The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino is seeking a qualified, fiscal-minded, team-oriented professional to fill the position of
Budget Analyst.
Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply early in the process as applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Recruitment subject to close without notice.
SALARY UPDATE
Effective October 2024, a 3% COLA increase $86,070.51 - $109,959.04
Benefit Highlights
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About the Position
Under general supervision, performs routine to complex financial, budgetary, statistical and other management analyses in support of court financial operations and other court-wide projects and programs; and performs related duties as assigned.
Distinguishing Characteristics A Budget Analyst performs routine to difficult and complex professional duties in the preparation, implementation and maintenance of the court's budgetary, financial, accounting, and statistical records and reports to ensure the timely and accurate reporting of operations in accordance with sound financial management principles and practices. Work requires the knowledgeable application of accounting and financial analyses, as well as substantial familiarity with court financial management practices and procedures.
Employees in this class typically report to a Supervising Budget Analyst and provide work direction and guidance to budget support and administrative staff.
For job details, view the job description.
Essential Functions
Typical duties of a Budget Analyst may include, but are not limited to:
members; participates in scheduling, assigning and monitoring work of other employees for completeness, accuracy and conformance with court/departmental standards; provides information, instruction and training on work processes and procedures; provides input to supervisor on employee work performance and behaviors; assists in ensuring a fair and open work environment in accordance with the court's commitment to teamwork, mutual trust, and respect.
Participates in formulating and implementing the court's annual operating budgets; advises court department management on budget request preparation; meets with court department management to analyze and evaluate budget options and prepare budget documents, findings and other materials; assists in developing revenue projections; prepares special analyses and reports; oversees the compilation of budget drafts for final management approval.
Develops or assists in the development of computer models and financial scenarios used in budgeting and operational assessments; assesses impacts of alternative scenarios on court operations; generates and provides historical budget, revenue and expenditure data to court managers; analyzes trends and develops forecasts.
Reconciles position control reports and authorized positions reports; reviews and updates state and Judicial Council mandated reports and surveys; reviews and analyzes monthly per person payroll financial forecast, position change reports, payroll expense forecasts and notes on variances from previous forecasts; makes recommendations on changes to departmental budgets and cash flow projections.
Reviews purchase orders and encumbrances; validates justifications, authorizations, budget availability and accuracy of coding; makes budget fund transfers between line items to meet encumbrances and expenses within approved guidelines and limits.
Plans and conducts management and project analyses relating to grant-funded projects; analyzes alternatives and makes recommendations; coordinates tracking and reporting of fiscal, labor and grant reporting activities with departments; identifies problems, recommends analytical, statistical and information-gathering techniques and processes; obtains necessary information and data for analysis, discusses findings with management and drafts required statistical and narrative reports.
Builds numerous databases of financial, economic, financial market and other data; reviews data, assumptions and forecasts with department management and researches variances and discrepancies; researches financing options and makes recommendations based on court financing criteria.
Provides training, work direction and guidance to Budget Specialists and other fiscal support staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a major in business administration, finance, accounting, or a closely related field; and
at least two (2) years of experience in performing routine to complex financial, statistical, and budgetary analyses, preferably in a governmental agency or public court environment; or
the equivalent to five (5) years of full-time experience in the class of Budget Specialist, Accounting Technician, or equivalent position within the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino; or
an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Knowledge of:
Theory, principles, practices and techniques of public agency financing and budget development and implementation, including Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) principles applicable to public courts;
Financial, statistical, investment and comparative analysis techniques and formulae;
Cash flow and present value analysis techniques;
Internal control and audit principles and practices;
Laws and regulations relating to the financial administration of the court, including auditing principles and practices;
Principles and practices of sound business communication;
Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation;
Basic principles and practices of employee supervision;
Court human resources policies and labor contract provisions.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental application.
Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications, therefore, it is to your benefit to include all pertinent work experience. When listing court experience, please include dates and classification of each position held, if more than one.
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and/or desirables. Only those who meet the minimum qualifications and desirables (if applicable) will proceed to the next step in the recruitment process.
Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted.
Candidates who are successful in step 2 will be placed on the eligible list and may be considered for an interview. Placement on the eligible list does not guarantee an interview or employment.
All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps in the selection process will include a background check and a reference check.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS:
The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process may contact the Human Resources Office at (909) 521-3700 or via email at careers@sb-court.org. Individuals with hearing and/or speech impairments may also contact the recruiter for this position through the use of the California Relay Service by dialing 711.
