Budget Analyst (Austin)

Who We Are

We are looking for you to take the next step! The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is seeking a Budget Analyst V to join the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Administration & Operational Support (UIA&OS) Department, to provide financial guidance and support to the UI Division senior management team. This in-office position will be located at 1411 Brazos Street, Austin, Texas.

TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those currently on student or postgraduate visas. You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas.

Who You Are

The ideal candidate will share our vision of helping division management achieve the efficient use of financial resources and promote highly effective financial management controls. UIA&OS is seeking a Budget Analyst V who enthusiastically shares our department's *E.P.I.C. (Engage, Promote, Inform, Continuously Improve) vision and values in a positive, high-paced, energetic team environment. Each day, we reinforce our vision: "Creating a Positive Culture of Excellence and High Expectations Focused on Continuous Improvement." The Budget Analyst V performs highly advanced (senior-level) budget preparation and analysis work. Work involves overseeing the planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating of budgetary activities and performance measures. Will supervise the work of a Budget Analyst IV. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

What You Will Do

• Oversee the planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating of budgetary activities.
• Oversee the development of budgetary performance and workload measures.
• Oversee the preparation of budgetary and management reports and the preparation of financial statements and reports.
• Analyze expenditure patterns and cost drivers and makes recommendations on the use of funds.
• Coordinate the preparation of budgets to provide management with expenditure data, trends, and recommendations.
• Coordinate the preparation of operating budgets.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of submission of the strategic plan, legislative appropriations requests, fiscal notes, analyses of legislation, and requests for federal funding.
• Ensure coordination of budgeting procedures, preparation, and reporting.
• Establish work methods and priorities and determines methodologies and techniques for performing budget evaluations.
• Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
• Inform management of budget deviations, problems, and events likely to affect operations; explains causes; and measures effect on the agency’s mission and resources.
• Issue instructions on budget and funding policies, procedures, and methods.
• Perform the full range of work identified in the levels preceding their own and coordinates or oversees that work for another.
• Perform related work as assigned.
  
  

You Qualify With

• Five years of full-time experience in budget preparation, accounting, auditing, financial planning or management, or positions which provided knowledge of public sector budgetary controls, administrative procedures, and related state and federal regulatory laws.
• Relevant academic credits may be applied toward experience qualifications for this position.
  
  

You Are Great Fit With

• Experience in budget preparation and analysis, and graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, business, public administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the agency’s financial program, policies and procedures, state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to the agency’s fiscal operations.
• Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems, and to write concisely.
• Experience in data gathering and analysis.
• Ability to analyze fiscal management information, to determine appropriate use of funds, to perform statistical analyses, and to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of legislative appropriation request (LAR) and annual operating budget processes and of performance measurement and reporting.
• Ability to identify and develop budgetary reports and schedules, to analyze management problems and develop and present solutions.
• Experience with the Texas legislative process, including familiarity with the General Appropriations Act and cost estimating for bill analysis.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Financial system/Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel or similar analysis tools/software.
• Higher education degree in relevant field.
• Prior work experience in a Texas state agency/institution, or Texas county.
• Experience in preparing annual operating budgets. - Experience with the Texas legislative process, including familiarity with legislative appropriation requests (LAR), the General Appropriations Act, and cost estimating for bill analysis.
• Experience with PeopleSoft financial system.
• Basic, intermediate or advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience as a supervisor for one or more years, with an enhanced preference of supervising at least one budgeting analyst.
• Knowledge of performance measurement and reporting.
  
  

You Gain

• A Family Friendly Certified Workplace.
• Competitive salary: $8,000.00/month (set, non-negotiable amount)
• Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
• Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
• Medical Insurance
• Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
• Additional benefits for active employees can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits.
  
  

The position's normal hours are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. Duties require up to 5% travel (within the state of Texas) with occasional lifting and carrying of 15 pounds and frequent walking, bending, squatting, twisting and standing involved. Criminal background check conducted on final candidate.

PLEASE NOTE: All applications should contain complete job history entries, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

Veterans

Use your military skills to qualify for this position or other jobs! Go to www.texasskillstowork.com to translate your military work experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications, and skill sets. Also, you can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_AccountingAuditingandFinance.pdf

How To Apply

To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and apply online at www.workintexas.com or on Taleo (Job Search).

TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those currently on student or postgraduate visas.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section 301.042.