Analyst - Budget
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Interacting With Computers - use spreadsheet software
- Getting Information
- Analyzing Data or Information - analyze financial data
- Summarize budgets and submit recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.
- Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
- Processing Information - compute financial data
- Direct the preparation of regular and special budget reports.
About the test (Full Version)
The HR Avatar Analyst - Budget Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Analyst - Budget test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
This test also contains an automatically-scored essay component. Writing is a key skill for many jobs and also demonstrates the ability to generate, organize, and communicate relevant ideas effectively.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Knowledge and Skills
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Drive
- Integrity
- Teamwork
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2020) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $51,220 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $62,540 or less |
| Median: | | $78,970 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $100,060 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $121,360 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2020: | | 52,500 |
| 2030 (projected): | | 55,000 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 4,300 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Economics and Accounting
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Clerical
- Law and Government
- Customer and Personal Service
- Computers and Electronics
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Learning
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Top Abilities
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Comprehension
- Number Facility
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Written Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Expression
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| Education Requirements |
| High School Diploma: | | 10% |
| Some College: | | 3% |
| Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 11% |
| Bachelor's Degree: | | 64% |
| Master's Degree: | | 9% |
| Post-Masters Certificate: | | 3% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 2% |
| 3 - 6 Months: | | 2% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 8% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 20% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 42% |
| 4 - 6 Years: | | 13% |
| 6 - 8 Years: | | 3% |
| 8 - 10 Years: | | 7% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Budget Analyst, Budget Coordinator, Budget Engineer, Budget Examiner, Budget Officer, Budget Specialist, Cost Analyst, Financial Services Officer, Fiscal Agent, Fiscal Officer, Management and Budget Analyst, Policy Analyst, Program Analyst
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