Fiscal and Budget Analyst

Date posted: 2/4/2025  Closing date: 2/18/2025

This position is located in St. Paul, Minnesota. This position has a flexible work arrangement that may allow for telework or a mixture of working in our office and telework; however, this may change in the future with notice.

Job Summary: The Fiscal and Budget Analyst exists to manage and oversee fiscal and budget planning and analyses, tracking, forecasting strategies and reporting to ensure strategic administration and oversight of state funding and statewide operations for all programs within the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing State Services Division (State Services). Responsibilities include:

• Provide support and technical expertise to manage division operational budgets, technical assistance to all programs within the division on operational policies and procedures.
• Represent State Services on cross-administration teams and special projects.
• Provide project management, coordination, lead work, provide direction, technical assistance, education and consultation to partners on budget, contracts, grants, and projects.
• Works with Support to program areas within the State Services include MN Access to Communication Technology (MN ACT), Central Operations, Mental Health Program and Regional Services.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1 year professional experience with budgets, policy development and grants and/or contracts
• OR 3 years advanced technical or paraprofessional experience
• OR Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Human Services, Public Administration or related field and 2 years of advanced technical or paraprofessional experience
• OR Master’s degree in Public Policy, Human Services, Public Administration or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of DHS, ADSA and State Services.
• Use of internal budget systems, including SWIFT.
• Working knowledge of state and local service delivery systems and funding for people who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing or late deafened, including families and public/private service providers.
• Understand and use a variety of computer systems within DHS including, but not limited to SWIFT, SEMA4, Filenet, Optima database systems, Internet, and Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and Sharepoint. 
• Understand and address computer-based technical network operations and ability to problem-solve and assist in decision making regarding improved technical systems within the division.
• Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and/or cultures.

Please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

For more details and to apply, please see the job posting: Fiscal and Budget Analyst/Management Analyst 2, Job ID 83880. If this link doesn't work, go to the Minnesota Management and Budget Search for Jobs page, and search for job ID 83880.

Why work with us?

Besides the opportunity to help ensure that the unique needs of Minnesotans who are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing are met and that agencies, organizations and service providers are empowered to effectively serve them, the State of Minnesota offers great benefits! The comprehensive benefits package includes: 

• low cost medical and dental insurance, 
• employer paid life insurance, 
• short and long term disability, 
• pre-tax flexible spending accounts, 
• retirement plan, 
• tax-deferred compensation, 
• generous vacation and sick leave, plus 11 paid holidays each year, 
• subsidies for taking public transportation to work. The new METRO "Green Line" 10th Street Station is closer than parking. 

• Our mission as an employer is to actively recruit, welcome and support a workforce, which is diverse and inclusive of people who are underrepresented in the development of state policies, programs and practices, so that we can support the success and growth of all people who call Minnesota home.