Budget Analyst 4

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　　Budget Analyst 4

　　Salary

　　$4,177.00 - $8,194.00 Monthly

　　Location

　　Baton Rouge, LA

　　Job Type

　　Classified

　　Job Number

　　OMF-12324-JD

　　Department

　　Revenue-Office of Revenue

　　Division

　　Budget and Finance

　　Opening Date

　　01/23/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/1/2024 11:59 PM Central

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Questions

　　Supplemental Information

　　The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is responsible for fairly and efficiently collecting state tax revenues to fund public services, to regulate charitable gaming and the sale of alcoholic beverage and tobacco, and to support state agencies in the collection of overdue debts. Collectively, each program, unit, division and group work together to provide the core services to taxpayers of the State of Louisiana and stakeholders of the agency. LDR is comprised of the following groups: Tax Collection, Charitable Gaming, Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC), Debt Recovery, and Louisiana Tax Free Shopping Commission.

　　The Financial Services Division's Accounts Payable Sectionserves the operating accounting functions for the Department of Revenue's agency, and the Office of Revenue with 3 separate appropriated programs; Tax collection, Alcohol and Tobacco Control and Charitable Gaming having combined approximate $100 million operating budget from multiple means of financing (general fund direct, self-generated, statutory dedication, federal, and interagency transfers).

　　The Financial Administrative Services section of the Financial Services Division is responsible for processing all agency related travel, purchases, contracts and procurement. This section is dedicated to providing the services and support necessary to meet the goals and objectives of the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) in an efficient and cost effective manner that is in compliance with all state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

　　ABOUT THIS POSITION:

　　Prepares and monitors the Department's annual budget request (approximately $110 million) by preparing all related budget documents for assigned budget categories.

　　Prepares budget spread by section at the beginning of each fiscal year based on what was appropriated in House Bill 1.

　　Assists in Performance Accountability and Reporting, and Performance Planning duties required by Act 1465 (Louisiana Government Performance and Accountability Act) of 1997.

　　Prepares BA-7's needed to request increases/decreases in the initial budget appropriation and other lSlS/LaGov budgetary documents.

　　Communicates with and provides necessary support documentation to the approving office, such as the Commissioner of Administration and/or the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), Office of Technology Services (OTS) Interim Support Group (lSG), Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy (OSRAP) and the Treasurer's Office.

　　Reviews and monitors bills that have a fiscal impact on the Department - primarily House Bill 1.

　　Recommends and assists in the preparation of amendments to the General Appropriation Bill upon passage.

　　Confers with Budget Administrator and Directors as needed on problem areas, corrections or improvements.

　　Reviews Department contracts, purchase requisitions, supply room purchases, leases and payables documents to ensure availability of funds and budget authority and assigns cost accounting and budgetary codes.

　　AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

　　Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.

　　Managing Budgets: The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.

　　Working with Financial Information: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

　　How to Apply :

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

　　Please click on the below links to learn more about this position.

　　Budget Analyst 4 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=171430)

　　Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title andNOTthe maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

　　To view other vacancies at the Louisiana Department of Revenue, please click here (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/ldr) .

　　Applications will be rejected if the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications, submits an incomplete application or fails to apply by the closing date of the announcement. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application listing complete work experience and education.

　　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. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

　　If you are applying for a position which requires a baccalaureate and/or master's degree you may apply 90 days prior to receipt of your degree however the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date. Please contact the HR representative listed below to ensure that your application is accepted as eligible.

　　To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page

　　For further information about this vacancy contact:

　　Jennifer Duncan

　　Louisiana Department of Revenue

　　Human Resources Division

　　P.O. Box 66378

　　Baton Rouge, LA 70896

　　[email protected]

　　The Louisiana Department of Revenue is an Equal Opportunity Employer

　　Louisiana is a State as A Model Employer for People with Disabilities

　　VACANCY INFORMATION:

　　This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions available within the Louisiana Department of Revenue within 90 days of the closing date.

　　This position may be filled as a:

　　· Probational Appointment

　　· Job Appointment

　　· Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees)

　　· Detail to Special Duty

　　Current permanent status classified state employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

　　This position will be domiciled inEast Baton RougeParish. Applicants must select this parish on their application to indicate that they are available to work in the parish of this vacancy.

　　A Tax and Natural Disaster Clearance will be conducted on all selected applicants to validate the timely submission of tax returns and payments. It is a requirement that all Revenue employees must adhere to all tax laws of the State of Louisiana.

