BUDGET ANALYST 4

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BUDGET ANALYST 4

Salary

$4,177.00 - $8,194.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

205940

Department

DOS-Secretary of State

Opening Date

02/18/2025

Closing Date

3/11/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

One (1) job vacancy exists in the Admin - Accounting Section of the Secretary of State, Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, LA.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

• Displaying Expertise:The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training

• Manage Budgets:The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.

• Working with Financial Information:The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

  No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

  To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Ashley Rathcke, HR Specialist

Secretary of State Nancy Landry

Human Resource Division

P. O. Box 94125

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

ashley.rathcke@sos.la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Six years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR

An advanced degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, or statistics plus two years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform specialized budget preparation, review, and monitoring activities.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

Generally from a Budget Administrator or other higher-level fiscal position.

Supervision Exercised:

May supervise one lower-level fiscal position.

Functional over departmental/agency/program staff regarding budgetary matters.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Budget Analyst 3 by the presence of serving as a technical specialist over assigned programs.

Differs from Budget Manager by absence of supervisory responsibility.

Examples of Work

May serve as a technical specialist performing in-depth/expanded activities in programs requiring advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Monitors and forecasts revenues and expenditures to identify trends and potential funding problems.

Prepares required reports and financial statements which include the compilation and analysis of data.

Proposes alternatives to spending and revisions in authorized budget.

Reviews, projects, reports, and proposes changes to performance indicators.

Prepares budget adjustment forms as necessary to draw or transfer funds.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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  DE: Rate your ability to display expertise based on our definition: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.

• 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying expertise

• 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display expertise

• 3= I can display expertise

• 4= I can display expertise and help others improve their ability to display expertise

  02

  DE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

  03

  MB: Rate your ability to manage budgets based on our definition: The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.

• 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing budgets

• 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage budgets

• 3= I can manage budgets

• 4= I can manage budgets and help others improve their ability to manage budgets

  04

  MB: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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  WFI: Rate your ability to work with financial information based on our definition: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

• 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable working with financial information

• 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to work with financial information

• 3= I can work with financial information

• 4= I can work with financial information and help others improve their ability to work with financial information

  06

  WFI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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