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Budget Administrator 1

Salary

$5,023.00 - $9,856.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/PTT/215757

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

12/16/2025

Closing Date

12/26/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position offers a unique opportunity to support complex public health operations through advanced budget development and fiscal oversight. Serving as a key assistant to senior budget leadership, the Budget Administrator 1 manages operating budgets across multiple Centers and bureaus with diverse funding sources.

The role requires strong independent judgment, analytical skills, and knowledge of state and federal fiscal requirements. Working closely with leadership and fiscal partners, the incumbent provides critical budget analysis and strategic support that directly impacts public health programs statewide.

Ideal for professionals seeking meaningful work, responsibility, and growth within a mission-driven organization.

Minimum Qualifications

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 foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=139790) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Provides executive-level fiscal leadership and supervisionby exercising regulatory and functional oversight of budget and fiscal staff across assigned agencies and districts, ensuring consistent application of budgetary standards and controls.

+ Leads the development, review, and defense of operating and capital budgetsby analyzing submitted budget requests, making revisions as needed, preparing fiscal impact statements, and substantiating budget requests to central budget authorities and the Legislature.

+ Establishes and enforces budget development policies, methodologies, and timelinesto ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines, legislative intent, and internal standards across all Office of Public Health programs.

+ Monitors expenditures, revenues, and financial performanceby evaluating spending and income trends, preparing financial analyses and reports, and initiating corrective actions to maintain fiscal integrity and appropriation authority.

+ Serves as the primary fiscal liaison and advisorto executive leadership, legislative bodies, and central administrative agencies by interpreting fiscal policies, responding to executive orders, supporting legislative negotiations, and providing strategic guidance on funding, staffing, and program operations.

+ Provides strategic and performance-based budget consultationby advising program directors on amendments to operational and strategic plans in response to funding changes; evaluating program efficiency, effectiveness, and goal attainment; and developing performance standards, analyses, and executive-level reports to support Performance-Based Budgeting and leadership decision-making.

+ Ensures fiscal compliance, reporting accuracy, and process improvementby preparing budget adjustment documents, certifying availability of funds for contracts, responding to information requests from executive and legislative entities, maintaining knowledge of fiscal and procurement rules, and collaborating with data and IT teams to enhance financial tracking systems, dashboards, and reporting functionality.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment

Cost Center: 3262100600

Position Number(s): 50692686 & 50692684

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 notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Paul Tran

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-Verify, and for more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_rehabilitation.asp) .

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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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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

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