The Budget Director will prepare the budgets and monitor spending for EOLWD departments and divisions. This includes working closely with the Directors of the Department of Career Services, Department of Unemployment Assistance, Department of Labor Relations, Department of Industrial Accidents, Department of Labor Standards, Department of Family Medical Leave, Division of Economic Research, and Division of Apprentice Standards.

The Budget Director administers the budget and grant management processes for all departments and divisions within the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. This includes, but is not limited to, the development of the agency's internal budget planning process, the submission of requests for funding from external sources, the management of proper reporting for external funding agencies and over-site agencies, the development and completion of internal spending monitoring tools, the implementation of budget decisions, and the direction of special financial projects.

The Budget Director manages a group of highly skilled budget analysts to accomplish departmental and agency goals. Under the direction of the Budget Director, the budget analysts perform a wide variety of analytical functions to complete designated budgeting assignments. The Budget Director assigns workload, reviews, and revises data and narrative in the various reporting products used to accomplish the agency's budgeting goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a financial or budget manager with a Massachusetts state agency a plus.
• Knowledge of the principals and practices of financial management, including analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with the Massachusetts Management Accounting and Reporting System (MMARS) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to motivate staff who must produce quality work in short time frames.

Qualifications

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have at least (A) five (5) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in financial management work (i.e. budgeting, accounting, auditing, management analysis, program evaluation, financial reporting of program results), of which (B) at least one (1) year must have been in a project management, supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.

I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.

II. A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.

III. A Graduate degree or higher in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience.

IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience.

Comprehensive Benefits

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An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.