Andre P. Hardison
Budget Analyst, State government
Columbus, OH · (614) 555 0110 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/andrephardison
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years of public sector budget development and monitoring
INDUSTRIES
State government, county human services
SPECIALTIES
Operating budget development, encumbrance tracking, variance analysis, budget narrative
SYSTEMS
Workday Financials, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau
CREDENTIALS
Certified Public Finance Officer through the Government Finance Officers Association
EDUCATION
Master of Public Administration, Ohio State University
Results at a Glance
240
Million dollar budget
7%
Percent by moving
$3.1m
Expiring federal funding
40
Cost center managers
Executive Summary
State agency budget analyst responsible for a 240 million dollar operating budget across nine divisions. Six years building requests, tracking encumbrances and explaining variances to division chiefs who would rather talk about anything else. Writes the budget narrative the agency sends to the legislature.
Signature Achievements
- Builds the annual operating request for a 240 million dollar budget covering nine divisions and 1,100 positions.
- Reduced unspent appropriation at year end from 7 percent to 2 percent by moving to quarterly reforecasts.
- Identified 3.1 million dollars of expiring federal funding two quarters before division chiefs noticed.
- Built a Power BI dashboard that gave 40 cost center managers their own spending position weekly.
- Wrote the biennial budget narrative sections adopted without amendment in two consecutive cycles.
- Trained 18 program managers on position control so vacancy savings stopped being spent twice.
Professional Experience
Budget Analyst
Ohio Division of Workforce Programs, Columbus, OH 2021 to present
Analyst on a four person budget office supporting nine divisions and a 240 million dollar operating budget.
- Develops the annual and biennial budget requests with division leadership.
- Monitors encumbrances, expenditures and position vacancies against appropriation.
- Prepares monthly variance reports and explains material differences to the chief financial officer.
- Reviews grant budgets for matching requirements before acceptance.
Fiscal Analyst
Scioto County Human Services Board, Portsmouth, OH 2019 to 2021
Fiscal analyst tracking program budgets for a county agency with 38 million dollars in funding.
- Prepared program budgets for six state and federal funding streams.
- Reconciled expenditures to reimbursement claims each month.
- Produced the quarterly financial report presented to the county board.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Public Finance Officer, Government Finance Officers Association, 2023
Member, Government Finance Officers Association
Education
Master of Public Administration, Ohio State University, 2019
Bachelor of Arts in economics, Ohio University, 2017
Core Skills
Budget development · Encumbrance tracking · Variance analysis · Position control · Budget narrative writing · Workday Financials · Power BI · Microsoft Excel · Grant budget review · Stakeholder briefings