Budget Administrator 1 Location Baton Rouge, LA (Downtown area) : Supplemental Information Department MISSION DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters. Department VISION We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people. Department VALUES Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity. This position is located in East Baton Rouge Parish. The incumbent in the position will oversee the budget for Child Welfare. This position is located in the Budget Unit within the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Child Welfare (CW). This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application. The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties . If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the "Duties" section for each job the specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience. List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities" For additional information about this vacancy, please contact Jacqueline Hamilton via email at: Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A baccalaureate degree plus five years of professional level experience in budgeting, engineering, accounting, financial auditing, procurement, human resources, management analysis, policy planning, statistical analysis or financial services. SUBSTITUTIONS: Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree. Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows: A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree. 30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree. 60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree. 90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree. 120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree. College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree. A master's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, human resources, public administration, or statistics will substitute for one year of the required general experience. NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university. Job Concepts Function of Work: To plan, direct, coordinate, and manage the budget activities of a department in state government. Level of Work: Administrator. Supervision Received: Administrative from a higher-level Budget Administrator or executive. Supervision Exercised: Generally over subordinate professional budget staff. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from other Budget Administrator levels by the size of the executive budget, size of the program, number of funding sources, number of budgets, and approved T.O. Differs from Budget Manager by the wider variety and number of funding recipients, funding sources, projects and programs, and budget units.
Examples of Work EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Administers the operation of the budget and approves budget procedures.
Reviews all budget requests and recommends budget level to executive management.
Directs the preparation of reports to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State Budget Officer regarding management and budget matters and other items related to the overall operations of the department.
Serves as adviser to departmental committees or section groups in the design, development, and implementation of new management information, fiscal and budget reporting systems, and in the modification of current systems.
Reviews state legislation and executive orders for interpretation, implementation, and compliance.
