Senior Budget Analyst

• Requires thorough knowledge of governmental budgeting, public finance, public or business administration, quantitative/statistical analysis and forecasting and skill in use of applicable software applications
• Evaluates budgetary operations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Office of Grants Management
• Balances allocation line items monthly back to Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) cash for all awarded Grants and assists in retrieval of requested standardized historical reports
• Writes periodic financial reports, status updates and position/option papers related to analysis
• Acts as point of contact for agency for all awarded Grants budget issues, to include Travel and Expense (TandE) module
• Designs and maintains microcomputer generated spreadsheets
• Monitors to formulate expenditure/cost projections and to prevent deficits
• Manages contingency accounts for same programs
• Completes cost benefits analysis relative to goals of programs
• Research and analyzes funding information to formulate annual and biannual operating budgets for assigned line items, to include statistical analysis, trend analysis, monitoring and adjusting fund distribution and allocations for all programs
• Programs line items to include revenue streams, projects payroll and revenues and monitors for potential deficits throughout the year
• Perform budgetary transactions for the grants section
• Serves as backup support for Human Capital Management (HCM) position management duties
• Designs and maintains microcomputer generated spreadsheets for the purposes of managing the Overtime Grant
• Manages and reviews the Overtime Grant mailbox to sort, organize, save emails and associate forms to the appropriate Task Force (TF) server subfolders for processing for reimbursement of Task Force Officers (TFO) overtime according to each TF agreements, memorandum of understanding and award documents
• Prepares proper invoice(s) for reimbursement sending to the applicable TF contact, post reimbursement data and identify revenue upon receipt
• Follow-up with TF for outstanding revenue and backup for the FBI TF Invoice Processing Platform
• Manages other assigned Grants

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

4 yrs. experience in budgeting that included fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer assisted regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business administration; 24 mos. exp. in fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer assisted regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).

-Or completion of graduate core program in accounting, public finance, public administration or business administration; 12 mos. exp. in fiscal management & control involving use of quantitative/statistical analysis (e.g., probability statistics, linear regression, multiple variable regression, computer regression analysis models, trend analysis, forecasting cost benefit analysis).

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Budget Analyst, 63261.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Accounting and Finance