Budget Analyst II

Exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week; Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; partial telework may be available in accordance with Division policies; full benefits

This intermediate-level professional position performs moderately complex budget analysis and provides routine fiscal support to County departments. The Budget Analyst II reviews departmental budget submissions for accuracy and compliance, analyzes expenditure and revenue trends, and prepares budget documents and supporting materials used in the County’s annual operating and capital budget processes. Work at this level is performed with general supervision and requires independent judgment within established policies, particularly when evaluating funding alternatives and preparing draft budget adjustments for supervisory review. The position serves as a resource to departments by answering routine budget questions, clarifying submission requirements, and supporting adherence to County budget procedures. Decisions made in this role have moderate departmental impact and contribute to the accuracy, transparency, and effectiveness of the County’s budget development and monitoring efforts. Supervision is received from a higher-level Budget Analyst or Budget Manager.

NOTE: The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy.  For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate.

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TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE:
Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.  

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan 
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include: Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE: Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year. 

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

• Analyze departmental expenditure and revenue trends to identify variances, assess budget performance, and support recommendations requiring supervisory review
• Review departmental budget submissions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established guidelines and funding requirements
• Prepare moderately complex budget documents, schedules, summaries, and supporting materials for internal and external review
• Compile financial data and prepare draft journal entries or budget adjustments for supervisory review and approval
• Coordinate with departments to answer routine budget questions, clarify submission requirements, and support adherence to budget processes
• Assist with developing baseline forecasts by gathering historical data, verifying assumptions, and preparing preliminary analytical summaries
• Monitor operating and capital accounts to identify potential issues, verify available balances, and support corrective action recommendations
• Assist with collecting and verifying financial or asset-related data from systems such as Cartegraph to support routine budget analysis
• Assist with reviewing SeeClickFix request data to support workload monitoring and inform budgetary assessments of operational needs
• Prepare routine financial reports, statistical summaries, and data visualizations to support departmental decision-making and budget development
• Collaborate with the Budget Office and Finance Division to resolve routine discrepancies, verify financial information, and support budget system data entry
• Perform other related duties as required

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform all essential functions satisfactorily. Any employee's position may not be assigned all functions or equipment listed above, and the examples may not cover all functions or equipment that may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential functions.

The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical requirements or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field

Substitutions for the above-listed required education and experience are an Associate’s Degree and 4 years experience as described above that includes local government finance work experience. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
A successful incumbent operating in this role displays the following:

• Knowledge of the principles and objectives of budget preparation
• Knowledge of management evaluation and analysis
• Knowledge of budget documents and analysis
• Knowledge of budgetary processes, procedures, and policies
• Advanced mathematical and clerical skills including the ability to compile and verify data, and to prepare and maintain files, records, forms, spreadsheets, etc.
• Intermediate skill using Microsoft 365 software
• Skilled in analyzing various departmental expenditures and revenues
• Skilled at preparing moderately complex budgetary documents for internal and external review
• Skilled at interpreting policies and principles and applying to moderately complex budgetary work
• Skilled at coordination and collaboration with internal and external partners
• Strong and effective written and spoken (English) communication skills, including the ability to compile, organize and present comprehensive data and statistics in clear, concise, logical terms, both in written form and spoken presentations
• Ability to learn and apply all operating programs, functions and objectives of the departments/agencies assigned
• Ability to analyze facts and exercise sound judgment in arriving at conclusions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and personnel from other County departments/agencies, elected officials, media representatives and the general public

PREFERENCE MAY BE GIVEN FOR:

• Related experience working in local government
• Experience with budget analysis projects/duties
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS:

• While working in this position, the employee is required to constantly sit
• While working in this position, the employee is required to constantly work indoors

• Available for evening and weekend work hours when required for meetings and special programs

EXAMINATION PROCESS (may include):

1. An evaluation of training and experience
2. One or more interviews