Budget Analyst

Job Description and Duties

Why Join DHCS?
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is the backbone of California’s health care safety net. Our success is made possible by the hard work of more than 4,800 DHCS team members and through collaboration with the federal government and other state agencies, counties, and partners for the care of low-income families, children, pregnant women, older adults, and persons with disabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team in the following role. If you are interested in joining our team, apply today!

About this Role:
The Analyst II will serve in a journey-level position as an independent management consultant, performing analytical and budgetary work for one or more departmental divisions. This includes developing, implementing, educating, providing customer assistance, monitoring, and maintaining the budgets for assigned divisions. This position will contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Department’s budget, impacting both the Fiscal division and the Department as a whole

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Working Conditions

Typical work requires prolonged sitting using a computer, calculator and telephone. Works indoors in a high rise building and/or at home via telework. Understand, follow and enforce all safety rules and procedures.

Please see the Telework and Salary Information section below for telework, reporting location, and temporary statewide salary reduction details.

Special Requirements

Simple Application Steps
If you are interested in this position, complete the following simple steps:

1. Review the education and experience minimum qualifications (MQ’s) of the . See the Minimum Requirements section above.
2. Complete the statement of qualifications and the state application by clicking “Apply Now” above. See below for detailed application instructions.
3. Submit your application package with all required documents, which include the statement of qualifications - see the "Required Application Package Documents" section below.
4. Once you have applied, take the Examination.

Education: If you are meeting minimum qualifications with education, you must include a copy of your diploma/degree and/or unofficial/informal transcripts for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment.

Statement of Qualifications Requirement Section
Applicants must include a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for this recruitment. The SOQ is a narrative discussion, not a cover letter, prepared by the applicant describing how their skills, knowledge, abilities, education, training, and experience, qualify them for the position. The SOQ serves as documentation of the applicant’s ability to present information clearly and provide DHCS additional information about their experience and qualifications concisely in writing. The DHCS may not consider applicants who fail to provide an SOQ with their application. Resumes do not take the place of the SOQ.

The SOQ must be no more than two pages in length, double-spaced and using 12-point font. You must indicate your Full Name and Job Control Number at the top right corner.

1. Describe how your education and work experience makes you qualified for this position. Provide specific examples demonstrating your skills and knowledge in fiscal analysis, budget development, and expenditure forecasting.
2. De scribe your problem-solving ability, research skills, and verbal and written communication skills. Provide examples.
3. Describe your experience working on multiple projects with tight deadlines. What were the challenges you encountered and how did you address them? What was the outcome?

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:

• Administration and Management: Demonstrates knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Analysis and Assessment: Utilizes information technology to access, collect, analyze, maintain, and disseminate data and information.
• Attention to Detail: Exhibits thoroughness when performing work and conscientiousness in attending to detail.
• Budget Administration: Possesses knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis, including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget, and understanding the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; and drives change.

Benefits

DHCS is dedicated to creating an innovative workplace for its team members that is inclusive, diverse, and interactive! Here are a few of the ways we stay engaged with our team:

• Continuous and ongoing training
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program activities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Additionally, as a team member of the State of California, you may be eligible for many benefits, such as:

• Medical, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid Holidays and vacation/leave
• Defined retirement program
• Savings Plus Program (401(k), 457)
• Medical/Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts

Full benefits information can be found on CalHR's California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary .

DHCS 2023-2027 Strategic Plan provides more information about our commitment to serving Californians and organizational excellence.

We need your help! Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief optional survey: SurveyMonkey link . This survey is not required to be considered for this position.

Telework & Salary Information

Telework: This position is currently eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change consistent with DHCS’ Telework Program and Government Code sections 14200 – 14203. Telework is available to California residents, and proof of residency may be required.

DHCS Financial Management Division operates under a hybrid telework model, which requires employees to work in the office, or report to headquarters, a minimum of four days during the workweek. The hybrid policy is subject to change, and additional in-office days may be required at management’s discretion.

All commute expenses to the reporting location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The DHCS office location for this position is: 1500 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, California 95814.

Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025 agreement
Salary: Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the temporary Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee receive a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The temporary salary reduction percentage and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are based on the position’s associated bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not include the temporary salary reduction. Please reach out to the hiring unit contact listed on this job advertisement for details.

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 required and must be included.
• School Transcripts
• Statement of Qualifications -

  Refer to the Statement of Qualifications Requirement Section for instructions.