NY HELPYes

AgencyHomeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of

TitleSenior Budgeting Analyst/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $52198 to $82656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 11 British American Blvd

City Latham

StateNY

Zip Code12110

Duties Description The incumbent will support the Budget Unit within Recovery Finance. Duties include, but may not be limited to:

• Prepare, monitor, and adjust various program spending plans based on budgeted and actual expenditure data.
• Develop DHSES FEMA Public Assistance Projects securing millions of dollars in federal revenue.
• Evaluate and quantify necessary resources required for new initiatives and services.
• Review and analyze current budgeting problem areas, status of current projects, and deadlines and agency guidelines to determine project priorities.
• Allocate, monitor, and report on assigned program area disbursements and revenue.
• Correspond with DHSES staff, the Division of the Budget, the Office of the State Comptroller, and other State agencies to ensure inquiries are handled and reporting requirements are met.
• Review and approve coding for purchase requests through the agency’s Purchase Request system.
• Coordinate with the Business Services Center within the Office of General Services on budget coding errors and corrections to ensure the continuation of the daily operations of the agency.
• Generate and track agency purchase requests in the Agency Spending Controls Application (ASCA).
• Gather additional background information through a review of related reports, past experiences, and through interviews with program staff. Incumbent may confer with or report to supervisor on relevant criteria.
• Investigate, identify, and evaluate new ideas, techniques, practices, and systems which may be of value in performing budgeting analyses.
• Incumbent may recommend interchange of funds between program areas as authorized, to support the agency’s spending needs.
• Prepare and submit budget journals in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to the Division of Budget and the Office of the State Comptroller to adjust appropriations in support of DHSES’ spending needs.
• When necessary, assists with the budgeting functions at the agency’s Emergency Operations Center in the event of a weather or emergency-related activation.
• Analyze data pertaining to various program objectives to develop appropriate findings.
• Identify and analyze potential solutions and develop recommendations based on findings.
• Incumbent may present budget information and analyses to program staff or supervisory staff either in writing or orally.
• Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).***

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position.

This title includes a traineeship opportunity and applicants will be appointed to the appropriate level** based on their experience and education.

**Senior Budgeting Analyst level requirements:
•Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1 (equated to SG-14): A bachelor's or higher degree.
•Budgeting Analyst Trainee 2 (equated to SG-16): A bachelor's degree AND one year of professional experience in budget estimation, justification, and expenditure control functions.
•Senior Budgeting analyst, SG-18: A bachelor's degree AND two years of professional experience in budget estimation, justification, and expenditure control functions.

Substitution: a Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

Current New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services employee with one year or more permanent, contingent-permanent or 55b/c service as a Title and are interested in reassignment; OR Current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a position allocated to a Grade 11 and eligible for transfer under Section Choose 70.1, 70.4, 52.6 as appropriate of the Civil Service Law. This section may need to be limited due to lack of transfer determinations for the title.

NOTE: This vacancy posting is for the purposes of notifying individuals about transfer opportunities. Employees on the Civil Service eligible list will be considered and should not respond to this posting. If you are on the eligible list and not reachable, you may be eligible for transfer. You are encouraged to access GOT-IT on the Career Mobility website (careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo) to determine transfer eligibility.

Additional Comments *Work schedule may vary based on operational need

Candidates who are currently 55b/c eligible and meet the minimum qualifications are encouraged to apply. If interested in this position and applying using your 55b/c status, please provide a copy of your current 55b/c eligibility letter.

***This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NOTE: Support of operations during times of emergency and disaster from State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices and/or local deployments may be required, which would result in a change and/or increase in working hours, locations and/or duties.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources/SB

Telephone 518-486-5700

Fax 518-485-8432

Email Address HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, HRM

1220 Washington Ave., Bldg. 7A, 5th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID 178245 in the subject line of your application email to HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov