The following roles The following roles are part of a are part of a Budget Analyst’s Budget Analyst’s job:job:

Student – Student – analysts study analysts study constantlyconstantly

Detective/Investigator/Detective/Investigator/Inspector – Inspector – analysts hunt for analysts hunt for informationinformation

Reporter – Reporter – analysts report analysts report factsfacts

Budget Team Member – Budget Team Member – analysts collaborate with other analysts collaborate with other professionalsprofessionals

Information Provider –Information Provider –analysts are sources of informationanalysts are sources of information

Transmitters/ReceiversTransmitters/Receivers

Analysts often send budget instructions Analysts often send budget instructions and allocations to spending units and and allocations to spending units and receive their comments and submissionsreceive their comments and submissions

Presenter – Presenter – analysts make analysts make formal presentationsformal presentations

Idea Generators – Idea Generators – analysts analysts devise options and alternativesdevise options and alternatives

Skills NeededSkills Needed

To perform these roles effectively, a budget To perform these roles effectively, a budget analyst needs:analyst needs:

analytical ability, analytical ability, ability to be concise and brief ability to be concise and brief the ability to pay attention to details, the ability to pay attention to details, imagination, and imagination, and good oral and written communication good oral and written communication

skills skills