A Budget Analyst, or Cost Analyst, analyzes a company’s budget and looks for ways to allocate resources more efficiently to maximize profits. Their duties include organizing finances, preparing budget reports, monitoring institutional spending and creating cost-benefit analyses for businesses with the goal of finding ways to run the company efficiently and effectively.
एक Budget Analyst को विभिन्न कर्तव्यों और जिम्मेदारियों को पूरा करने में सक्षम होना चाहिए। निम्नलिखित कुछ कर्तव्य और जिम्मेदारियाँ हैं जिन्हें एक Budget Analyst को निष्पादित करने में सक्षम होना चाहिए:
- Developing organizational budget with managers
- Reviewing proposals for completeness, accuracy and compliance with company standards
- Consolidating the organizational budget for review
- Vetting funding requests for merit and authenticity
- Monitoring spending and keeping the organization within its set budget
- Defending budget recommendations with data and evidence-based analyses
प्रतिस्पर्धी Budget Analyst के पास कुछ कौशल और योग्यताएँ होंगी, जिनमें शामिल हैं:
- Highly developed analytical skills
- The ability to analyze and solve problems while being able to clearly articulate complex ideas
- Work with and understand spreadsheets, financial analysis programs and database functions
