Requisition No: 885872
Agency: Management Services
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 72003832
Salary: Up to $86,500
Posting Closing Date: 11/02/2026
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Budget & Data Manager
Division of State Purchasing
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This position is located in Tallahassee, FL
Position Overview and Responsibilities:
Specific responsibilities of the Budget & Data Manager position include, but are not limited to, the following:
The Budget & Data Manager assists with the management and administration of the Division of State Purchasing's budget, including tracking expenditures, balancing budget sheets, and forecasting. This position reviews all purchases and agreements, making sound recommendations based on available funds, and responds to budget inquiries as requested by the department or other entities.
Additionally, the Budget & Data Manager compiles and evaluates data to identify inconsistencies or quality issues such as duplicate or missing records and recommends whether to correct, exclude, or highlight suspect data. The position oversees and provides quality assurance for overviews and executive summaries of data sets, analysis, projections, or trends identified for procurement, purchasing oversight, and trust fund management. This position and its subordinates support day-to-day operations of the Division while providing excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
Supervision
• Assigns balanced workloads; ensures quality of work and that deadlines are met; monitors productivity, attendance, and professionalism in the workplace.
• Complete timesheets and manage employee leave and attendance.
• Define employee performance goals, monitor, and regularly provide feedback.
• Initiates change effectively and adapts to necessary changes in operations; motivates employees to have a positive attitude towards operational changes.
• Creates, manages, and maintains procedures and desk guides for all functions of this position.
Budget Management
• Assist with the management and administration of Division budget, including but not limited to tracking expenditures, balancing budget sheets and forecasting.
• Review all purchases and agreements as budget manager, and make recommendations based on available funds.
• Respond to budget inquiries as requested by the department or other entities.
Reporting
• Preparation of reports that are reliable, valid, and reproducible in support of the Division's powers, duties and functions.
• Creation of reporting templates to assist others in gathering and analyzing appropriate data.
• Finding efficiencies in reporting procedures for better data analysis.
Quality Assurance
• Perform Quality Assurance Review of price sheets and solicitation tabulations.
• Validate reporting from vendors and internal/external customers.
• Review data processes and recommend changes.
• Creates, manages, and maintains procedures and desk guides for all functions of this position.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Minimum:
• Four years of progressively responsible experience in the business, accounting, or statistical field. College experience can substitute for the required experience.
• Pursuant to F.S. 215.422 every officer or employee who is responsible for the approval or processing of vendors' invoices or distribution of warrants to vendors are mandated to process, resolve and comply as section 215.423 requires.
Preferred:
• Experience managing or assisting with budgets, reviewing purchases, tracking available funds, working with purchasing/procurement processes, and advising staff or leadership on spending.
• Experience creating reports, validating data, developing reporting templates, analyzing trends, improving reporting processes, and ensuring data is accurate and reproducible.
• Experience Interpreting and applying statutes, administrative rules, departmental policies, and contractual requirements. Experience researching regulations and turning them into procedures.
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