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Division Director - Budget (#017680) Budget/Finance, Columbia (RICHLAND)
State of South Carolina
Department of Corrections
Location
RICHLAND, South Carolina, 29201
Salary
$79,600 - $111,500
per year
Type
Full-Time
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April 21, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading the budgeting team for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, where you'll create and manage financial plans, prepare reports, and ensure everything aligns with the agency's goals and rules.
It's a leadership role focused on handling money matters for the prison system.
A good fit would be someone with strong finance experience who enjoys working with numbers, policies, and top executives to keep budgets on track.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field
- Eight years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance, or banking (or associate's degree with ten years)
- Knowledge of budgeting processes, preferably in SCDC
- Ability to direct development and implementation of budgeting systems
- Skills in economic forecasting, budget preparation, and analysis
- Experience in preparing financial and statistical reports
- Strong leadership to confer with executives and represent the agency externally
Full Job Description
- Directs the development, implementation, and maintenance of agency budgeting systems, ensuring they support operational needs, policy requirements, and strategic financial planning.
- Leads the development, coordination, and execution of all budgetary processes, including economic forecasting, data accumulation, budget request preparation, analysis, estimate revisions, and final budget consolidation.
- Plans, develops, interprets, and implements budgeting policies, standards, and procedures to support agency financial operations and ensure consistency across all programs.
- Oversees preparation and delivery of internal and external financial and statistical reports, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance.
- Monitors implementation of financial systems and reporting practices.
- Confers with executive leadership to establish budgetary goals and financial priorities.
- Serves as the primary representative with external agencies regarding budgetary requirements, planning expectations, and compliance matters.
Questions regarding the application process, this job posting or any other postings with the SCDC should be directed to:
Requirements
State of South Carolina Minimum Requirements:
A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and professional experience in a related area, such as accounting, auditing, finance, or banking.
SCDC Minimum Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and eight years' professional experience in a related area, such as accounting, auditing, finance, or banking
OR
- An associate’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and ten years' professional experience in a related area, such as accounting, auditing, finance, or banking.
Qualifications
Knowledge of SCDC budgets processes is preferred.Additional Information
The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.
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