Budget Analyst

Full Job Description

The Office of Budget & Finance department is seeking a Budget Analyst to support a county line of business providing guidance and support to departments for budgeting and financial planning. Budget analysts assist with financial planning and forecasting, provide support for management decision making, and prepare financial management recommendations for key decision makers.

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Location and hours:
This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at Hennepin County Government Center at 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487, and remote as job duties require. Work hours are primarily days, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.


About the position type:
This position is a full-time, benefit earning position.

This position is internally classified as Financial Management Analyst, Senior.
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Note: You must attach a resume with your application materials to be considered for this position.

In this position, you will:

• Serve as the budget analyst and liaison to county departments and lines of business.
• Create analysis and written documents to support the county budget process, including financial summaries, charts, presentations, memorandums, reports, board resolutions, and budget books.
• Consult with and advise County Administration, departments, and the County Board on financial and related business matters.
• Communicate and coordinate with other county departments to jointly complete shared work products.
• Review and analyze departmental forecasts and monitor departmental expenditures and revenues.
• Prepare and analyze financial projections for county funds, utilizing knowledge of individual components within each fund, external factors, and anticipated organizational changes in service needs.
• Negotiate and recommend adjustments to departmental budget requests.
• Monitor, analyze or forecast the financial impact of proposed or enacted legislation.
• Provide back-up coverage for team members, and other tasks as assigned.
  
  

Need to have:

• One of the following:
  • Six or more years of experience with work involving the analysis, explanation, and presentation of numerical data, such as financial or economic review, accounting or statistical analysis, or other related work.
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, public administration, actuarial sciences, accounting, finance, or a closely related field and two or more years of experience with work involving the analysis, explanation, and presentation of numerical data, such as financial or economic review, accounting or statistical analysis, or other related work.
  • Master's degree or higher in business administration, economics, public administration, actuarial sciences, accounting, finance or a closely related field and one or more years of experience with work involving the analysis, explanation, and presentation of numerical data, such as financial or economic review, accounting or statistical analysis, or other related work.

Nice to have:

• Experience:
  • Performing budget development and financial statement analysis.
  • Writing financial-related reports and presenting findings to upper-level management.
  • Working with budgeting software.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of:
  • Principles and practices of government finance and management systems.
  • Expenditure/revenue budget analysis, financial statement analysis, expenditure/revenue forecasting, and funds administration.
  • Generally accepted accounting principles, theories, and procedures.
  • Goals and objectives relating to financial management software applications and PC spreadsheets.
• Ability to:
  • Plan, coordinate, consolidate, and monitor expenditure/revenue budgets.
  • Perform financial analysis and management studies.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of employees.
  • Prepare budget reports, set funding priorities, negotiate budget adjustments, and conduct budget review hearings.
  • Analyze and interpret accounting records, budgets, and other financial reports.

About the department:
The Office of Budget & Finance (OBF) works to ensure sound credit conditions, working capital, and overall financial health within Hennepin County by supporting strategic objectives through leveraging technology, effective management of financial and human resource systems and services, as well as Hennepin County's commitment to equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity, and inclusion. The OBF is organized into two divisions:

The Finance, Budget Analysis & Accounting division performs budget preparation and analysis, revenue and expenditure forecasting, legislative analysis, treasury services, debt management, accounting, financial reporting, asset management, and payroll services.

Additionally, OBF performs risk management in cooperation with the County Attorney's Office to monitor and control the financial and operational risk for Hennepin County.

The APEX division provides maintenance and production support for the county's PeopleSoft Enterprise Resource Planning system (known as APEX) and the iNovah Point of Sale system. User support occurs in coordination with the Human Resources Service Center.

About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the elimination of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

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This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

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This position will have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data.

Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Candidates invited to the second-round interview will be asked to create and discuss a financial summary based on information provided by the interview panel. Final candidates may be required to complete a drug test and/or background check.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Roberta Arpinar
Roberta.Arpinar@hennepin.us