Budget Analyst III

at  North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position will provide consultation, technical assistance, and coordination in the review, interpretation of service/program, financial and budget activity, policy and rule changes to determine their fiscal impact and to assure compliance with federal and state requirements. Job responsibilities include the following:

• Assist with the examination of whether budget and budget adjustments can be achieved based on known capacity and constraints; and inform management of potential problem areas.
• In-depth analysis of complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Review budgets for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with laws and other regulations
• Analyze cost and utilization trends
• Monitor assigned division(s) spending to ensure that it is within budget or adjustments required.
• Provide consultation and recommendations to Division and Department leadership concerning issues or requirements with focus on determining their program and fiscal impact and to assure compliance with federal and state requirements
• Provide leadership and support to Department and Division management by identifying and evaluating risk and adverse issues generated in budget activities and present appropriate issues and recommended solutions to management.

ABOUT NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES:

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) serves the needs of the most vulnerable of North Carolinians and to accomplish this, we hire only the most dedicated and caring individuals. Finding qualified clinical professionals to treat and care for our clients is a continual challenge as demand for services grows and the availability of providers struggles to keep pace. We are seeking a motivated individual who is up for this challenge and is dedicated to our mission of providing North Carolinians with the very best in clinical care.

SOME STATE JOB POSTINGS SAY YOU CAN QUALIFY BY AN “EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE.” IF THAT LANGUAGE APPEARS BELOW, THEN YOU MAY QUALIFY THROUGH EITHER YEARS OF EDUCATION OR YEARS OF DIRECTLY RELATED EXPERIENCE, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. SEE OSHR.NC.GOV/EXPERIENCE-GUIDE FOR DETAILS.

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, accounting or related field from an accredited institution and five years of experience preferably in governmental accounting on budgeting, including one year in advanced and responsible analyst or administrative capacity
or
an equivalent combination of education and experience.

TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK HISTORY AND CREDENTIALS, YOU MUST LIST THE INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION FORM. ANY INFORMATION LISTED UNDER THE TEXT RESUME SECTION OR ON AN ATTACHMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR QUALIFYING CREDIT. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MUST DOCUMENT ON THE APPLICATION THAT THEY POSSESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Strong financial and budget analysis foundation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to interpret complex financial, budget and other data and information or data sets and to identify and communicate trends and probable outcomes.
• Ability to analyze data, apply rules and regulations, guidelines and procedures, and to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal, organization and detail-oriented skills.
• Proven ability to apply statistics and participate as a contributing team member.

Management Preferences:

• Experience with public administration, business, mathematics or finance
• Experience working for a government organization
• Work experience in a quantitatively-heavy role
• Strong quantitative and analytical competency
• Comprehensive knowledge of health and human services, current developments and trends
• Experience with data query/data management tools (Access, SQL, Business Objects)

This position will provide consultation, technical assistance, and coordination in the review, interpretation of service/program, financial and budget activity, policy and rule changes to determine their fiscal impact and to assure compliance with federal and state requirements. Job responsibilities include the following:

• Assist with the examination of whether budget and budget adjustments can be achieved based on known capacity and constraints; and inform management of potential problem areas.
• In-depth analysis of complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Review budgets for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with laws and other regulations
• Analyze cost and utilization trends
• Monitor assigned division(s) spending to ensure that it is within budget or adjustments required.
• Provide consultation and recommendations to Division and Department leadership concerning issues or requirements with focus on determining their program and fiscal impact and to assure compliance with federal and state requirements
• Provide leadership and support to Department and Division management by identifying and evaluating risk and adverse issues generated in budget activities and present appropriate issues and recommended solutions to management