Budget Analyst Resume Template
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Brandon Hayes
Senior Budget Analyst, CGFM · Public Sector Budgeting
Baltimore, MD · (410) 555-2937 · brandon.hayes@email.com · linkedin.com/in/brandonhayes
Profile
Budget analyst with 10 years in Maryland state and county government, now covering a $610M operating budget. Brought forecast variance under 2% and identified $14M in savings adopted in the FY2025 budget.
Public Finance Experience
2021 – Present
Senior Budget Analyst
Baltimore County Government, Towson, MD
- Analyze operating budgets for public works, police and fire, totaling $610M across 12 agencies.
- Review agency requests for accuracy and policy fit and write funding recommendations for the budget book.
- Identified $14M in recurring savings from vacancy and overtime analysis, adopted in the FY2025 budget.
- Built a revenue and expenditure forecast in Excel and Power BI that has stayed within 2% of actuals.
- Prepare monthly variance reports and brief the budget director and County Council staff on trends.
2017 – 2021
Budget Analyst
Maryland Dept. of Budget and Management, Annapolis, MD
- Reviewed budget submissions for 5 state agencies with $1.1B in general and special funds.
- Drafted agency fiscal estimates for 60+ bills during each Maryland legislative session.
- Tracked federal CARES Act awards and reported spending against grant terms each quarter.
- Processed budget amendments and position changes in the state financial system within 5 days.
2015 – 2017
Budget Analyst I
Howard County Government, Ellicott City, MD
- Compiled monthly expenditure reports for 8 departments and flagged accounts trending over budget.
Budget Expertise
Operating budget analysis
Revenue & expense forecasting
Variance analysis
Fiscal note preparation
Capital budgeting
Grant fund tracking
GASB standards
Systems
Oracle Hyperion PlanningSAPMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Access
Certification
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
Association of Government Accountants
Education
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
2017
University of Baltimore
B.S. in Business Administration
2015
Towson University
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Licenses and certifications
- Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) Association of Government Accountants Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov
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Skills to list
- Budget Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Excel Financial Modeling
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- ERP/PeopleSoft
- Grant Reporting
- Financial Statement Review
- GAAP/GASB
Software and tools
- Fund accounting software
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft Access
- SAP software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Oracle Hyperion
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office software
Duties to describe on a budget analyst resume
- Analyzed monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
- Provided advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.
- Reviewed operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
- Compiled and analyzed accounting records and other data to determine the financial resources required to implement a program.
- Examined budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.
- Summarized budgets and submitted recommendations for the approval or disapproval of funds requests.
Titles along the way
- Budget Analyst I
- Budget Analyst
- Senior Budget Analyst/Manager
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