Budget Analyst, Ulster County

JOB VACANCY:   Budget Analyst / Contingent Permanent / Full-Time / Benefited

LOCATION: Co Office Building        

SALARY: $76,863 / year (MGT)

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:  The work involves responsibility for assisting in all phases of the analysis, preparation, and control of the Ulster County budget.  Work involves reviewing, analyzing, and making recommendations on requests by assigned county departments for the funding of their operations, functions, and programs; monitoring the expenditure of approved resources for effective and efficient utilization; and performing in-depth organizational studies related to departmental issues, programs, and operations.  The work is performed in accordance with established policies and procedures and involves investigating, analyzing and making recommendations within the entire sphere of the budget office operations.  Work is performed under the general supervision of the Budget Director with latitude for the exercise of independent judgment within established County budget policy.  Does related work as required.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Thorough knowledge of the principles of public administration, municipal budgeting, administrative management; good knowledge of County organization and operation and of its budgetary procedures and practices; working knowledge of fiscal personal computer software; good analytical skills; ability to comprehend and prepare statistical and other data for presentation to others; ability to evaluate problem situations and to adopt an effective course of action; ability to get along with others and maintain effective working relationships; good judgment; integrity; initiative; tact.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Either:

1. Possession of a Master’s Degree, including or supplemented by eighteen (18) credits in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, and/or Economics and one (1) year of public sector (federal/state/local) experience in a budgeting or financial control position in a central budget agency or agency budget office which shall have involved the use of spreadsheet software; OR
2. Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree, including or supplemented by eighteen (18) credits in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, and/or Economics and three (3) years of experience as described in A above; OR
3. Possession of an Associate’s Degree, including or supplemented by eighteen (18) credits in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, and/or Economics and five (5) years of experience as described in A above; OR
4. An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated above.

Note: Experience obtained in an approved graduate internship in Public Administration may be substituted for an equal amount of the above experience.

Note: Your degree or college credits must have been awarded or earned by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm.  You must pay the required evaluation fee.

Mail Application and cover letter to:

Kenneth J. Juras, Budget Director

244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York 12401

E-Mail to: kjur@co.ulster.ny.us

 IF COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IS INDICATED; TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AND SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.  A CANDIDATE LACKING THE REQUIRED TRANSCRIPTS WILL RECEIVE A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL PENDING THE RECEIPT OF TRANSCRIPTS.

Special Requirement for appointment to Ulster County positions: In accordance with Ulster County Legislative Local Law Number 14 of 2007 or by other State and Federal Statutes, candidates for employment to all Ulster County positions must obtain clearance for appointment from the Department of Criminal Justice System or other mandated Federal and State regulatory authority based upon fingerprinting and a criminal history background check.

 ULSTER COUNTY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, disabled veteran status, or status as a member of any other protected group or activity.