Job Title Principal Executive Budget/Policy Analyst (DFA/SBD #41572)
New Mexico State Budget Division
Job ID 134424
Posting End Date 07/05/2023
Location Santa Fe
Full/Part Time Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular - PERM for State
Agency Department of Finance & Administration
Salary
$33.06 - $52.89 Hourly
$68,760 - $110,016 Annually
This position is a Pay Band 85
Why does the job exist?
This level serves as team lead, coordinating analysis, initiatives, collaboration and recommendations across multiple agencies with policy and budget commonalities but who are under the day-to-day caseload assignments of other DFA SBD Analysts. Principal level staff take on the most complex agencies or most complex funding operations in state government. Principal Analyst serves as a technical lead and mentor to analysts.
How does it get done?
Develops Executive budget and policy recommendations for assigned agencies through the use or development of monitoring strategies. Presents these recommendations to SBD management, DFA Cabinet Secretary and the Governor's Office. Reviews and analyzes agencies' budget adjustment requests, budget projections and personnel transactions for compliance with the State Budget Act, the Financial Control Act, the Accountability in Government Act and other statues for accuracy and fiscal integrity.
- Provides testimony for Executive budget recommendation throughout legislative process.
- Develops veto options/recommendations for the Governor.
- Conducts trainings on appropriation request, operating budget and performance measure trainings on an annual basis for state agencies.
Directs agencies through the development and implementation of request and budget cycles.
- Monitors and ensures the accurate implementation of annual operations budgets for assigned state appropriated agencies.
- Serves on legislative sub-committees and participates in high-level negotiations with legislative and agency staff.
- Prepares Financial Impact Reports.
- Develops and maintains oversight of state agencies' annual performance measures to ensure compliance with Accounting in Government Act, including establishing targets
Who are the customers?
All state agencies, Chief Financial Officers, Administrative Service Directors and other financial staff.
The Ideal Candidate should have:
- Master's Degree (Preferred).
- Direct state government experience.
Minimum Qualification
Bachelor's degree in any field of study from an accredited university and five (5) years of combined experience performing budget analysis in the DFA State Budget Division and performing budget analysis or financial management duties and/or legislative fiscal or policy analysis. Master's degree preferred. Substitutions Apply.
See the Substitution Table below.
Substitution Table
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
Education Experience
- High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 9 years of experience
- Associate's degree AND 7 years of experience
- Bachelor's degree AND 5 years of experience
- Master's degree AND 3 years of experience
- PhD degree AND 1 year of experience
- Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
- If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.
Employment Requirements
A valid State ID or Driver's License.
Working conditions include, but not limited to, working in an office setting. May work extended or irregular hours and work under strict deadlines. May on occasion travel to attend and participate in job related activities. Exposure to computer terminal. Some lifting and bending.
Agency contact: Andrew Miner andrew.miner@dfa.nm.gov
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.