Budget Analysts
Also called:
Budget Analyst, Budget Officer, Budget and Policy Analyst, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
see titles from the Marine Corps or Navy.
Financial Management Specialist; Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Officer
Accounting Officer; Budget Officer; Designated Project Business Administrator
What they do:
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
On the job, you would:
- Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports.
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
Business
- accounting and economics
- management
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Lilly Software Associates VISUAL Enterprise
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
Financial analysis software
- Budget monitoring systems
- Microsoft FRx
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- On line analytical processing OLAP software
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bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$69,280
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Marine Corps or Navy.
