BUDGET ANALYST

BUDGET ANALYST

Salary

$65,063.00 Annually

Location

GOVERNMENT CENTER 141 PRYOR STREET, GA

Job Type

FULL-TIME

Department

Finance

Opening Date

09/29/2026

Closing Date

10/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade:

19

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UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in finance, accounting, business, or public administration; or a related field required; supplemented by three (3) years of experience in budgeting, accounting, auditing and financial administration; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia drivers license.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Veterans' Preference:

Qualifying veterans will be given preference in the form of a guaranteed invitation to interview for any position to which they applied and have been found to have met the minimum qualifications. Veterans' preference provides for hiring preference on initial appointment only. To see the full Fulton County Veterans' Preference Policy and Procedure, please click here.

Examination:

The examination will consist of a review of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as eligible. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER ALLOCATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT.

Summary of Skills:

• Financial & Analytical Expertise: Strong ability to develop, monitor, and analyze operating and capital budgets; proficiency in forecasting, expenditure tracking, and variance analysis.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and financial systems; capable of producing clear dashboards, reports, and performance metrics to support executive decision-making.
• Policy & Compliance Knowledge: Understanding of government budgeting processes, grants management, and fiscal regulations; ability to ensure departmental compliance with county policies and funding requirements.
• Communication & Collaboration: Skilled in preparing executive summaries and presenting complex financial data to management, elected officials, and non-technical stakeholders; effective at coordinating across departments and external partners.

Purpose of Classification:

The purpose of this classification is to perform duties related to the preparation and submittal of annual departmental budgets. Responsibilities include analyzing departmental requests, reviewing monthly expenditure analysis, and processing budget adjustment requests. This classification is distinguished from Budget Analyst, Senior in that this classification processes departmental budget adjustment requests, but does not supervise assigned staff, whereas the latter supervises assigned staff, monitors departmental budgets and coordinates/prepares the Countys annual budget book.

Essential Functions:

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Assists County departments and agencies in the preparation and submittal of annual departmental budgets: determines schedules, guidelines and format of budget submittals; researches, complies, and summarizes data needed for formulation of budget estimates; selects and enters budgetary information on a wide variety of related forms, schedules, and reports;analyses various budget scenarios and situational budget reductions and calculates related adjustments.

Analyzes departmental requests to formulate budget recommendations for consideration by the Fulton County Budget Commission.

Conducts financial analysis and generates financial and statistical reports for decision makers: analyzes actual financial data weekly/quarterly to project potential surplus and/or deficits within various departments budgets; and analyzes departmental operations and make recommendations for improvements.

Prepares reports and reviews monthly analysis of expenditures.

Assists in the preparation of the Countys annual budget book for public distribution: conducts research and analysis of state and local statistical data for comparisons; compiles revenue and expenditures for various County Fund budgets; and converts actual and projected figures into graphical data for visual comparisons.

Processes budget adjustment requests and assists in resolving budget and funding issues: approves or rejects adjustment requests in compliance with state, local, and federal law; and conducts analysis to ensure appropriate movement of funding.

Provides training and assistance to departments/individuals in the use of financial information systems.

Additional Functions:

Performs other related duties as required.

For Applicants With Prior Military Service:

We strongly encourage veterans, prior military and transitioning service members to apply. Many of the competencies and transferable skills developed through military service directly support success in this role, including:

• Leadership Under Pressure - Prioritizes budget-related tasks, meets deadlines, and makes informed decisions when managing competing financial and operational demands.
• Operational Planning & Execution - Supports budget development, monitoring, forecasting, and resource allocation to help achieve departmental and organizational objectives.
• Adaptability & Rapid Problem Solving - Analyzes budget variances and financial issues, adjusts to changing requirements, and develops timely solutions.
• Team Cohesion & Communication - Collaborates with departments and stakeholders and clearly communicates budget information, financial data, and recommendations.
• Safety & Risk Awareness - Identifies financial, compliance, and operational risks and follows established policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Technical & Equipment Proficiency - Uses spreadsheets, financial systems, databases, and other technology to analyze financial data, prepare reports, and support budget activities.

Performance Aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebraic principles and formulas, and basic geometric principles and calculations.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.

01

The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submittal because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Department of Human Resources Management. Do you accept these conditions?

• Yes
• No

02

What is your highest level of education completed?

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalent
• Some College
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor Degree
• Master Degree
• Doctoral Degree
• None of the Above

03

In what field of study related to this position do you possess an Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorates Degree or have earned college credits?

• Business Administration
• Public Administration
• Accounting
• Economics
• Finance
• None of the Above

04

If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?

• 0 - 29 Semester Hours
• 30 - 59 Semester Hours
• 60 - 89 Semester Hours
• 90 -119 Semester Hours
• 0 - 44 Quarter Hours
• 45 - 89 Quarter Hours
• 90 - 134 Quarter Hours
• 135 - 179 Quarter Hours
• Does not Apply

05

How many years of experience do you have in budgeting, accounting, auditing and financial administration?

• 0 to 5 months
• 6 months less than 1 year
• 1 year less than 2 years
• 2 years less than 3 years
• 3 years less than 4 years
• 4 years less than 5 years
• 5 years less than 6 years
• 6 years less than 7 years
• 7 years or more

06

Describe your experience in budget development. For each organization where you gained this experience, include the following: - Position title - Organization name, size, and complexity - Your specific role and responsibilities in the budget process - Primary areas of budget development and management for which you were responsible

07

What is the role of budget development in the overall budget process?

08

Describe your highest level of experience analyzing and communicating data with stakeholders. Please be specific and provide examples.

09

Describe your experience in resolving budget and funding issues.

10

Rate your proficiency in Microsoft Excel and indicate your level of experience with formulas, filtering and sorting, reporting, PivotTables, Lookup/VLOOKUP functions, and regression analysis.

• Highly skilled in all listed features
• Highly skilled in most listed features
• Moderately skilled in most listed features
• Moderately skilled in 3-4 of the listed features
• Limited or no experience with most listed features
• No experience in Excel

11

Describe your experience reviewing and developing monthly analysis.

12

Describe your experience working with others in a professional setting.

13

Describe your experience with Annual Budget Book publishing.

Required Question

Employer Fulton County

Address 141 Pryor Street

Suite 3030

Atlanta, Georgia, 30303

Phone (404) 613-6700

Website http://www.fultoncountyga.gov