Budget Analyst

Job Description and Duties

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit R01, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by three percent and will receive five PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.

Under supervision of the Supervisor I, Fiscal Management Section (FMS), Field Support Unit, the Analyst I provides the fiscal and business management oversight to approximately four institutions throughout the state. These duties and responsibilities require high-level and complex analytical and research skills, initiative, independence, and good judgment. This position performs advanced responsibility and complex oversight of fiscal and business practices and requires proficiency in the use of computers and knowledge of Departmental policies and procedures. There is travel required with this position.

Under the general direction of Supervisor I, Fiscal Management Section (FMS), Field Support Unit, the Analyst II provides the fiscal and business management oversight to approximately four institutions throughout the state. These duties and responsibilities require high-level and complex analytical and research skills, initiative, independence, and good judgment. This position performs advanced responsibility and complex oversight of fiscal and business practices and requires proficiency in the use of computers and knowledge of Departmental policies and procedures. There is travel required with this position.

This position is located in the Fiscal Management Section, which is responsible for managing/tracking California Correctional Health Care Services’ budget and the development of various procedures and processes related to its management.

This advertisement is for an Analyst I/II position located at Headquarters in Elk Grove, Sacramento County. Please indicate the position number on your application: 042-110-5157/5393-844.

Note: Main communication for this position will be through email.  Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

Please note: A Training and Development (T&D) assignment will not be considered at this time.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Located less than 30 minutes from Sacramento and Lodi, the progressive city of Elk Grove offers a great mix of newly developed housing, business projects, and recreational opportunities.  You will enjoy working at our campus-style office complex with free parking, and perhaps even call Elk Grove home.

10% Travel is required to institution.

The position(s) is eligible for hybrid telework, in accordance with the Statewide Telework Policy and will be required to report to the office as needed/required. The successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.

Special Requirements

Please do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver’s license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.

Possession of Minimum Qualifications (MQ) will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting MQ’s with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification . Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined an applicant does not meet the MQ’s, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.

Applicants who completed their education outside of the US (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of U.S. course/degree equivalency. Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at NACES | National Association of Credential Evaluation Services .

Candidates new to CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting.

When submitting supporting documents, PDF file format is preferred.

CCHCS utilizes E-Verify to confirm candidate’s identity and employment authorization. For more information about E-Verify, you may go to .

This advertisement may be used for other vacancies that occur during the life of this recruitment.  

Employment History on the STD. 678  must be complete and include dates, accurate hours per week, total time worked, duties and responsibilities, and contact names and phone numbers of supervisors. To prepare for the State Application process, please visit Work4CA: State Application Checklist .

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Interpersonal Skills: Work cohesively in a team setting. A demonstrated ability to gain cooperative relations with those contacted during the course of work.

Additional Desirable Qualifications: Demonstrated ability to act independently within supervisor direction; flexibility; tact; and ability to act effectively under pressure. Punctuality and reliability.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website, , and the CalPERS website, .

Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System Benefit can be found on the CalHR website at .

Information on the benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act can be found on the CalHR website at .

This webpage is intended to provide general information. Benefit eligibility may be based on job classification, bargaining unit, time base and length of appointment.

Additional Information

PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO RE-EMPLOYMENT, DEPARTMENTAL RESTRICTION OF APPOINTMENT, STATE RESTRICTION OF APPOINTMENT, AND SURPLUS CANDIDATES.

All methods of appointment may be considered.

To obtain list eligibility for the Analyst I before applying for the position, you must first take and pass the  Analyst I examination.

To obtain list eligibility for the Analyst II before applying for the position, you must first take and pass the  Analyst II examination.

State Application  Checklist

To prepare for the State application process, please visit .

Interview  Checklist

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Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  A Statement of Qualifications is  REQUIRED and must be submitted with your Employment Application (STD. 678).  To be considered, applications must include an appropriate Statement of Qualifications following the instructions below. Resumes, cover letters, and other documents will not be considered as a response to the Statement of Qualifications.  Please refer to the “Statement of Qualifications” section below for specific requirements.
  For helpful guidance on writing an effective Statement Of Qualifications or a Supplemental Questionnaire, please visit  Work4CA: How to Write a Statement of Qualifications .