Budget Clerk

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget Analyst II at Georgia Regional Hospital – Atlanta, located in Decatur, GA.

Job Grade J

Salary $57,439.00

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, develops, prepares, analyzes and/or revises budgets and supporting schedules for assigned organizations or program areas. Performs review and analysis of budget program and policy issues, analyzes financial trends or proposed legislation and recommends appropriate courses of action to management. Performs expenditure analyses and prepares budget-related financial summaries and recommendations for management review.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Analyzes agency budgeting and accounting reports/requests to maintain expenditure controls

• Analyzes or develops policy and budget-related initiatives. Makes recommendations based on analysis.

• Consults with management to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes

• Develops, prepares, analyzes, and/or revises annual operating budget, capital and/or zero base budgets and supporting schedules in accordance with appropriations and departmental instructions

• Examines budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations

• Maintains financial records and documentation

• May assess financial data to determine the resources required to implement a program, or to analyze trends

• May prepare and compile statistical analyses, projections, costing, or plans

• May prepare budget amendments

• May request budgetary codes, track physical inventory or record/audit expenses, or document use of funds and adherence to budget allocations

• Monitors budgets and identifies variances, surplus or deficit amounts, and solutions

• Performs cost-benefit analyses

• Prepares and generates department, state and federal reports as required

• Prepares reports and summaries based on budgetary analyses for management.

Due to the volume of resumes/applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. Please be assured that your resume/application will be evaluated and we will contact you if we need clarification or additional information. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the hiring agency.

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.