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Also known as:
Budget Analyst, Budget Coordinator, Budget Examiner, Budget Officer, Cost Analyst
SNAPSHOT
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Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
Leadership |
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Critical decision making |
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Level of responsibilities |
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Job challenge and pressure to meet deadlines |
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Dealing and handling conflict |
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Competition for this position |
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Communication with others |
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Work closely with team members, clients etc. |
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Comfort of the work setting |
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Exposure to extreme environmental conditions |
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Exposure to job hazards |
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Physical demands |
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DAILY TASKS
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Interpret budget directives and establish policies for carrying out directives. |
Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports. |
Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests. |
Perform cost-benefit analyses to compare operating programs, review financial requests, or explore alternative financing methods. |
Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls. |
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. |
Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs. |
Seek new ways to improve efficiency and increase profits. |
Consult with managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes. |
Compile and analyze accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program. |
Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation. |
MAIN ACTIVITIES
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Interacting With Computers |
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
Getting Information |
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
Analyzing Data or Information |
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
Processing Information |
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates |
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work |
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems |
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships |
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
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Economics and Accounting |
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
English Language |
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
Mathematics |
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
Administration and Management |
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
Computers and Electronics |
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
Clerical |
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
Customer and Personal Service |
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
Law and Government |
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
KEY ABILITIES
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Written Comprehension |
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
Mathematical Reasoning |
The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
Number Facility |
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
Oral Comprehension |
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
Oral Expression |
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
Problem Sensitivity |
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
Written Expression |
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
Deductive Reasoning |
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
TOP SKILLS
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Active Listening |
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
Reading Comprehension |
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
Speaking |
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
Critical Thinking |
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
Judgment and Decision Making |
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
Complex Problem Solving |
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
Mathematics |
Using mathematics to solve problems. |
Time Management |
Managing one's own time and the time of others. |