The Budget Unit prepares, coordinates, and monitors the CDHS operating and capital budgets. The Budget Unit is the Department’s primary contact with the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) and the Joint Budget Committee (JBC). The Budget Unit develops, monitors and coordinates the submission and approval of all Legislative budgets, and works with the programs to monitor current year and future year fiscal conditions. Represent the Department as the staff authority for the department-wide budget development process. Develop, enhance, and implement processes and guidelines for the formation of the Department’s annual budget request, including establishing timelines, ensuring compliance with Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) and Joint Budget Committee (JBC) requirements, providing effective internal communication, preparing for budget hearings and presentations, responding to fiscal note requests, and providing technical support. Tasks include preparing instructions, creating guidance, analyzing fiscal needs, and managing progress and timelines to ensure deadlines are met. Budget Process:Represent the Department as the staff authority for the department-wide budget development process. Develop, enhance, and implement processes and guidelines for the formation of the Department’s annual budget request, including establishing timelines, ensuring compliance with Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) and Joint Budget Committee (JBC) requirements, providing effective internal communication, preparing for budget hearings and presentations, and providing technical support. Tasks include preparing instructions, calendar management for stakeholders, creating guidance, and managing progress and timelines to ensure deadlines are met. Coordinate and track deliverables (such as information requests) due to OSPB and JBC staff, including working with program staff to develop responses to requests and coordinating the review process as appropriate. Demonstrate sophisticated communication, collaboration, and process management skills in work with internal and external partners. Regularly update internal trackers and manuals, including documenting processes and decisions made. Other budget process tasks as assigned. Fiscal Notes:Responsible for the tracking and monitoring of Departmental fiscal note requests to ensure timely submission to legislative partners. Review and coordinate fiscal note requests for potential impact to the Department. Develop professional relationships with internal partners, legislative coordinators, Governor’s Office staff, legislative staff, and other relevant stakeholders in the fiscal note process. Policy:Provide recommendations and policy guidance to the Budget Director, CFO, and other department leadership. Collaborate with department staff to analyze issues, draft requests, edit documents according to established guides, identify department-wide priorities and/or concerns, and and reach resolution on policy issues. Discuss and explain agency requests and positions with internal and Governor’s Office staff. Responsible for the continued implementation and adherence to the guiding principles, roles, and responsibilities of the Department and the Office of State Planning and Budgeting. Regularly update technical procedure manuals, including documenting processes and decisions made. Consider the known views of the Governor, Executive Director, and Executive Management Team, criticality of the issue to the Department, and technical recommendations of subject matter experts in policy recommendations. Act as a liaison to offices in developing budget requests, providing responses to questions, and other budget-related projects, as assigned. Review and edit agency communication and other documents shared inside and outside the Department. Determine key partners and nurture professional relationships to ensure optimal development and implementation of projects. Review proposed capital construction requests and provide feedback to budget and program staff on the requests. Other policy analysis tasks as assigned. Budget and Financial Systems Databases:Utilize budget and financial systems and databases which house expenditure, revenue, personnel, and other data types. Assist with the development of procedures for the management and department-wide utilization of these databases. Other data, tracking, systems duties as assigned. Other duties as assigned:Other duties related to budget within the office