Senior Budgeting Analyst (NY HELPS)

Description

Duties Description

The incumbent of this position will perform the following essential functions:

• Download data in SFS (Statewide Financial System) and format reports for Budget, Accounting, and Procurement Unit
• Download and reconcile data from OSC payroll systems and SFS
• Analyze data from the reports and communicate with staff on Budget/Procurement issues
• Research and analysis of information obtained from the various modules within the NYS Statewide Financial System and the Analyze NY financial systems
• Outreach to program staff for receiving of goods and services
• Ensure payments occur for goods and services as appropriate
• Outreach to program staff for aging travel expenses and aging procurement card expenses
• Assist Agency Security Administrator (ASA) with SFS password resets and reports
• Prepare cost allocations on a monthly or quarterly basis
• Analysis of various Budget projects and reporting related to Personal Service and Non-Personal Services as needed
• Prepare a fiscal year spending plan that projects personal service and non-personal service expenditures
• Prepare monthly expenditure reports to monitor and track spending for assigned program areas
• Review and make recommendations on personal service requests including classification and reclassification of new permanent and temporary positions, transfers, and extensions
• Develop a working knowledge of the NYS Finance Law, Office of the State Comptroller rules and procedures, Division of Budget policies, NYS Budget Process, and the NYS Statewide Financial System as it pertains to budget and accounting activities
• Effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with internal and external customers
• Meet the Department’s time and attendance rules and regulations
  
  

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred candidates should have experience with the following: excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong analytical skills; attention to detail skills; a strong ability to work with numbers and financial data; experience in Microsoft Excel. Candidates with Accounting and/or Business background are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS):

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

This position may be filled as a two-year traineeship. Appointment level is at the discretion of the hiring agency.

Non-competitive (ny Helps) Minium Qualifications

Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1 (Equated to SG-14, starting salary $56,655)

• Four years of experience in budget estimation, justification, and expenditure control functions.
• An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.
  
  

Budgeting Analyst Trainee 2 (Equated to SG-16, starting salary $63,180)

• Five years of experience in budget estimation, justification, and expenditure control functions.
• An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.
  
  

Senior Budgeting Analyst SG-18

• Six years of experience in budget estimation, justification, and expenditure control functions.
• An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.
  
  

If you qualify through NY HELPS with education, you must include proof of degree with your application. Your transcripts or degree evaluation must show your name, the school’s name, the degree type, the degree was awarded and the date it was awarded. Foreign degrees must have an approved evaluation: https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm .

Your resume must clearly describe your work experience in detail and include the duration of each position with the month and year for start and end dates.

Competitive Minimum Qualifications

• You must be a NYS employee eligible for transfer in accordance with Civil Service Laws, Rules, and Regulations.
• Reachable on the PCO or PATT list for this title and location. If you are canvassed, you must reply to the canvass.
  
  

55-b ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES

• Initial 55-b Appointment: You must meet the open-competitive exam minimum qualifications which are a bachelor's or higher degree, and you must have a letter of eligibility from Civil Service dated within the last three (3) years.
  
  

Proof of your degree and your letter of eligibility must be included with your application.

• Subsequent 55-b Appointment: You must meet the requirements for transfer in accordance with Civil Service Laws, Rules, and Regulations, and you must have a letter of eligibility from Civil Service dated within the last three (3) years.
  
  

Your letter of eligibility must be included with your application.

Additional Comments

New York State is an equal opportunity employer. It's the policy of the state of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or an arrest or criminal conviction record unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

Any candidate selected for this position will be subject to a review of their tax return submissions by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Employment of a candidate is conditioned upon a finding by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance that the candidate is in compliance with all local, state, and federal tax laws. In accordance with federal government requirements, the employment of any candidate selected for this position is conditioned upon successfully completing a background investigation including a criminal history record check (fingerprint check).

Employees may be allowed to submit a telecommuting application in accordance with the Department’s policy and subject to management approval.