Budget Analyst jobs in Tallahassee, FL

Requisition No: 827769 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: BUDGET ANALYST II - 22011962

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22011962 

Salary:  $63,330.60 - $69,663.66 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/26/2024 

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Location

Office of the State Courts Administrator, Office of Budget Services, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida

To learn more about the Florida State Courts System visit its website at https://www.flcourts.gov/.

For additional information about this job please contact Office of Human Resources by phone at 850-487-0778.

JOB Description

The position prepares, monitors, and analyzes the State Courts System’s (SCS) Legislative Budget Request (LBR), operating budgets, budget allotments, budget amendments, and other operational functions.

Examples of Work

Review and analysis of monthly Florida Accounting Information Resource System (FLAIR) and People First data to formulate reports such as: rate, expenditure, payroll projections, salary budgets, vacancy, lapse factor, and other reports.

Preparation of annual legislative budget request (LBR), Capital Improvement Program Plan (CIPP), Long Range Program Plan (LRPP).

Preparation of State Courts System’s (SCS) Operating Allotments.

Analyze monthly management reports for any discrepancies, research and make appropriate recommendations for corrective actions, as necessary.

Monitor legislative activities related to the state budget.

Provide staff assistance to the District Court of Appeal Budget Commission and the Trial Court Budget Commission. 

Develop and maintain SCS payroll projection files. 

Provide budget analysis and data requests for SCS judicial and support personnel and Legislative and Executive Office of the Governor (EOG) staff.

Preparation of budget amendments for submission to EOG, House and Senate Appropriation Committees.

Update Office of Budget Services Policy and Procedures Manual. Prepare general correspondence for the Chief of Budget Services and Deputy State Courts Administrator. Other special assignments as needed, prepare charts, graphs, budget reports, summaries, and correspondence. Perform other duties as needed.

MINIMUM Education and Experience Guidelines

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, public administration, or a closely related field; and

Three years of related work experience.

Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis.

Additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis, excluding supervisory experience.

Competencies/Knowledge Skills abilities

Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and procedures.

Knowledge of budget planning and preparation techniques.

Knowledge of the methods of reviewing, verifying, and analyzing financial data.

Knowledge of basic mathematics.

Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.

Knowledge of the legislative budget process including applicable laws, statutes, rules, and regulations.

Ability to provide budgetary analysis and interpretations of allocations to the operating divisions.

Ability to provide technical assistance relating to the budget development and control.

Ability to develop and recommend budgetary revisions.

Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Ability to prepare legislative budget requests.

Ability to assess budgetary needs.

Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.

Ability to conduct fact finding research.

Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures.

Ability to interpret proposed program expenditures.

Ability to make independent decisions.

Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

Ability to analyze, evaluate and interpret financial data.

Ability to examine and audit financial data.

Ability to examine and audit financial records.

Ability to prepare reports.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Ability to determine and coordinate training requirements.

Ability to determine work priorities.

Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

Ability to present meaningful or logical operating budget recommendations to management.

Special Comments

The Florida State Courts System offers a comprehensive selection of State of Florida employee benefits: membership in the Florida Retirement System, optional enrollment in a subsidized Health insurance plan, optional enrollment in Life, Dental, and Disability insurance plans, and paid term life insurance.

The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency. The successful applicant will be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check. Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

In accordance with Section 110.205(2)(c), Florida Statutes, positions with the Florida State Courts System (Judicial Branch) are not covered under the Career Service System. All employees have an at-will status and employment is at the discretion of the employer.

How to Apply

Submit a current and complete online State Employment Profile Application through the People First State of Florida Jobs Internet Website, view the State Courts System page at https://jobs.myflorida.com/.

An application must be submitted for the position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date. When using the People First State of Florida Jobs website to apply and assistance is needed with using the system, contact the People First Service Center by phone at 1-866-663-4735.

The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex or gender, religion or creed, national origin, age, marital status, genetic, disability, or political opinions or affiliations.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or selection process, please call the contact person at the contact information indicated for each respective position.

Persons using a TTY or TDD may call the contact person through the FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE: Voice is 1-800-955-8770, TDD is 1-800-955-8771, NATIONAL RELAY SERVICE is 711.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.