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**Job Description [The Appropriation Control Officer is selected by the Deputy Director of Financial Services and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and reports to the Deputy Director of Financial Services. This position performs highly advanced budget preparation and analysis work. Duties include preparation of agency budget instructions; planning, analyzing, and reviewing budget requests; preparing and monitoring of program performance measures; and preparing legislative appropriation requests and other agency reports. This position may plan and/or assign the work of others. The Budget Analyst works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

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• Oversees and coordinates the preparation of budgets to provide the Chief Financial Officer and the Division Director with expenditure data, trends and recommendations.
• Analyzes expenditure patterns and makes recommendations on the use of funds.
• Oversees the preparation of and prepares financial statements and budgetary and/or management reports and may facilitate or direct budgetary coordination with other units as appropriate.
• Establishes work methods and priorities, and determines methodologies and techniques for performing budget, expenditure, and revenue evaluations.
• Prepares and issues instructions covering budget and funding procedures and methods.
• Ensures accuracy and timeliness of submission of biennial legislative appropriation requests, operating budgets, requests for federal funds and other reports.
• Assists with responses to budgetary inquiries from the legislature, governor's office, and state and federal agencies and measures the impact of existing and proposed state legislation.
• Prepares and participates in the preparation of periodic financial statements and reports, the Legislative Appropriation Request, Base Reconciliation, the Operating Budget and assists with the preparation of the Annual Financial Report and the Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data.
• Prepares financial statements, special budgetary and management reports for executive management, including revenue and expenditure estimates and may facilitate or direct budgetary coordination with other areas as appropriate.
• Informs management staff of budget deviations, problems, and events likely to impact operations.
• Assist with the preparation and issuance of internal instructions covering budget and funding policies, procedures, and methods. Assists the Deputy Director of Financial Services with planning, procedures, preparation and reporting within and outside the unit.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates the budgetary functions of the agency.
• Conducts or assists with special studies to define problems and provides basis for management decisions; develops recommended solutions.
• Complies with division and/or agency training requirements.
• Demonstrates a spirit of teamwork, offering positive and constructive ideas, encouragement, and support to other members of the staff and team.
• Keeps management appropriately informed of ongoing activity and critical matters affecting the operation and well-being of the agency.
• Adheres to all Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Personnel Policies and performs related work as assigned.

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