Budget Analyst 3 (PCN 20-1004)

The Department of Corrections Office of the Commissioner is recruiting for a Chief Budget Analyst position in Juneau AK.

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What You Will Be Doing:

This position will research coordinate and manage the centralized Budget and Financial Unit within the Department of Corrections. This includes oversight of the budget finance revenues and projections functions for the department and is responsible for the planning coordinating directing and setting policies and procedures to ensure the departments needs are met.

Our Mission Values and Culture:

The Commissioners Office provides essential centralized oversight to the operations of the Department in support of its mission to provide secure confinement reformative programs and a process of supervised community integration of releasing offenders to enhance the safety of our communities.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

By joining the Commissioners Office you will be an integral member of a team of professionals committed to the safety of all Alaskans. We embrace the values of integrity accountability and continuous improvement and take pride in doing our part for the Department.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Our central offices are located in beautiful Juneau-Douglas with ample parking and a short walk to Sandy Beach and the Robert Atwood Bldg in downtown Anchorage. The work environment is collaborative and customer service oriented with our Team working as a tight knit group that values each others contributions in a team environment which interfaces daily with a variety of people including members of the public field offices other managers directors and the Division of Administrative Services.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Budget Administration: Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing justifying reporting on and executing the budget; and the relationships among program budget accounting and reporting systems.
• Managing Performance: Takes responsibility for employees performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable tracking progress against the goals supporting employees efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources removing obstacles acting as a buffer etc.) ensuring feedback and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
• Teaches Others: Helps others learn; identifies training needs; provides constructive reinforcement; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor. Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.
• Team Building: Inspires and fosters team commitment spirit pride and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals. Encourages and facilitates cooperation pride trust and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences.

One year of full-working professional level experience analyzing and reviewing budgetary data and information; preparing analysis reports and recommendations on budgetary information; and utilizing electronic information management systems. This is met by service as a Budget Analyst 2 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.
OR
Two years of full-working level professional experience in accounting or auditing; financial management budget analysis management or projection/forecasting budget legislation or policy analysis; economic or management analysis and projection; or conducting research analysis and interpretation of economic budgetary and fiscal information and making presentations and recommendations on results to management.
OR
Two years of experience as a business executive or manager establishing and implementing policies goals objectives and procedures; conferring with board members organization officials and staff members; directing and coordinating an organizations activities to fund operations maximize investments and increase efficiency; and reviewing reports such as financial statements sales and activity reports; and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected for an interview the applicant must provide the following:

• Last 3 performance evaluations (if within the last 5 years).
• 3 professional references

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The States online recruitment system Workplace Alaska requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employer name your job title dates of employment and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

PREA NOTIFICATION
The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including but not limited to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:

• Sexual abuse in a prison jail lockup community confinement facility juvenile facility or other institutions.

• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force overt or implied threats of force or coercion or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or

• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS

Please be aware this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please call 1- or 465-4095 in Juneau or (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P. O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
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Dianne Godkin
Executive Assistant