Agency Budget

Positions participate in preparing budgets, monitoring fiscal operations, and analyzing financial data. Employees track financial information, analyze data to identify discrepancies or trends, forecast revenues and expenditures or calculate costs/benefits, and develop reports for management review. At this level, employees work with management to assess program budgetary needs and develop budget narratives, translate portions of approved budgets into operating budgets, prepare estimates by balancing revenue and expenditure histories, and establish basic record-keeping and tracking procedures.

Positions assist or develop budget proposals, monitor fiscal operations, analyze financial data, forecast revenues and expenditures, and identify budgetary trends for an agency’s division or program area(s). Employees also analyze legislation, governing policy, administrative rules, fiscal policy actions, and performance standards.  At this level, employees review fiscal impact statements for legislative concepts and proposed legislation to identify needed changes and develop recommendations

Positions lead a department’s budget process developing budget proposals and recommendations, analyzing financial data, forecasting revenues/expenditures, identifying budgetary trends, and preparing supplemental budget requests. Employees assist and guide divisions and/or programs with establishing budget performance measures. At this level, employees provide testimony and information to the legislature as needed or may serve as the legislative liaison. Employees also evaluate fiscal notes to determine impact of proposed legislation. Positions may supervise financial and budget staff.