BUDGET ANALYST 2

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Job Summary

The Nevada Department of Corrections is seeking to fill a Budget Analyst 2 in Carson City. The Budget Analyst 2 will be responsible for preparing and overseeing budgets alongside the fiscal team. They will ensure that these budgets align with policies, regulations, and financial limitations, as well as monitor the budget performance, review reports, conduct financial analyses, and recommend adjustments as needed. This role would include presenting budget findings, analyze legislative proposals, and advise on resource allocation. Additionally, the incumbent will design and maintain financial reports, assess funding availability, and support internal control procedures. Work Typically, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but extended hours and overtime may be required on short notice in cases of emergency.

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration, accounting, finance, economics, or closely related field and three years of professional budgeting, accounting, economic or management analysis and projection, staff analyst or auditing experience, one year of which was equivalent to a Budget Analyst I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Job Duties

Assist agencies in developing budget requests by explaining statutory requirements and providing fiscal guidance; analyze budget requests; make recommendations regarding additions, deletions and/or reductions; prepare written justification and summary statements for budget requests.
Control and oversee budgets to ensure compliance with authorized spending limitations and determine the necessity of work program adjustments; monitor budgets through review of audit reports, verification of compliance, and review of agency internal controls and performance levels.

Assist assigned agencies and/or programs by analyzing, organizing and balancing agency/program requests; review and make recommendations on work program changes; and analyze the impact on existing and future agency budgets.
Present budgets at agency meetings and to administrators; may present budgets before the legislature as required; attend various budget hearings to make presentations and respond to questions; may provide testimony and consult with legislative fiscal staff; prepare and analyze legislative bill drafts and comments to fiscal notes; and estimate revenue impact of legislative proposals.

Design, develop, maintain and enhance automated budgetary systems to track expenditures and revenue, monitor performance indicators, and conduct statistical analysis; develop and maintain spreadsheets, data bases and tables; design and generate standard and ad hoc reports, charts, graphs and related materials.

Assist agencies with the strategic planning process including development of long and short range objectives; allocate agency and/or program budget resources; prepare periodic budget analyses for management.

Project revenue and expenditures using trend analysis and statistical models and tools.

Analyze expenditures and monitor fiscal transactions for each approved budget account to ensure compliance with budget limits, internal procedures, applicable laws and regulations, and legislative intent.

Research and develop policy recommendations related to accounting practices, internal control procedures, allocation of personnel resources, and fiscal practices; review payroll allocations, work programs and cash balances; analyze funding availability for proposed expenditures and staffing.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under direction, Budget Analyst II’s perform the full range of duties described in the series concept. This level is distinguished from Budget Analyst I by responsibility for more complex budgets which are larger in size and have more funding sources and legislatively mandated expenditure restrictions. This is the journey level in the series.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

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