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BUDGET ANALYST 1, 2 or 3

Salary

$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

SSD2025/AH/213854

Department

SSC Special School District

Opening Date

10/17/2025

Closing Date

10/27/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Louisiana Special School District (LSSD) is an education service agency who provides services to the Louisiana Special Schools (Louisiana School for the Deaf, Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired and Special School Programs). The schools provide educational opportunities to students with low-incidence disabilities and a variety of unique needs.

We're Hiring: Budget Analyst 1, 2 or 3.

Join our team as aBudget Analystand help drive smart financial decisions that support our mission and growth. We're looking for a detail-oriented, analytical thinker who can develop, monitor, and optimize budgets across departments. If you have a strong background in finance, excellent Excel skills, and a passion for data-driven planning, we want to hear from you!

An Ideal Candidate should be able to:

+ Manage Budgets:The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.

+ Use Data:The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

+ Working with Financial Information:The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

+ Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

+ Acting Decisively:The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

+ Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

+ Adapting to Change:The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

Minimum Qualifications

Three 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; OR

A bachelor’s degree.

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 foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=139690) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

*Prepares distribution of the annual initial budget load.

* Preparation of budget expenditure and revenue projections.

* Preparation of the annual Budget Request.

* Prepare and maintain comprehensive monthly program offices expenditure budget.

* Preparation of BA7 Carryforward.

* Preparation of expenditure journal voucher.

Position-specific details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional. The chosen application will be required to take a probationary appointment.

Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For more information regarding this vacancy, please contact:

Alicia Holmes, HR Specialist

Louisiana Special School District

2888 Brightside Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70820

(225) 757-3207

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

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):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

+ Yes

+ No

02

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered Yes to the above question, please give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

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Are you willing/able to work over-time occasionally, if needed?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you possess a Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Statistics or a related area?

+ Yes

+ No

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Are you a current or former employee of Special School District?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate

+ Yes

+ No

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Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction 3= I can accept direction 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction

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Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively 3= I can act decisively 4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively

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Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity 3= I can act with ethics and integrity 4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity

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Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Rate your ability to manage budgets based on our definition: The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing budgets 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage budgets 3= I can manage budgets 4= I can manage budgets and help others improve their ability to manage budgets

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Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Rate your ability to work with financial information based on our definition: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable working with financial information 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to work with financial information 3= I can work with financial information 4= I can work with financial information and help others improve their ability to work with financial information.

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Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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