Current Job Opportunity

Date: January 26, 2010

Closing Date: February 8, 2010

Position Number: 11129

Position Title: Budget Analyst

Job Location: Office of the State Courts Administrator, Budget Services, Tallahassee, Florida

Salary Range: $3,599.46 - $6,838.97 (Monthly*)

*The successful candidate will be hired at the minimum salary.

The essential function of the position within the organization is to assist with the coordination, analysis and development of the State Courts System budgeting process. The position is responsible for coordinating, projecting, analyzing and tracking expenditures; preparing, monitoring and analyzing budget funding needs, requests and allotments; developing and evaluating objectives for program specific budgets; submitting and defending budgets; preparing budget amendments; and performing general accounting, including preparing and presenting complex reports. Other essential functions of the position may include managing and directing procurement, asset management and overall distribution of goods and services; reviewing and approving purchase requisitions/orders. The position works under general supervision independently developing work methods and sequences.

Education and Training Guidelines:

Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis and additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Public Administration or a closely related field and three years of related experience.

Competencies:

Data Responsibility:
Directs others in major events and reports on activities and results. Conducts research to discover new methodologies or to find solutions for unresolved problems.

People Responsibility:
Persuades or influences others in favor of a service, course of action, or point of view, may enforce policies.

Assets Responsibility:
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving considerable economies and/or preventing considerable losses through accounting for or handling large amounts of money.

Mathematical Requirements:
Uses mathematics involving the practical application of fractions, percentages, rations and proportions; or measurements, logarithmic, or geometric construction; may use algebraic solutions of equations and inequalities; descriptive statistics; deductive geometry, plans and solid, and rectangular coordinates; mathematical and classifications or schemes.

Communications Requirements:
Reads professional publications and technical manuals; composes complex reports and manuals; may speak formally to groups outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:
Performs work involving the application of policies, guidelines, and rules; and thinking to solve practical problems within or applying to a unit or division of the organization; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact on Decision:
Makes decisions with moderate impact - affects those in work unit.

Equipment Usage:
Handles machines, tools, equipment, or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items, such as computers, peripherals, or software programs such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, or complex custom financial/accounting applications such as FLAIR and LAS/PBS.

Special Comments:

**Preference will be given to applicants with LAS/PBS and FLAIR experience.

How to Apply:

Submit a current and complete State of Florida application and verification of required education (i.e., copy of college degree or college transcript) to: