Budget Analysts prepare and implement budgets and create biennial spending plans for a program or agency. The Office of The Military is hiring for a Senior Budget Analyst that performs advanced budget preparation and analysis work for the Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy (BBYCA) program located in Carlin . Primarily serves as Budget Officer for the program. Work involves planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating of budgetary activities and information relevant to the activities of the budget and program staff and developing, monitoring and adjusting budgets. May assign and/or supervise the work of others. Reports to the BBYCA State Youth Programs Director. Works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Three or more years of applicable experience as described in the job duties and graduation from high school or equivalent education. Prepare and control budgets for an assigned agency or major program. Monitor budgets through review of audit reports, verification of compliance, and review of agency internal controls and performance levels. Review and analyze budgets. Analyze expenditures, monitor fiscal transactions, track expenditures and revenue, and monitor performance indicators.? Develop expenditure projections, narrative justification of programs, and detailed biennial spending plans.? Assist agencies in developing budget requests and long and short-range objectives, navigate the strategic planning process, and provide fiscal guidance.? Analyze budget requests and make recommendations regarding additions, deletions, and/or reductions.? Conduct statistical analysis and prepare written justification and summary statements for budget requests.?? Allocate agency and/or program budget resources. Control and oversee budgets and determine the necessity of work program adjustments. Analyze, organize, and balance requests and review and make recommendations on work program changes.? Develop and maintain spreadsheets, databases, and tables and design and generate reports, charts, graphs, and related materials.? Project revenue and expenditures using trend analysis and statistical models and tools.?? Review payroll allocations, work programs, and cash balances and analyze funding availability for proposed expenditures and staffing.?? Ensure compliance with budgetary regulations, directives, policies, and limitations. Present budgets at meetings and to leadership, provide testimony, and consult with legislative fiscal staff.? Prepare periodic budget analysis for management. Prepare and analyze legislative bill drafts, comments to fiscal notes, and estimate revenue impact of legislative proposals.?? Design, develop, maintain, and enhance automated budgetary systems. Act as a team leader by assigning and reviewing work, training, and providing input to performance evaluations and discipline. Perform related duties as assigned.? This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level .

Knowledge of:

Applicable federal and State laws, regulations, rules, and agency policies and procedures; State Controller's policies and procedures; organization and operation of State departments. Management concepts and practices as applied to public administration; program budgeting and cost/benefit analysis; principles and practices of governmental accounting; principles and techniques of data collection, analysis, and evaluation.

Ability to:

Identify, analyze, and resolve budget issues and problems; prepare and monitor budgets with multiple funding sources and mandated expenditure restrictions; analyze programs for duplication and overlapping services; forecast agency revenues and expenditures; work with large amounts of detailed information; organize, plan, implement, and oversee multiple tasks; analyze requested changes to budgets and determine appropriateness of request. Prepare and present budget reports and recommendations to management; present and defend budgets at agency meetings and to the Governor's Finance Office; create spreadsheets and databases.