• Job Description

  Req#: 15332
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Fiscal Policy Analyst 1
  Description
  The Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) exists to serve the Governor and the state in five primary ways:
  • Work with the Governor each year to develop a budget recommendation for the upcoming and amended fiscal years that is based on agency requests and that will be presented to the General Assembly
  • Provide research and analysis to the Governor’s Office and other state agencies related to budgetary items as well as to produce an efficient and effective state government
  • Review the agencies’ annual operating budgets to ensure that spending plans comply with the approved appropriations act, sound fiscal stewardship, and the Governor’s goals
  • Develop the state’s strategic plan, outlining the Governor’s vision for the state and how agencies can best support that vision
  • Supply official demographic and statistical data about the state of Georgia
  OPB Fiscal Policy Analyst assists in the development and monitoring of agency budgets and policies for executive and legislative review. OPB analyst analyze laws proposed by the General Assembly and respond to inquiries from general public, legislators, and state agencies. Analyst monitor expenditures as compared to budget and appropriations, and perform detailed and complex revenue and expenditure projections.
  This posting is for the: Health and Human Services Division.
  Job Duties and Responsibilities:
  Analyze agency budget requests and prepare recommendations for review
  Analyze and review agency budget spend plans
  Analyze and review agency allotment requests
  Analyze complex data sets
  Monitor and analyze state and federal legislative and policy proposals and advise division director
  Assist in the preparation of fiscal notes on pending legislation
  Conduct research on key budget and policy priorities for assigned area
  Develop broad expertise into assigned agencies
  Work with assigned agencies to gain understanding of agency programs and initiatives
  Prepare presentations, white papers and policy briefs on budget recommendations and options, program reviews, and policy related topics for assigned area
  Assist in the preparation of various documents published by the office
  Prepare responses to public inquiries for management review
  Monitor expenditures as compared to budget and appropriations
  Perform detailed and complex revenue and expenditure projections
  Conduct and review multi-year financial trends
  Monitor performance of agency programs
  Other duties as assigned
  Additional Information: Due to the volume of applications received by this office, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone.
  Preferred Qualifications:
  Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Math, Finance, or Economics
  Proficient in Excel using Pivot Tables and VLookup
  Knowledge of Statistical Modeling
  Knowledge of Georgia state government operations, including legislative, and budgetary processes
  Knowledge of state and federal laws governing the operations and programs of state agencies in the assigned program areas
  Skill in analyzing complex policy and budgetary issues
  Ability to analyze data and information, draw conclusions, and make recommendations
  Knowledge of TeamWorks Financial Management System software applications
  Bachelor's degree in business or related degree from an accredited college or university AND One year work experience in a position equivalent.
  Additional Information
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  • Requisition ID: FIN02SW
  • Number of Openings: 1
  • Advertised Salary: $50,000
  • Shift: Day Job
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  Georgia is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, whose terrain spans coastal beaches, farmland and mountains. Capital city Atlanta is home of the Georgia Aquarium and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times.

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