Budget Analyst 1, 2 or 3 ID-13722

May 2, 2025

Salary: $50,000.00 - $72,000.00 Annually
Location : Decatur, GA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 25-041
Division: Administrative Section
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 01/17/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The incumbent will occasionally be required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop and kneel.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position requires the incumbent to work in an office setting which includes shared office space with other employees.
This is not a remote position.

NOTE: This position may require some travel and operating a state vehicle. A valid Georgia driver's license is required.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Budget Analyst 1 (FIP010; Pay Grade I)

Associate degree from an accredited college or university in public administration, business administration, accounting, finance or related fields ORtwo years of fiscal analysis experience
Budget Analyst 2 (FIP011; Pay Grade: J)

Associate degree in accounting, business/public administration, or finance from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of fiscal analysis job-related experience; or four (4) years of fiscal analysis job-related experience; or two (2) years of experience at the lower level Budget Analyst 1 (FIP010) or equivalent position.
Budget Analyst 3 (FIP012; Pay Grade: L)
Associate degree in accounting, business/public administration, or finance from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of fiscal analysis job-related experience; or two (2) years of experience at the lower level Budget Analyst 2 (FIP011) or equivalent position.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Preference will be given to applicants that, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, possess three or more of the following:

Two or more years of budget/financial analytical experience (e.g., approving expenditures, preparing budget projections).
One to two years of experience with Financial Grant Management Systems to include monitoring and reconciling federal grants.
Knowledge of the State of Georgia's travel policy and experience with approving travel expense reports in the TTE/Concur System.
Experience with preparing and entering the annual operating budget and budget amendments in the Office of Planning and Budget's Planning and Budget Cloud Services (PBCS) system.
One to two years of experience with TeamWorks Financials.
Knowledge of State of Georgia budget development and legislative processes.

Supplemental Information
The GBI reserves the right to close this job announcement once a qualified applicant pool has been identified.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or by e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Applicants who are not selected for an interview will not receive notification.
Foreign Education: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is equivalent to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. This evaluation must be a course-by-course evaluation that includes each completed course/subject and the U.S. credit equivalent. Applicants must submit (2) copies of the credential evaluations to the address noted above by the deadline. For a listing of services that can perform this evaluation, see the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services website at http://www.naces.org/members.htm.
Due to budget constraints, the GBI is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
Applicants must present a professional image during all phases of the GBI hiring process, to include when interviewing, either in-person or virtually. The attire and appearance of applicants interviewing must be what is generally accepted as both professional and appropriate for a business work environment.

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