DOS - BUDGET ANALYST-SES - 45000550

Requisition No: 869820 

Agency: Department of State

Working Title: DOS - BUDGET ANALYST-SES - 45000550

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 45000550 

Salary:  $90,000 - $95,000 

Posting Closing Date: 02/20/2026 

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Department of State

Budget Analyst

Division of Administrative Services

45000550

Open Competitive

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma
• A minimum of one year’s experience working within the Florida State budget process

Preferences:

• Experience with the Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS)
• Experience in Microsoft Excel and Access databases

Special Note:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position performs independent professional work providing consultation and assistance to the Director of the Division of Administrative Services and Management of the Department.

This position is responsible for aiding with reconciliations, financial reporting, budget projections, accounting data analysis and other duties as indicated below. Acts in a confidential capacity to aid or assist the Director in preparing the agency budget.

Supervises, trains, and evaluates staff in the unit. Reallocates workflow as needed to meet objectives. Ensures reporting requests are submitted timely to the Department leadership. Ensures property is recorded properly in the Departmental budget trackers.

In conjunction with the Director, formulates and coordinates the submission of the annual Long Range Program Plan (LRPP), which outlines program activities and performance measures, formulates and coordinates the submission of the annual Legislative Budget Request (LBR) and other related schedules, exhibits and reports (including Capital Improvements Plan).

Prepares, reviews, documents, and manages the Division's operational processes by reviewing all Department operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs, preparing budgets for input into the state accounting system, preparing salary projections, adjusting, as necessary, to the allotments in the operating budget, and approving purchase requisitions in MFMP.

Prepares budget projection files using FLAIR Schedule of Allotment Balance and Encumbrance Subsidiary data on monthly basis and coordinating follow-up items from the Divisions. Provides financial information to the Executive Office of the Governor. Provides technical analysis of budget projections to Divisions to facilitate strong institutional fiscal awareness.

Processes budget transfers, budget amendments, completion of OPB memos, updating and maintaining the Department’s shared costs and other budgetary transactions.

Analyzes costs in relation to services performed during previous fiscal years to prepare comparative analyses of operating programs.

Complete special projects/assignments at the direction of the Secretary’s Office and/or the Director of the Division of Administrative Services (or similar role) regarding issues with a budgetary impact or process improvements or changes throughout the Department. Monitor and track legislative bills and fiscal impact analyses as they relate to or impact the budgets or programs of the Department.

Coordinate posting of budgetary transactions into Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS).

Utilizes the Budget Amendment Processing System (BAPS) to submit budget amendments and release requests on behalf of the Agency.

Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of the methods of reviewing and analyzing financial data.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Ability to develop and recommend budgetary revisions.
• Ability to review, analyze and evaluate financial data.
• Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to make detailed analysis and management critiques of budget requests.
• Ability to assist in the preparation and examination of legislative budgets.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS:  A Level 2 criminal background check is a condition of employment.  If selected for this position, you must provide your fingerprints.  We will send your fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veterans, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, abilities, skills, and talents to join our workforce.

Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: https://www.sss.gov

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.