BUDGET ANALYST-SES - 67015000

Requisition No: 872585 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: BUDGET ANALYST-SES - 67015000

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67015000 

Salary:  $68,000.00 - $73,500.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 03/25/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: BUDGET ANALYST - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: BUDGET ANALYST

POSITION NUMBER: 67015000

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in Tallahassee, FL.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$68,000.00 - $73,500.00 Annually                       $2,615.38 – 2,826.92 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This position is assigned to manage the budget for the Agency’s Developmental Disabilities Public Facilities budget entity.

The Work You Will Do 

• Responsible for the processing of budget amendments for the Developmental Disabilities Public Facilities through the Budget Amendment Processing System (BAPS). Performs analyses of budget amendment requests to determine if appropriate and necessary. Prepares the budget amendment file with required supporting data for review and approval. Verifies/reconciles budget transaction entries (allotments, appropriations, releases) to the Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) system, including State Accounts, and the Appropriation Ledger. Processes budget and personnel amendments in accordance with agency procedures and Chapter 216, Florida Statutes.

• Develops the Agency’s Unit Cost Summary (UCS) for timely submission as part of the LBR process. Gathers all information required to produce and ensure the Agency’s UCS balances to within the OPB stated parameters.

• Has a significant role in the development, preparation, formulation and implementation of the Approved Operating Budget (AOB) for the Developmental Disabilities Public Facilities. The AOB is the working budget document for the agency for the fiscal year. Responsibilities include input of budget data into FLAIR, and the documentation of allocation methodologies of the AOB.

• Has a significant role in the development and implementation of growth and technical issues for the agency's Legislative Budget Request (LBR) including input of budget data into the Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS). Is knowledgeable of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) and can provide technical assistance concerning its contents (i.e. approved budget amounts, new issues, nonrecurring issues).

• Provides technical support in reviewing and analyzing budgetary data in order to make recommendations to the Budget Supervisor and other agency managers and take necessary corrective actions. This is based on the routine review of the Schedule of Allotment Balances and other reports available, and analyses of spending plan projection trends. Assists and provides technical assistance to the program staff when necessary.

• Prepares data related to requests from the Chief of Financial Services and/or the Deputy Director of Budget, Planning and Administration.

• Assists in the position reconciliation as part of the Startup process for the next year’s LBR.

• Reviews contracts for appropriate coding and budget availability.

• Provides budget approval of Personnel Action Requests through People First as needed.

• Requests accounting codes (Expansion Options, Other Cost Accumulators, etc.) to be established when necessary.

• Maintains files for spending plans, budget amendments and analyses with appropriate and complete documentation.

• Serves as the APD Fiscal Liaison for the Family Care Council (FCC) in compiling monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports of the FCC fiscal activity as contained in the State of Florida’s accounting system which are provided to the APD Regional Office Staff, Local Council members, Executive Board and committee members including the APD Headquarter staff and Office of the Inspector General.

• Participates in workgroups, phone calls and meetings related to budget and spending plan discussions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience working in LAS/PBS,

• Experience with Microsoft Office programs including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Methods of compiling/data collection and data analysis.

• Monitoring techniques.

• Statewide accounting systems

• Florida State Governmental Budgeting Processes

• Knowledge of the General Appropriations Act (GAA)

Ability to:

• Review, analyze, and evaluate financial data

• Conduct financial data research and prepare analysis

• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for financial data.

• Collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work and activities relating to financial data.
• Work independently

• Communicate effectively

• Recognize the validity, authenticity, and propriety of accounting and financial records

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.