Lead Budget Analyst V

Home to SXSW, Austin City Limits (ACL), and glorious natural springs and parks, Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States, as well as the Live Music Capital of the World. Austin is the historic state capital of Texas and is the location of the Texas Department of Transportation Headquarters. TxDOT's Financial Management Division is seeking Lead Budget Analyst V . Come join our team at our beautiful, new Stassney campus in Austin, where you will have access to covered employee parking, walking trails, on-site fitness center, coffee bar, and on-site cafeteria. We have a diverse workforce of over 13,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let's talk!

At TxDOT we value employee work-life-balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include flexed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, in-house fitness center, career development programs, tuition assistance, and various other benefits. For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/hrd/careers/hidden_benefits.pdf

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At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans

• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees

• On-The-Job Training

• Tuition Assistance Program

• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Performs highly advanced (senior-level) budget preparation and analysis work. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Employees at this level may be considered technical experts and may often provide strategic direction and oversight on the most complex budget analysis work. Assists in or plans, coordinates, and helps prepare the agency’s administrative operating budget, Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR), fiscal notes, and other financial (and legislative) reports. Provides financial oversight and support to various Departments and Districts. Develop budgets at various levels, including method of finance (MOF), object of expenses (OOE), and multi-year forecasts, often involving strategic planning for future growth. Monitors agency revenues, expenditures, encumbrances, and un-obligated balances to ensure that expenses are within fiscal constraints and implements corrective actions as necessary. Provides oversight of staff workload, performance, and day-to-day activity. 

Essential Duties:

• Assists in or plans, coordinates, and helps prepare the agency’s administrative operating budget, Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR), fiscal notes, and other financial (and legislative) reports.
• Lead and manage staff workload, performance, and day-to-day activities
• Serves as the budget liaison with internal stakeholders to field budgetary and fiscal related inquiries.
• Supports the preparation of key presentations and financial reports to communicate the budgetary plan and progress to executive-level administration.
• Performs complex budget and financial tasks.
• Analyzes trends, tracks, and projects future expenditures and budgetary needs.
• Reviews requests for additional funds or resource reallocation; evaluates justification, recommends actions and answer inquiries on budget/resource
• related matters.
• Research legal statutes and historical financial information.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 5 years of experience in budget analysis or budget forecasting. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). 

Licenses And Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, etc. highly preferred.

Competencies:

• Knowledge of accounting, budgetary, and management principles, practices, and procedures; of forecasting methodologies; and of automated accounting, budgeting, and forecasting programs.
• Proficient in MS Office, with an advance working knowledge of Excel
• Ability to analyze fiscal management information, to determine appropriate use of funds, to perform statistical analyses, and to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of legislative appropriation request and annual operating budget processes and of performance measurement and reporting.
• Ability to identify and develop budgetary reports and schedules, to analyze management problems and develop and present solutions
• Analyzing detailed accounting records, troubleshooting associated problems, and interpreting and applying applicable laws, policies, and procedures.
• Interacts with internal and external stakeholders in a friendly and professional manner, works to resolve inquiries quickly and effectively.
• Communicates effectively using prescribed formats, and adhering to all rules of spelling, grammar, punctuation, diction and style.
• Using a computer in a Windows environment with Microsoft Office word processing, spreadsheet, and other business software to analyze data and prepare correspondence and reports.
• Working effectively under pressure to meet strict deadlines while maintaining extreme attention to detail.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions:

• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Sitting - prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions Of Employment:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information