Budget Specialist I (FFTL)

: Advertisement Closes 1/23/2024 (7:00 PM EST) 24-00441 Budget Specialist I (FFTL) Pay Grade 14 Salary $3,394.14 - $4,699.50 Monthly Employment Type EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK Click here for more details on state employment. Hiring Agency Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Education Location 300 Sower Blvd Frankfort KY 40601 USA The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time. Description Kentucky Department of Education employees work to support and improve Kentucky's public education system so that the nearly 650,000 students attending public schools will have a bright and successful future. KDE offers its employees exciting and rewarding careers supporting Kentucky's public education system. In addition to rewarding work, KDE employees enjoy excellent benefits and flexible work opportunities, including telecommuting commensurate with job duties and responsibilities. KDE is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Kentucky's public schools and the KDE workforce. Our mission is to partner with districts, schools, families, students, business and industry, and communities to provide leadership and support to ensure success for each and every student. We seek persons of the highest moral character who understand it is a privilege to represent the Kentucky Department of Education and work on behalf of Kentucky's children. This role represents a great opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging and professional environment. The department seeks to hire a smart, experienced, hardworking and dependable Budget Specialist I to join our dedicated team. Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide fiscal oversight of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program federal budgets, including calculations, dissemination of federal funds, and the timely and appropriate use of federal funding.
• Monitors state match and federal expenditures to ensure they are within budget and inform program managers of the status and availability of funds.
• Work with program and project managers to develop USDA budgets and project obligations.
• Interpret state and federal laws, regulations and policies related to the USDA federal funding and the program budgets to the state agency and vendor/sponsor personnel.
• Drafts and recommends policies and procedures on fiscal and budgetary matters relevant to USDA federal funding.
• Analyzes statistical and financial data relative to USDA federal funding and payments to approved vendor/sponsors for USDA federal budgets.
• Monitors spending/expenditures and research problems to identify issues and recommend corrections.
• Analyzes variances in the funding allocations from the previous year to be able to inform agency management regarding the differences.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check. This is a federally funded time limited (FFTL) position. This means it is a position that is paid entirely as the result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification but is not required to take an examination or be graded through the testing and evaluation process. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non-merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. KDE will only use E- Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KDE has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 999-897-7781 or Minimum Requirements EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Two years of professional experience in statistical or policy analysis, accounting, auditing, planning, or a related field. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Professional experience in statistical or policy analysis, accounting, auditing, planning. or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE Working Conditions Incumbents working in this job title perform duties in an office setting. If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Kathryn McCrystal at View email address on us.edajobs.com or View phone number on us.edajobs.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D