to research and
document findings.

·
Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

·
This role does not
provide direct supervision to direct reports.

Difficulty of Work:

Work is broad in scope involving complex program
elements, which require critical and analytical abilities. Employee
receives a general outline of work and is expected to develop own methods
within established policies. Work is diversified and involves multiple
unrelated steps. Analytical thought is required to deal with complex data
and situations. Employee exercises considerable independent judgment in
formulating solutions, and in interpreting large data sets.

Responsibility:

The Controller E6 is responsible for providing
high quality consultative financial services to the agency. Recommendations
from this position are likely to be implemented and can have a significant
impact on agency and divisional operations. Job duties require significant
independent judgement with minimal management oversight.

Personal Work Relationships:

This individual will be expected to partner with
agency personnel and related stakeholders working towards completion of
assigned functions. Exceptional customer service is provided to agency partners
and/or the public.

Physical Effort:

·
This role performs work
in an environment where sitting for extended periods of time could be expected.

Working Conditions:

·
This role performs work
in a standard office environment.

Competencies

· Acquiring
Information

· Delivering
High Quality Work

· Making
Accurate Judgments and Decisions

· Solving
Complex Problems

·
Communicating
Effectively