Budget Analyst

Office of Fiscal & Monitoring Services

The Office of Fiscal and Monitoring Services (OFMS) Fiscal Services Division is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring all the Agency's budget activities. This encompasses the biennial budget process, annual budget implementation, and projecting federal budget estimates. The Division is also responsible for the management of the Agency's revenue, disbursements and financial obligations as well as performing daily federal cash draws, reconciles and reports on federal grant status. Learn more about the Office by visiting the ODJFS OFMS webpage.

What You'll Do

The Budget Analyst position in the Budget Bureau will be a position suited for an individual who is eager to gain in-depth knowledge of various functions of the agency.

Under direction, plans and implements the capital/operating budget, agency office/section/division budgets and allotments: prepares and evaluates budget and forecasting costs of assigned program areas of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS); monitors appropriations and expenditures for budgets, grants, and contracts to ensure expenditures are within appropriate budget guidelines; analyzes spending patterns to requests fund transfers between accounts ensuring account balances are sufficient to meet financial obligations; utilizes data from multiple sources to create grant specific spending plans; creates reports, charts, and tables on financial information; presents complex data in simple and understandable manner based upon the audience; identifies and communicates key insights to leadership team based on reports and analysis; analyzes and reviews significant deviations of actual costs and program utilization from estimates impacting various ODJFS programs.

Learning curve, attention to detail, comfort with communicating with individuals outside of the unit.

OAKS BI reporting; methods (e.g., trend analysis and/or cash flow analysis) to determine available funding and project overages and shortages in appropriations and compare actual expenditures against estimated expenditures; gather, collate and classify information about data, people or things; research, collect and analyze data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; develop financial reports; prepare comprehensive reports containing analysis.

Schedule: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Travel: Travel required, as needed. Must provide own transportation or, in order to operate a state vehicle, you must have a valid drivers license.

PN(s): 20101964

The ideal candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

OPTION 1:

3 yrs. experience in budgeting that included fiscal analysis, management & control (e.g., probability; linear regression; multiple variable regression; computer assisted regression analysis models; trend analysis; forecasting cost benefit analysis).

OR

OPTION 2:

Completion of undergraduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business administration; 12 mos. exp. in budgeting that included fiscal analysis, management & control (e.g., probability; linear regression; multiple variable regression; computer assisted regression analysis models; trend analysis; forecasting cost benefit analysis).

OR

OPTION 3:

Completion of graduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business administration which included coursework in quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability; linear regression; multiple variable regression; computer assisted regression analysis models; trend analysis; forecasting cost benefit analysis).

OR

OPTION 4:

Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Tips For Your Application

When completing the different sections of this application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined in this job posting. We cannot give you credit for your Work Experience and Education & Certifications if you do not provide that information in your online application. Information in attached resumes or cover letters must be entered into your application in the appropriate Work Experience or Education & Certification sections to be considered.

Pay Information

This position is in the State of Ohio's OSCEA, Pay Range 32. Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be the minimum salary of that pay range (step 1, currently $29.23 per hour). These ranges provide a standardized pathway for pay increases. With continued employment, new hires move to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. Cost of Living Adjustments increase wages in these ranges each fiscal year. The current step progression wages are in the table below.

Pay Range 32

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Hourly

$29.23

$30.51

$32.08

$33.64

$35.31

$37.03

$38.84

$40.78

$42.81

Annual

$60,798

$63,461

$66,726

$69,971

$73,445

$77,022

$80,787

$84,822

$89,045

Months of Employment

At Hire

6 months

18 months

30 months

42 months

54 Months

66 Months

78 Months

90 months