Budget Analyst

Job Summary:
Acting under general direction coordinates and prepares annual budget appropriation requests and operating requests.

Duties:
● The Budget Analyst is responsible for preparing budget appropriation requests, operating budget requests, budget adjustment requests and the supporting narratives.

● Prepares and tracks capital outlay budget requests, supplemental appropriation requests, and special appropriation requests as required for each fiscal year for the judicial entity.

● Ensures budget documents are prepared for submission and presentation to the New Mexico Legislature and the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) State Budget Division

. ● Monitors legislative bills and creates budgetary projections if legislative bills were to pass during the legislative session.

● Prepares the budgetary variance reports on funding and costs, and prepares budget forms for expenditure category and/or program transfers for management to include projections and track available budget by division or department over the fiscal year.

● Prepares budget reallocation forms (BRFs) and budget adjustment requests (BARs) to assist in reallocating funds within the division or department categories based on the needs of their respective budget.

● Prepares, reconciles, and reviews the biweekly payroll process to provide budgetary projections for administration

. ● Ensures compliance with approved operating budget and availability of funds.

● Reviews and controls expenditures against approved operating budgets.

● Monitors revenue and expenditures for grants, programs, and various fund accounts.

● Works with various statewide courts and agencies to ensure responses to budget questions and/or requests for budget information are submitted in a timely manner.

● Ensures budget submissions meet requirements and contain pertinent information

. ● Oversees and analyzes monthly reconciliation of financial transaction reports.

● Reviews and manages contracts for court or agency.

● Reviews and approves accounting documents, invoices, and other financial records prepared by other fiscal services and purchasing staff.

● Prepares monthly grant billings to receive funding reimbursement from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).

● Analyzes trends for presentations and guidance in budget preparations.

● Tracks and analyzes fiscal impacts on legislative bills and testifies before legislative committees.

● Participates in the annual agency financial audit.

● Extensive use of SHARE financial management system and its reports/queries (e.g., encumbrance purchase orders; budget journals; financial reports and export to an excel document).

● Knowledge and usage of the Budget Formulation and Management (BFM) Software System to prepare budgets, track performance measures and report on the budget to actual as established by New Mexico DFA State Budget Division.

● Ensures all SFA deadlines are met and submitted documents are in compliance. Knowledge and usage of the Manual of Model Accounting Practices (MAPs) as established by the New Mexico DFA Financial Control Division.

● Provides guidance and training to Financial Specialists in budget coordination and preparation.

● Prepares various financial documents, projections, and reports and makes recommendations to the AOC Director, Court Executive Officer, Division Director, and/or Chief Financial Officer.

● Other duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $63,512.00 - $68,293.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Military leave
• Paid jury duty
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• No nights
• No weekends

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Lunas, NM 87031: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person