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Budget Analyst 2

Location
Atlanta
Work mode
On-site
Employment type
Full-time

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Job Title: Budget Analyst 2 Agency: Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Job Requisition ID: JR0000007453 Shift: Day (United States of America) Compensation Details: $48,000-$55,000 Job Description: Summary/Objective:

Under general supervision, develops, prepares, analyzes and/or revises budgets and supporting schedules for assigned organizations or program areas. Performs review and analysis of budget program and policy issues, analyzes financial trends or proposed legislation, and recommends appropriate courses of action to management. Performs expenditure analyses and prepares budget-related financial summaries and recommendations for management review.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Analyzes agency budgeting and accounting reports/requests to maintain expenditure controls.
  • Analyzes or develops policy and budget-related initiatives Makes recommendations based on analysis.
  • Consults with management to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes.
  • Develops, prepares, analyzes, and/or revises annual operating budget, capital and/or zero-base budgets and supporting schedules in accordance with appropriations and departmental instructions.
  • Examines budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
  • Maintains financial records and documentation.
  • May assess financial data to determine the resources required to implement a program, or to analyze trends.
  • May prepare and compile statistical analyses, projections, costing, or plans.
  • May prepare budget amendments.
  • May request budgetary codes, track physical inventory or record/audit expenses, or document use of funds and adherence to budget allocations.
  • Monitors budgets and identifies variances, surplus or deficit amounts, and solutions.
  • Performs cost-benefit analyses.
  • Prepares and generates department, state and federal reports as required.
  • Prepares reports and summaries based on budgetary analyses for management.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies: 1. Customer Service 2. Teamwork and Cooperation 3. Accountability 4. Results Orientation 5. Judgment and Decision Making

Preferred Education and Experience: Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the required education and experience, possess one or more of the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting
  • 2–5 years of bookkeeping experience or exposure to highly detailed transactional work
  • 1–3 years of grant management experience
  • 2–5 years of customer service and/or public speaking experience

Supervisory Responsibility: None required for this position.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and smartphones.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions: Incumbents working in this job perform duties in an office setting. This is a 40-hour workweek requirement. The position may involve managing a high-volume workload and demands a high level of accuracy while working with deadlines. Regular attendance is an important part of being successful in this position. Reasonable accommodations can be made available to qualified individuals upon request.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This position occasionally requires long hours and weekend work.

Travel: Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications: None required for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance: As a condition of employment with Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, you must successfully complete a mandatory federal and national background check, pre-employment testing, and additional checks required for your job.

All candidates interested in employment with The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency does not offer sponsorships for current or future employment visas (e.g., H-B1 employment visa).

AAP/EEO Statement: GVRA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Reasonable Accommodations: The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request a reasonable accommodation during any step in the hiring process, please contact our HR Team at ada_request@gvs.ga.gov.

GVRA: The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency operates five integrated and interdependent statutory programs that share a primary goal - to help people with disabilities to become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment. Our programs impact both employers and job seekers. Our bottom line is to tailor our services to fit your needs. And our promise to you is consistent professional service with responsive and responsible follow-up.

Minimum Qualifications: Associate degree in accounting, business/public administration, or finance from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of fiscal analysis job-related experience; or four (4) years of fiscal analysis job-related experience; or two (2) years of experience at the lower level Budget Analyst 1 (FIP010) or position equivalent. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services. Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.

From Juvenile Justice, Department of's careers page (Workday), checked 30 Oct 2026.

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