Title: Budget Analyst Senior DSPF0042
State Role Title: Financial Services Spec II
Hiring Range: Negotiable and commensurate with experience.
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Department of State Police
Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia
Agency Website: vsp.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E
Job Duties
About the Position:
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Budget Analyst Senior in our Property and Finance Division at State Police Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will support the budgeting process for VSP and the Budget Manager in planning, preparing, monitoring, evaluating, and executing activities for the Agency’s biennial budget, in excess of $600 million. Areas of responsibilities include developing, monitoring, and evaluating administrative budgets for the Agency; performing financial analysis; identifying historical trends; conducting financial evaluation, fund allocation, revenue and cash management, and identifies innovation financing alternatives; monitoring, analyzing and projecting expenditures at the sub-program and sub-object level monthly; analyzing data for decision making and tracks performance progress; verifying accounting transactions for accuracy and policy adherence with Department of Accounts (DOA)/Department of Planning and Budget (DPB)/VSP; and developing cost analysis and formulates plans of action for implementation of new or revised initiatives.
About the Agency:
We are seeking to expand our diverse team of change makers and innovators. As a member of the VSP family, you would make a difference by serving every city, county, town, resident, and visitor of the Commonwealth through supporting our vast public safety mission. Challenge yourself to make a difference today by applying for a career with VSP!
VSP embraces inclusion and diversity in our workforce and in the protection of all people. We embrace our tradition of professionalism and excellence, and we are excited for our future as we continue our journey to become a best-in-class state government agency. We are firmly committed to our family-like culture and are seeking to expand our team.
Minimum Qualifications
•Considerable knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); of the principles and practices of policy analysis, legislative practices, budget development, execution, evaluation, and financial planning; of governmental and general-purpose accounting principles and practices; and of automated financial accounting systems.
•Skill in the operating computers and using Microsoft Office applications.
•Demonstrated ability to conduct quantitative analyses of budgetary and financial data, and interpret and communicate financial results, orally and in writing, to management; to analyze and prepare complex financial reports and statements; to conduct independent, complex technical policy and program analysis; to manage Capital Outlay financial planning and budgetary processes; to work effectively with complex programs and financial plans and operations; to work with complex financial systems; to communicate and work effectively independently and as a member of a team; and to communicate and work effectively with diverse groups of people, both internal and external, by establishing and maintaining professional relationships.
•High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
Additional Considerations
•Experience using ORACLE E-Business Suites; and the Commonwealth's software applications such as Cardinal, Performance Budgeting preferred.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.
Applications, cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at https://jobs.virginia.gov and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on October 8, 2024. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.
PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt of your application, resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions, please contact the Employment Unit of the Human Resources Division at civilianemployment@vsp.virginia.gov.
The Department of State Police is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, parental status, political affiliation, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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