Title: Budget Analyst

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec I

Hiring Range: $65,000 - $70,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: Dept of Health

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

A. Budget & Program Analysis:
• Acts as principal analyst for assigned areas and conducts fiscal, programmatic and policy analysis and research into budgets
• Performs all budget and program analysis with guidance from OBM management develops recommendations for operating budgets that follow all policies and procedures; conducts efficient and effective research and analysis to develop thorough knowledge of assigned areas
• Strives to identify problems in assigned units and follows through to develop recommendations
• Takes initiative to assist with work units and projects
• Identifies opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency of programs for assigned agencies.
• Ensures AOPs meet funding and manpower ceilings
• Documents recommendations and prepares workpapers; budget and policy recommendations are timely and accurate

B. Legislative Recommendations:
• Consults with OBM to provide timely review of proposed legislation; highlights issues; provide recommendations
• Attend appropriate meetings
• Assist with coordination of proposed legislation

C. Forecasting/Budget Formulation:
• Provides data required to determine allocations of program budget targets and yearly allocations to offices/districts
• Works in cooperation with office/districts to formulate year-end balance projections
• Communicates final year-end balance projections
• Forecast non-general funds revenue, historical collections and changes in policies
• Evaluates current and proposed program activities for impact of policies and cost
• Compiles information into report for easy access

D. Data Management/Technical Assistance:
• Maintains budget reports to capture data elements
• Uses downloaded expenditure data to manipulate data to conduct analysis
• Develops and maintains spreadsheets and databases
• Assist with technical aspects of files and databases by preparing instructions
• Prepare programmatic and technical instructions related to budgets

E. Communication:
• Inform OBM of problems and opportunities
• Complies and updates a descriptive reference document for each program/district that contains pertinent data
• Participates in group meetings; conducts verbal briefings
• Prepare materials for OBM that are clear and consistent

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to identify and define issues; apply analytical techniques to complex funding; work with large databases and multiple files; manage multiple projects and work assignments; meet critical deadlines; adapt to frequent changes in priorities and instructions; and maintain accuracy and thoroughness in work products.

Ability to conduct policy, budget, performance, and issue analyses; develop creative recommendations; interpret and project fiscal and programmatic data; communicate and work effectively; and exhibit advanced technical skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and advanced aptitude in Excel.

Additional Considerations

Previous experience analyzing and preparing budget documents for a large agency
with a complex budget and accounting system

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.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Daniel Baker

Phone: 804.629.3618

Email: daniel.baker@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.