Job Description 

TxDOT's Project Finance and Toll Operations Division (PFD) is looking for a Budget and Resource Analyst based in Austin, TX. This position will monitor our division budget as well as compile, review, analyze and evaluate financial data. We strive to maintain a culture of work-life balance and foster a friendly teamwork environment. If you enjoy analyzing numbers and digging through spreadsheets, let's talk!

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package
To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Monitors budget activities and assists with budget preparation and performs complex budget/resource forecasting and reporting for the Project Finance and Toll Operations Division. Work involves compiling, reviewing, analyzing and evaluating budget and financial data; preparing reports and responding to inquiries; analyzing expenditures, revenues, and process effectiveness to develop and run scenarios for administrative planning purposes. Work requires contact with other governmental officials. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Essential Duties:

• Prepares correspondence to the Legislative Budget Board.
• Prepares legislative Appropriations Requests, troubleshoots PeopleSoft discrepancies, and monitors budgets within area of responsibility.
• Serves as a resource for complex questions; presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager.
• Manages and monitors budget activities, coordinates budget preparation, analyzes trends and performs budget forecasting/projections.
• Compiles, reviews, analyzes, and evaluates financial data; prepares monthly/ad hoc reports and responds to inquiries.
• Compiles data for upcoming fiscal year budget requests and/or financial and special reports.
• Researches historical financial information.
• Reviews requests for resource reallocations, evaluates justifications, recommends actions and submits Additional Funding and Budget Requests.
• Assists in debt financing activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 3 years budget analysis and forecasting and related experience. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications: Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

• Forecasting methodologies
• Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and terminology
• Fiscal planning and management practices
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Financial management and accounting systems
• Performing statistical analysis
• Maintaining effective working relationships with others
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

 Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category. 

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information