Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst Duties

As a Budget Analyst, you will:

• Gather, extract, review, verify, and consolidate a variety of financial information and statistical data to prepare preliminary operating plans and reliable financial status reports.
• Conduct financial analysis and strategic budget planning.
• Prepare monthly outlay variance reports and develop supportive tabular/narrative materials.
• Identify funding problems, recommend courses of action, negotiate resolutions with budget staffs, and develop cost benefit analyses to advise managers on the most advantageous options.
• Performs a variety of budget analysis functions in assigned areas.
• Prepares reoccurring and special reports and presentation materials that document and explain the status of funds, expenses, and obligations.
• Provides support to managers and program staff in the budget formulation process by researching and compiling background and historical data to assist in the development of budget estimates and justifications and to identify the cost of operations
• Performs regular analysis of obligations and expenditures to ensure required limitations are observed, to identify cost trends, and to assist in the development and allocation of funds.
• Compiles background and historical data and documentation to assist in the development of budget estimates and justifications and to identify operating costs
• Recommends reprogramming and adjustments to work plans to account for changes in funding levels, program changes, and unanticipated expenses.
• Performs budget development, formulation and/or execution functions for assigned programs or administrative budget areas.
• Compiles data and prepares a variety of ad hoc and reoccurring reports and analyses related to financial management issues such as the status of funds, obligations, FTE usage, etc