　　LA R.S.15:587.5, 587.6 and the IRS require the Louisiana Department of Revenue to conduct a criminal history records check of a prospective employee who will access federal tax information to perform job duties. Any applicant who receives and accepts a conditional offer of employment will require a completed criminal history records check prior to his or her first day of work.

　　Qualifications

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

　　A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional level experience in accounting; financial auditing; budgeting; procurement; human resources; policy planning; statistical analysis; or financial services.

　　SUBSTITUTIONS:

　　Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

　　Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

　　A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

　　30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

　　A master's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, human resources, public administration, or statistics will substitute for one year of the required experience.

　　NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

　　Job Concepts

　　Function of Work:

　　To perform specialized budget preparation, review, and monitoring activities.

　　Level of Work:

　　Advanced.

　　Supervision Received:

　　Generally from a Budget Administrator or other higher-level fiscal position.

　　Supervision Exercised:

　　May supervise one lower-level fiscal position.

　　Functional over departmental/agency/program staff regarding budgetary matters.

　　Location of Work:

　　May be used by all state agencies.

　　Job Distinctions:

　　Differs from Budget Analyst 3 by the presence of serving as a technical specialist over assigned programs.

　　Differs from Budget Manager by absence of supervisory responsibility.

　　Examples of Work

　　May serve as a technical specialist performing in-depth/expanded activities in programs requiring advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities.

　　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

　　01

　　DE: Rate your ability to display expertise based on our definition: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying expertise

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display expertise

　　3= I can display expertise

　　4= I can display expertise and help others improve their ability to display expertise

　　02

　　DE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

　　03

　　MB: Rate your ability to manage budgets based on our definition: The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing budgets

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage budgets

　　3= I can manage budgets

　　4= I can manage budgets and help others improve their ability to manage budgets

　　04

　　MB: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

　　05

　　WFI: Rate your ability to work with financial information based on our definition: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable working with financial information

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to work with financial information

　　3= I can work with financial information

　　4= I can work with financial information and help others improve their ability to work with financial information

　　06

　　WFI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

　　07

　　Do you possess a baccalaureate degree (or six years of full-time work experience to substitute for the degree) as required for this position?

　　Yes

　　No

　　08

　　Have you attached a copy of your transcript(s) to this application? Failure to do so will result in your application not being considered for this vacancy.

　　Yes

　　No

　　N/A (6 yrs. exp)

　　09

　　What experience do you have with LaGov budget development?

　　10

　　Do you have experience with the LaGov FMBB Budget upload? If yes, explain. If No enter N/A.

　　11

　　Do you have experience with the LaGov FMBB Budget Adjustments with BA-7 and EB? If yes, explain. If No, enter NA.

　　12

　　Do you have any budget analysis experience?

　　Yes

　　No

　　13

　　If you answered YES to the previous questions, describe your experience and reference any work experience that is included in your application (NOT resume). If you answered No, enter N/A.

　　14

　　Do you have experience with the state's accounting system, LaGov? If so, which modules did you work in and describe your experience and interaction? If no experience, type N/A.

　　15

　　Do you have experience using Business Objects?

　　Yes

　　No

　　16

　　If you answered "YES" to the previous question, please describe your experience with Business Objects and reference any work experience that is included in your application (not resume). If you answered "NO" to the previous question, enter "N/A".

　　17

　　Do you have experience with Excel including VLookup, Pivot tables, linking worksheets to combine data, etc.? If so, please explain. If no experience, type N/A.

　　18

　　Do you have experience performing accounting transactions related to federal grants, and/or cost allocation? If so, describe the transactions. If no experience, type N/A.

　　19

　　Do you have any close friend(s) and/or family member(s) who currently work for LA Department of Revenue ? If so, please list their name(s) and relation to you. If none, please enter "N/A".

　　20

　　LA. R.S.15:587.5, 587.6 and the IRS require the Louisiana Department of Revenue ("LDR") to conduct a criminal history records check of a prospective employee who will access federal tax information to perform his job duties. If you are given a conditional offer of employment, a criminal history records check will occur before your first day of work. The check requires submission of your fingerprints that will be run through national and state databases to determine if any criminal offenses are connected to your name. Your name will also be run through local databases to check the same. After that, you will be subject to these checks, at minimum, every 5 years during your employment at LDR. Check the "Yes" box below to show your understanding of this information.

　　Yes

　　No

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　　State of Louisiana

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　　the supplemental information above.

　　Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

　　Phone

　　(866) 783-5462

　　Website

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