Physical Characteristics
The physical and mental demands described on the job description, are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino is an Equal Opportunity Employer- M/F/D/V.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO BENEFITS SUMMARY
The San Bernardino Superior Court offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked. A summary of benefits is provided below.
Health and Welfare Benefits MEDICAL: The Court offers a variety of comprehensive health plan options to fit individual employee needs. The Court contributes up to $200.00 in benefit plan dollars each pay period to help full-time employees pay for health premiums. In addition, the health plan subsidy the court contributes toward the employee cost is 58% of lowest cost HMO plan based on level of coverage.
DENTAL: The dental subsidy is equivalent to 100% of the employee only DPPO plan (but not less than twenty dollars {$20.00} per pay period).
VISION: Court-paid plan for employees and eligible dependents. No co-pay/deductible for eye exams; frames and standard lenses or contact lenses (in lieu of standard lenses) every twelve (12) months.
SHORT-TERM DISABILITY: Court-paid benefit that provides partial income replacement in the event that an employee is unable to work due to a non-work related disability.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY: Court-paid benefit that provides partial income replacement in the event that an employee is unable to work due to a non-work related disability.
LIFE INSURANCE: Court-paid basic life insurance benefit of $60,000. Additional supplemental life and AD&D insurance benefits may be purchased voluntarily.
MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees elect to set aside pre-tax money each pay period to pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical expenses for themselves and their eligible dependents that are not paid by insurance or reimbursed by any other benefit plan. The Court contributes a dollar for dollar match up to $20.00 per pay period up to a maximum of five-hundred dollars ($500.00) per plan year.
DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PLAN: This is a type of Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating eligible employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees may set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified childcare or dependent care expenses that are necessary for the employee and/or spouse to continue working.
Leave Allowances VACATION: After completion of the requisite hours of continuous service (based on the bargaining unit), employees are eligible to use accrued vacation allowance. Depending on length of service, employees may accrue from 80 to 200 hours annually.ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE: Eighty (80) hours of additional leave to be used during the calendar year, prorated depending on start date.
HOLIDAY: Fourteen (14) paid recognized holidays and the accrual of two (2) floating holidays annually.
SICK LEAVE: Employees in regular positions accrue approximately 3.69 hours of sick leave per pay period to use during instances of authorized absence due to illness, injury, or medically related appointments.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: ALL employees are eligible to receive a maximum of thirty-two (32) hours of paid leave per occurrence for bereavement leave due to the death of a person in the immediate family.
Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans RETIREMENT: The Court is a 1937 Act employer. More detailed information may be found by contacting SBCERA at (909) 885-7980 or toll-free at 1-877-722-3721 or by visiting the website at San Bernardino County Retirement Association. The Court does not pay into the Social Security system; however, it does contribute to Medicare.
Retirement benefits subject to change.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Employees are eligible to participate in the Court's 457 and/or the 401(k) Deferred Compensation Plans. These are supplemental retirement plans that permit employees to defer a certain portion of their pre or post tax salary, within certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits, to an account maintained by an investment service provider. Participating employees in the pre-tax option postpone paying taxes on the deferred portion of their income.
401(k): The Court matches a percentage of the employee's earnable compensation based on the employee contributions.
457: Employees may elect to have a percentage of their salary or a flat amount deferred for a pre or post tax investment.
RETIREMENT MEDICAL TRUST: This plan helps with the high cost of health care expenses after retirement. Participation is for those with ten (10) or more years of participation in SBCERA or where the individual contributed to a public sector retirement system or system(s) over a ten (10) year period and did not withdraw the contribution form the retirement system(s). Under this plan, eligible retired participants pay for qualified expenses on a non-tax basis. All contributions, earnings, and reimbursements are tax free. The trust is funded by the eligible cash value of the participant's sick leave upon separation of service and Court contributions. The Court contributes a percentage of the employee's salary to the trust per pay period.
Additional Benefits TUITION BENEFIT: The Court shall provide $1,000.00 per fiscal year to be used for job related education or career development, book fees or to reimburse membership dues in professional organizations.
CAR ALLOWANCE: Use of Court Vehicle.
CELL PHONE: The Court shall provide reimbursement of $20.00 for voice and $20.00 for data services per month upon submission of proper forms and documentation.
FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE: The Court recognizes the importance of work/life balance. Employees may request alternative work scheduling or flexible work schedules when classifications meet the requirements.
COMMUTER SERVICES: This program assists with providing information on carpools, rideshare matching, and public transportation options. The Court offers incentives for employees eligible to participating in Ridesharing activities.
The Human Resources Department reserves the right to modify the benefit programs in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations.
