About this position:
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of the Secretary / Health Standards / East Baton Rouge
 
 Announcement Number: OS/DRT/195085
 Cost Center: 3071040205
 Position Number(s): 50527482
 
This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and will be filled as a part-time WAE appointment.
 
**Please note** Part-time WAE appointments are temporary and may last up to 12 months. Employees can only work a total of 1,245 hours within a 12 month period.
 
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
 

• Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
• Managing 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.
• Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
• Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
• Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
• Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
• Working Safely: The ability to maintain safety by following rules and procedures.

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY: 
 
The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:
State Civil Service Job Information FinderNo 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:
 Deanda Thymes
 Deanda.Thymes@la.gov
 LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
 BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
 225-342-6477

 This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.  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.
 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.