Budget Analyst
Join our team of accounting professionals! We are recruiting for an accounting professional with strong budgeting skills. This position will be located in our Boise office and will have the ability to telework. This position will provide support for the Division of Welfare.
Primary responsibilities include annual budget preparation, budget distribution, quarterly budget reviews, financial management support, reviewing grant applications, and preparing expenditure adjustments. Excellent analytical skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to develop good working relationships are essential. This position requires a creative, solution-focused, customer service driven, and energetic business professional.
BEST RETIREMENT AVAILABLE IN THE NATION
We have one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit.
EXCELLENT BENEFITS
- excellent medical, dental and vision insurance-employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.00/month for dental
- generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
- 11 paid holidays a year
- paid parental leave
- multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
- basic life insurance for employee and family
- employee covered at one times annual salary
- spouse covered at $10,000
- child covered at $5,000
- wellness programs
- ongoing training opportunities
- an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
- and more!
Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Financial Specialist, Senior (Budget Analyst) making $26.33/hour to an estimated $38.00/hour.
If you have previously applied for Financial Specialist, Senior and wish to be considered for the current vacancy, you must reapply under this announcement. Previous scores will not be used. This announcement may be used to fill future vacancies.
Example of Duties
- Develop and maintain accounting systems
- Research and analyze financial documents to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and accounting principles
- Conduct meetings to discuss financial-related issues that have the potential to be controversial, adversarial, or confidential in nature
- Conduct interviews to solicit sensitive and/or confidential financial information
- Develop and prepare complex financial documents such as financial statements, budgets, cost analysis, audit reports, and audit work papers
- Conduct audits of increasing complexity and size
- Design, modify, and implement financial-related systems or have a significant role in their development
- Audit financial data for completeness and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations
- Utilize current information technology to analyze, research, and maintain financial data, develop financial documents, and resolve problems
- Analyze technical financial problems and provide professional assistance and advice concerning their solutions
Minimum Qualifications
You must possess all the minimum qualifications listed below to pass the exam for this position. Click on the Questions tab associated with this announcement for the details regarding minimum qualification requirements. The Supplemental Questions on the application are the exam questions. If it is a written answer, please make sure you answer each question with enough detail to determine how you meet the requirements. Do not put “See resume” as your answer to written questions. Answer each written question thoroughly. Failure to do this may result in not passing the exam and disqualify you from being considered for this position.
- Good knowledge of accounting principles and practices
- Experience developing and preparing financial documents
- Experience using a personal computer to develop, analyze, and report on financial data
- Experience analyzing financial activities and recommending management action
Supplemental Information
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXTRA CREDIT:
Below are additional qualifications. They are not required, however, having the minimum qualifications and the education and/or experience below will increase your score. Please answer each item below with enough detail to determine you meet each requirement to receive extra credit.
- Experience researching and analyzing financial documents to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and accounting principles. Requires at least one year of related full-time work experience.
- Experience independently using data extraction tools and methods for analysis, sampling, testing, and reporting. Requires at least one year of related full-time work experience.
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