BUDGET ADMINISTRATOR 3

AS625 $84,552 - $165,901
Creation Date: 05/09/2001
Change Date: 02/02/2026

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To plan, direct, coordinate, and manage the budget activities of a department in state government.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Administrative from a higher-level executive position.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Generally over subordinate professional budget staff.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from other Budget Administrator levels by the size of the executive budget, size of the program, number of funding sources, number of budgets, and approved T.O.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Displaying Expertise	Driving Results	Making Accurate Judgments
Managing Budgets	Thinking Critically

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Administers the operation of the budget and approves budget procedures.

Reviews all budget requests and recommends budget level to executive management.

Directs the preparation of reports to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State Budget Officer regarding management and budget matters and other items related to the overall operations of the department.

Serves as advisor to departmental committees or section groups in the design, development, and implementation of new management information, fiscal and budget reporting systems, and in the modification of current systems.

Reviews state legislation and executive orders for interpretation, implementation, and compliance.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:

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.