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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service BUDGET ANALYST in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

BUDGET ANALYST

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BUDGET ANALYST

Salary

$2,784.00 - $5,460.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

SSD2025-06

Department

SSC Special School District

Opening Date

01/28/2025

Closing Date

2/2/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

“Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities”

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED AT THE LOUISIANA SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE.

The Budget Analyst is an Unclassified Position.

The incumbent of this position is responsible for the shared services business needs for the Special School District schools and programs with a high degree of complexity due to the five (5) day, 24-hour residential/school programs, the numerous types of employees, the wide variety of appropriated and non-appropriated funding sources and the four (4) program budget/appropriation structure.

LSD and LSVI share major operating divisions, containing work units with interacted missions; have budgets in excess of $25 million. Approximately 25% of the staff is Deaf/Hard of Hearing.

The Louisiana Special Schoolsdo not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in our programs and activities. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination may be referred toMary Gloston, Human Resources Director at mgloston@lsdvi.org.

RELEASE OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION INFORMATION: La. R.S. 17:3884(D) requires that any school board wishing to hire a person who has been assessed or evaluated pursuant to the Children First Act, La. R.S. 17:3871, et seq., whether that person is already employed by that school system or not, shall request such person's assessment and evaluation results as part of the application process. Please be advised that, as part of the mandated process, your previous assessment and evaluation results will be requested. You have the opportunity to apply, review the information received, and provide any response or information you deem appropriate.

Physical Activity Level: The employee must be able to perform assigned duties without significant risk of substantial harm to his/her own safety/security and the safety/security of others. Some work is performed in physically comfortable positions with little or light physical effort, and some work requires moderate effort. Physical requirements are subject to reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA standards.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" linkabove and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by logging into their account. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment.

Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

ALICIA HOLMES, HR Specialist

Human Resources

(225)757-3207

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor’s degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform budget preparation, review, and monitoring activities.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Generally from a higher-level fiscal position.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Budget Analyst 2 by less complexity and number of variables in budget(s) prepared, reviewed, and monitored.

Examples of Work

Monitors and forecasts revenues and expenditures to identify trends and potential funding problems.

Prepares required reports and financial statements which include the compilation and analysis of data.

Proposes alternatives to spending and revisions in authorized budget.

Reviews, projects, reports, and proposes changes to performance indicators.

Prepares budget adjustment forms as necessary to draw or transfer funds.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

  • New Year's Day

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

  • Mardi Gras,

  • Good Friday,

  • Memorial Day,

  • Independence Day,

  • Labor Day,

  • Veteran's Day,

  • Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

  • Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

  • Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

  • Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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    I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

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  • No

    02

    Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

  • Yes

  • No

    03

    If you answered Yes to the above question, please give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

    04

    I understand that this position is unclassified and that I will not gain permanent status or tenure.

  • Yes

  • No

    05

    Are you willing/able to work over-time occasionally, if needed?

  • Yes

  • No

    06

    Do you possess a Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Statistics or a related area?

  • Yes

  • No

    07

    How many years of budget, accounting and/or financial experience in State or Federal Government do you have?

    08

    Are you a current or former employee of Special School District?

  • Yes

  • No

    09

    Are you related to a current employee of Special School District?

  • Yes

  • No

    10

    Do you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate?

  • Yes

  • No

    11

    Do you know American Sign Language?

  • Yes

  • No

    12

    This position may have daily communication with employees that require ASL; are you willing to learn ASL (American Sign Language)?

  • Yes

  • No

    Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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