Senior Budgeting Analyst​/Trainee

Overview

Duties Description The incumbent will be assigned to the Business Office within the Office of Budget and Finance and will report to the Assistant Director of Financial Administration
2. Their job duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Supervising the Accounts Payable Team;
• Providing direct supervision for the state operations accounts payable functions, assist with procurement related functions;
• Contract monitoring;
• Working closely on budget related issues including cash ceilings, purchasing, and cost center utilization;
• Assisting with the close-out process for fiscal year and new year process implementation;
• Responding to voucher inquiries from control agencies such as Office of State Comptroller (OSC);
• Maintaining oversight on purchase and net card administration including deactivating/suspending cards;
• Processing refunds of appropriation, credit memos, journal vouchers, and check re-issues as needed;
• Reviewing and updating procedure manuals and other training materials;
• Reviewing tasks completed by subordinates for accuracy and provide guidance to resolve problems;
• Completing annual internal control reviews;
• Assisting the Travel Team with coding and processing travel vouchers;
• Completing annual reporting requirements in collaboration with other Office of Budget and Finance teams; and
• Handling other projects as assigned by supervisor or management.

Minimum Qualifications

Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1, NS:
Four years of experience in budget estimation, justification, and expenditure control functions. An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience. All candidates that have taken and passed the most recent Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) exam are encouraged to apply.

Advanced placement to the trainee 2 or journey level may be possible depending on education and experience.

• Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
  
  Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

NY HELPS:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Competitive Minimum Qualifications

Senior Budgeting Analyst, SG-18:
Permanent service in this title or one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c service in a title SG-16 or higher and otherwise eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law.

Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1, NS:
Reachable on the current eligible list; OR Permanent service in this title or one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-11 or higher and otherwise eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law. You may be eligible for 70.4 transfer to the Trainee 1 level if you have served one year in a position SG-11 or higher, have a bachelor’s degree, and a passing score on the most recent PCO or PATT exam.

Preferred…