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Lenoir County Public Schools
Budget Analyst-Federal Programs
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A Budget Analyst develops the overall annual budget for a company or organization. Evaluates budget proposals, prepares information for government officials or company executives to inform funding decisions; monitors spending and analyzes differences between budget and actual spending. May evaluate programs or provide policy analysis.
$76,101 / year median in North Carolina
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary Performs administrative and office support activities for the Federal Programs Departments. Assists the Director of Federal Programs in preparing and maintaining all federal budgets under the director's purview. Duties include bookkeeping, data management, general clerical, receptionist and project-based work. Reports to the Director of Federal Programs. Responsibilities Maintain departmental records; record transactions and data in journals, ledgers, logs and on special forms Maintain contact with departmental personnel regarding office activities and deadlines Assist Department Director and Principals on general fiscal and budgetary matters throughout the year; assist finance with journal entries to the accounting system; establish new account codes Monitor school and department's expenditures, ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures and adherence to budget limitations; review availability of funds for requested purchases, and evaluate requests for interdepartmental fund transfers and budget amendments; prepare reports for department detailing impact on budget and recommendations Receive and analyze annual budget request from schools Develop and disseminate monthly and quarterly spending updates to schools and departments for each active grant Prepare budget transfers and amendments for federal funds and coordinate the approval of each Assist in preparation and execution of federal grant applications Assist in preparation for federal program monitoring of each active grant by organizing required documents and assisting departments and schools with submitting required information Review and verify purchase requisitions to ensure that appropriate budget codes and acquisition procedures are followed Enter data to generate purchase orders and to encumber necessary funds, and verifies invoices for payment Maintain a multi-fund bookkeeping system using a computerized accounting program for federal, and state budgets Assist with the programmatic and fiscal aspects of federal, and state programs Other duties as assigned by