OAG - Budget | Budget Analyst II-III | 24-0831

at  OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

OAG - Budget | Budget Analyst II-III | 24-0831 (00044584)
Organization: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Primary Location: Texas-Austin
Work Locations: Budget 300 W. 15th St Austin 78701
Job: Business and Financial Operations
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
State Job Code: 1156 1157
Salary Admin Plan: B
Grade: 20 22
Salary (Pay Basis): 5,083.34 - 5,991.13 (Monthly)
Number of Openings: 1
Overtime Status: Exempt
Job Posting: Aug 24, 2024, 2:32:04 PM
Closing Date: Ongoing
Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is a large state agency with over 4,200 employees throughout the State of Texas and has an increasingly complex budget of over 1.5 billion biennially. Work in the Budget Division as a Budget Analyst involves preparing, reviewing, analyzing, and coordinating budgetary activities, including but not limited to assisting with development, oversight, and monitoring program budgets in accordance with statutory, program, and appropriation authority. This position provides financial and analytical support for the Child Support Division (CSD) including preparing and evaluating cost analyses for CSD operations and projects. Other duties include assisting with the planning and preparation of the CSD Operating Budget and Legislative Appropriations Request. This position may also include assisting in the preparation of the Biennial Operating Plan, Information Technology Detail and Advance Planning Document. Additionally, Budget Analysts provide technical advice and assistance to division/program/executive management on budgetary matters and respond to internal and external inquiries.
Unusual Working Conditions: During the biennium, critical target dates for the completion of work projects or gathering information to respond to questions from internal management, other state agencies, or state legislators may require the need to work extra hours.
This position may be eligible for a flexible/hybrid work schedule if certain conditions are met; working arrangements may change at any time as business necessitates.
The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,200 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the State’s law firm, the OAG provides exemplary legal representation in diverse areas of law. OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits (https://ers.texas.gov/Benefits-at-a-Glance) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans.

BUDGET ANALYST III – ALL OF THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A BUDGET ANALYST II, PLUS:

• Experience: Two additional years of full-time experience (five years of full-time experience) working in the following (or closely related) fields: accounting, auditing, budget preparation/analysis, financial, statistical analysis, business, public administration, or closely related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Major Coursework in accounting, finance, business, public administration
• Experience: Texas statewide accounting/budgetary systems: Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS); Uniform Statewide Accounting Systems (USAS); and Automated Budget Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST)
• Experience: State of Texas legislative process
• Knowledge/Application State of Texas accounting, budgetary, and fiscal management procedures, including experience in interpreting/implementing the State of Texas General Appropriations Act
• Knowledge/Understanding: State and federal laws and rules governing OAG programs, including Legal Services program, Child Support program, Criminal Justice grants, Crime Victims’ Compensation, and Medicaid Fraud

Please refer the Job description for details