SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST - 55000599

Requisition No: 857452 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST - 55000599

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55000599 

Salary:  $80,000.00 to $90,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 09/19/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

COST CENTER 928 / OFFICE OF WORK PROGRAM AND BUDGET

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: CHRIS EVANS 

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 850-414-4650

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: CHRIS.EVANS@DOT.STATE.FL.US

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $3,065.13 - $3,448.28 BIWEEKLY RANGE

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

Our Mission

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

The Work You Will Do:

Senior Budget Analyst/Office of Work Program and Budget/Budget Office

The Senior Budget Analyst supports the Florida Department of Transportation by coordinating key components of the agency’s annual Legislative Budget Request and Fixed Capital Outlay submissions. This role ensures budget accuracy, compliance, and alignment with state priorities while providing financial analysis, legislative impact reviews, and technical guidance. The position directly contributes to effective budget planning and strategic resource allocation across the Department.

The Difference You Will Make:

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. 

How You Will Grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development.  Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses. 

Where You Will Work:

605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Coordinates the completion of segments of the Department's annual Legislative Budget Request. This includes the following: Proposes guidelines for the annual budget submission for management consideration, interprets instructions from the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget and incorporates into Department budget instructions, explains/defends proposed issues during management reviews, and the operating budget request for assigned areas, monitors budget preparation for technical accuracy and compliance with budget instructions, coordination of manual exhibits for legislative budget request. Serves as a technical liaison with Office of Policy and Budget on the statewide automated budgeting system Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS).

Provides analyses of and coordinates the preparation of budget amendments including the Roll-Forward and Realignment budget amendment requests in coordination with the Office of Work Program. Coordination, tracking, and completion of all Department work program budget amendments submitted to the Executive Office of the Governor. Serves as principal liaison with the Office of Work Program and the Comptroller's Office on all budget matters affecting the Work Program, Trust Fund, and debt reporting.

Tracking and analysis of proposed legislation for potential impacts to the Florida Department of Transportation. Collaborates with internal subject matter experts to ensure accurate interpretation of complex legislative proposals. Coordination of detailed bill summaries and fiscal impact analysis.

Leads the creation, maintenance, and accuracy of a Master Allocation Table (MAT) dataset for all budget units within the Department.

Prepares recurring salary rate analyses used by the department. Directs and manages the rate evaluation process. Provides data analysis on rate scenarios for management upon request.

Works in close coordination with staff offices to recommend strategies to resolve budget issues. Evaluates proposed budget adjustments (budget amendments, 5% transfers, allotment transfers) to ensure compliance with established policy. Performs recurring budget data analyses to help ensure that the Department's budget authority is accurately requested, allocated, and consumed.

Provides oversight for the accurate and timely development and processing of allotment transfer requests, including the posting of transfers within the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem (FLAIR).

Tracking and analysis of proposed legislation for potential impacts to the Florida Department of Transportation. Collaborates with internal subject matter experts to ensure accurate interpretation of complex legislative proposals. Coordination of detailed bill summaries and fiscal impact analysis.

Provides technical assistance to Department management relating to budget. Responds to requests for information on the Department's budget request or appropriations. Performs recurring budget data analyses to help ensure that the Department's budget authority is accurately requested, allocated, and consumed.

Performs special projects to ensure the Budget Office operates in a consistent, predictable, repeatable, efficient, and innovative manner.

Serves as a Lead Analyst in the Budget Office. Assisting in the cross-training and development of other budget staff. Representing the Budget Office with budgetary expertise and professionalism, as needed.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• The Legislative Budget Process
• State of Florida Budget and Accounting principles
• Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS)
• The Department’s Work Program
• Financial terminology
• Financial analysis principles

Skills in:

• Use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite including, at a minimum: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel – including the ability to analyze data with pivot tables and vertical lookup tables)

Ability to:

• Understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Utilize problem-solving techniques
• Create detailed analyses and briefing documents related to budget requests
• Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments
• Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.  QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities.  Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided.  Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.  

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.