BUDGET ANALYST II

Requisition No: 865159

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: BUDGET ANALYST II - 55000236

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55000236

Salary: $65,639.65 - $80,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 01/23/2026

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Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Act as the Budget Coordinator for assigned Districts and Central Office units. Conduct in-depth budget analysis, identifying trends, variances, potential risks, and provide strategic recommendations. Analyze and ensure that budget authority is accurately consumed and maximized. Prepare analytical monthly and ad hoc budget status reports, interpreting trends and forecasting potential impacts to inform Executive Staff and District Budget Coordinators. Coordinate the submission of the annual Legislative Budget Request (LBR) for assigned areas. Analyze and evaluate submissions for technical accuracy, completeness, alignment with departmental priorities, and provide recommendations to leadership. Conduct return on investment analysis of programs, issues, and operations. Input issues into the statewide automated Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS).

Analyze large data sets for management. Coordinate, organize, process and track Work Pogram and Budget amendments for the Budget Office. Provide technical expertise and analysis of proposed amendments, and identify or propose amendments that support strategic needs and departmental fiscal objectives. Efficient processing of allotment transfer requests and recommend strategic, data-driven corrective actions. Oversee the accurate and timely development and processing of allotment transfer requests, including the posting of transfers within the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem (FLAIR). Contribute to the creation, maintenance, and accuracy of a Master Allocation Table (MAT) for all budget units within the Department. Analyze the MAT and related datasets to develop informed recommendations that support optimized resource allocation. Monitor and reconcile department balances to the budget ledger. Conduct scenario-based data analysis upon request including rate. Manage rate data methodologies in response to policy changes. Review draft legislation to determine operational and fiscal impacts, identifying risks, opportunities, and strategic considerations for departmental leadership. Prepare bill analyses and recommend actions to ensure timely disposition of policy initiatives.

• The Legislative Budget Process
• The Department's Work Program.
• Financial management principles and best practices.
• The Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS).

• The use of computer software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel, with the ability to analyze data using pivot tables and vertical lookup tables).

• Understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Make detailed analyses and management critiques of budget requests.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.