Salary : $6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 210606BudAdmin3-7.15.25SS
Department: DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services
Opening Date: 07/15/2025
Closing Date: 7/20/2025 11:59 PM Central
About this Job 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.
We are looking for a Budget Administrator 3 to join our team. The Budget Administrator 3 serves as the Budget Director for DCFS. This position is responsible for all budget administration functions within the Department. This position ensures that internal stakeholders receive high quality customer service and accurate information regarding grants and budgets administered by each office, and monitors the quality and accuracy of information, reports, and other products generated by the Budget staff. Minimum Qualifications Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:
Eight years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR
A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services; OR
An advanced degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, or statistics plus four years of experience in budget development or analysis, accounting, auditing, policy planning, procurement, contracts or grants management, project management, statistical analysis, or financial services.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties:
- Plans and directs the development of appropriated budgets for all DCFS divisions.
- Makes timely and appropriate decisions related to finances on behalf of the Department to ensure managerial control between budgeting and financial operation for programmatic spending.
- Responsible for planning, developing, and implementing agency policies and procedures related to the budget structure in the LaGov system, general financial transactions, and monitor contract budgets.
- Prepares statistical analyses, tables and charts.
- Develops Business Objects reports, Power Point presentations and Excel spreadsheets to monitor budget, prepares salary projections and other data as requested by executive staff, including the Undersecretary and Deputy Undersecretary.
- Attends legislative budget hearings and meetings with officials at all levels of government regarding budgetary matters.
- Performs other duties as assigned for the smooth operation of the Department.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment
Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service Test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. 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.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in this application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
Shanita Smith
DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer", and Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
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Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
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- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
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Do you have experience with state budgeting? If so, please explain.
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Do you have experience with performance based budgeting? If so, explain
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Do you have experience with LaPAS?
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Do you have experience preparing legislative briefs? If so, explain.
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