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Directs planning, formulating, evaluating, and coordinating the biennial and annual operating budgets for a large, diversified and complex agency or institution. Develops resource allocation policies and coordinates budget plans with agency goals and objectives.

Positions in this class are located with the most complex agencies or institutions which are characterized by responsibility for geographically dispersed sub-agencies or divisions, large teaching hospitals, community colleges, or localities. Direction is exercised primarily over budget formulation although the work involves considerable activities related to financial planning, resource analysis, and revenue forecasting.

Directs budget formulation through a staff of Budget Managers, Budget Analysts, or other fiscal or professional personnel. Administrative direction is received from an agency deputy, university vice president, or other senior agency administrator.

Performs work of unusual difficulty in determining goals, projecting resources, and formulating budgets for short- and long-term periods. Exercises a high degree of judgment regarding financial resources and the integration of program activities. Presents completed budget submittals to agency administration, Department of Planning and Budget, cabinet secretaries and General Assembly committees.

Revises internal budget requests. Establishes priorities for various levels of expenditure. Explains revenue and expenditure information to agency executives. Recommends to agency head or his deputy the deletion, inclusion, or modification of requests. Determines strategies to be employed. Recommends alternate uses of resources.

Confers with agency administrators and provides guidance on budget development or execution. Recommends allocation or reallocation of resources. Evaluates budget requests from divisions or facilities.

Evaluates appropriations, issues operating budget guidelines, prepares the operating budgets, and directs the reviews of

expenditures as they relate to the budget. Recommends revisions of operating budgets.

Adapts data processing methods and utilizes automated systems for budget formulation and expenditure control. May develop management information systems.

Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of program budget planning, formulation, evaluation and budget execution. Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of public administration and state government operations. Considerable knowledge of state budget and finance policies, procedures and systems. Working knowledge of federal grant systems. Some knowledge of state accounting practices and generally accepted accounting principles. Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, staff, direct and coordinate budget management functions and to train a budget staff. Demonstrated ability to review and prepare comprehensive evaluations of budget requests and their justifications. Demonstrated ability to develop budget systems, coordinate budget formulation with agency objectives, and negotiate problem areas. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with agency management, employees, central agency staffs and legislative committees. Ability to communicate and to present plans and budgets effectively.

Graduation from a college or university with major studies in public administration, political science, business administration or closely related curriculum, and upper level management experience including budget or resource analysis, financial planning and forecasting, or fiscal administration, which included direction of a professional staff in one or more of these areas; or an equivalent combination of professional level training and experience.