Budget Officer, Finance

Responsibilities Include but Not Limited To

Under occasional supervision, performs administrative and financial work in support of the operations of the department. Work involves preparing the Parish’s annual budget; collecting information from various departments and inputting information in computer; attending budget meetings as needed; making budget adjustments throughout year and monitoring departmental budget; monitoring departmental budget expenditures and purchase requisitions to ensure compliance with Capital Budget and Operating Budget.  Reports to the Director of Finance.

Essential Job Functions:

• Prepares the Parish’s annual budget; collects information from each department; checks for accuracy; inputs information into computer for each fund.
• Attends budget meetings.
• Works with department heads to make budget adjustments as needed; prepares budget entry; inputs budget into the computer.
• Prepares journal entries as needed for correction of errors; sets up accounts.
• Signs payroll and other checks on a check signer.
• Prints monthly reports; checks for additions; types letter for monthly distribution.
• Updates mailing chart as needed.
• Assists the Director of Finance in department’s day-to-day activities as necessary; completes special projects as assigned.
• Assists Accounting Technicians and other departments in solving computer problems or accounting questions.
• Prepares year-end adjustments for each department to adjust budgets to actual.
• Types checks as needed; prepares vouchers for payment as needed for direct deposits.
• Inputs and reconciles data for paving fund.
• Prepares budget book to give to Council.
• Prepares schedules for reconciliation of accounts.
• Reviews deposits and schedules prepared by department to check for accuracy.
• Receives and/or reviews various records and reports such as cash receipt, check, or printout; budget resolution; statement of revenue and expenditures; and balance sheet.
• Prepares and/or processes various records and reports such as manning chart, schedules, budget calendar, and budget book.
• Refers to chart of accounts, balance sheet, statement of revenue and expenditure, budget book from previous year, vendor book, policy and procedure manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc.
• Operates a variety of office equipment and machinery such as copy machine, calculator, telephone, fax machine, photograph, shredder, check signer, computer, etc.
• Uses a variety of supplies such as general office supplies, etc.; and a variety of computer software such as Procomm, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Lotus, Microsoft Excel, Internet, etc.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as Director of Finance, accounting staff, Executive staff, Legislative staff, other department heads and staff, and the general public.

Minimum Training & Experience

Requires an Associate’s degree in accounting or closely related field supplemented by five to six years of experience in local government accounting, budgeting, auditing, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Excellent Benefits Package Equal Opportunity Employer

If interested, please submit the following to Iberia Parish Government, Human Resources Dept., 300 Iberia Street, Suite 400, New Iberia, LA 70560:

1. An Iberia Parish Government Application for Employment
2. Along with a current resume.

For more information contact: Edie Casselman or Pat Kahn