Salary: See Position Description
Location : 700 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26-10704
Department: Planning And Budget
Opening Date: 06/01/2026
Closing Date: 6/29/2026 11:59 PM Central

Job Summary
The Planning and Budget Office facilitates the efficient and effective use of county resources for the community's benefit. The office works on planning, researching, and evaluating budgetary and policy issues, integrating county-wide spending and strategic plans, and prepares the County's annual budget. The work performed is fast-paced and often time-sensitive. This posting reflects a pair of business consultant job classifications within the Planning and Budget Office (PBO).
Business consultant positions in PBO are the primary IT support for the department and main report writing and data analytics specialists. They are heavily involved in the creation and adoption of the budget, and calculation of countywide compensation estimates. They function as liaisons for the Planning and Budget Office with other county departments and they design and support systems and forms for developing the countywide budget. They participate in county-wide support of SAP (and upcoming new) budgeting and accounting systems, including troubleshooting, development, testing, training and documentation of system requirements and procedures. This position will provide IT technical support to department users, work and support to prepare and publish county budget, prepare budget reports using SAP and other systems, help with the implementation of software, create user training documents, train users and other assigned work.
This position will be considered for a Business Analyst if experience is not met for Business Consultant position
This position is eligible for telework, with in-office work as necessary from a central office location (700 Lavaca Street). Must live in or near Austin, Texas area or be willing to relocate. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the office, including possible night or weekend work.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Provides complex technical consulting and support services for defining, developing and improving functional or business processes to meet user and organizational needs. The Business Consultant I serves as a senior technical expert in analyzing high-level business process needs and designing advanced solutions to meet these needs with an emphasis on strategic technical solutions. This classification typically supervises or leads subordinate Information Technology staff and/or teams performing high-level technical business problems. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate all technical aspects of the budget. This includes all the forms, reports, databases, web portals, performance measures, file management systems, and other miscellaneous tasks related to the budget.
• Maintain and support departmental hardware/software. Make recommendations and aid in purchasing new hardware/software, including installation, training, troubleshooting, and implementation.
• Support multiple collaboration platforms. Including training, design, implementation. Publish and maintain outward facing county documents and webpages.
• Monitor and build reports on countywide expenditure budgets on a monthly basis with multi-year historical components.
• Develop and support forecasting of compensation expenses for the next fiscal year.
• Participate in county-wide support of budgeting and accounting system, including troubleshooting, development, testing, training and documentation of system requirements and procedures.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:
Candidates must possess Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a directly related field AND:

Business Consultant I $ 80,745.60 to $ 104,998.40
Seven (7) years of relevant work experience, including one (1) year of team lead, supervisory or management, experience;

Business Analyst III $ 75,483.20 to $ 98,134.40
Five (5) years of relevant work experience;

Business Analyst II $ 70,532.80 to $ 91,686.40
Three (3) years of relevant work experience;

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office applications, including foundational Visual Basic programming skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong experience with databases and query development.
• Solid understanding of IT diagnostics and general networking concepts.
• Knowledge of collaboration tools and industry best practices.
• Experience implementing and/or supporting budgeting or financial systems such as SAP, preferably within the public sector.
• Experience developing reports and supporting system integrations between budgeting software and other enterprise systems.

Skill in:

• Analyzing technical challenges and delivering solutions aligned with current and future business needs.
• Managing and maintaining network infrastructure and administration.
• Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting hardware, software, and peripheral devices.
• Designing, developing, and maintaining databases using tools such as Microsoft Access and SQL Server.
• Creating and managing database queries, Visual Basic scripts, and macros in Microsoft Access and Excel.
• Developing dashboards, charts, graphs, and reports using Excel and other reporting platforms.
• Supporting system integration through API connectivity and data exchange.
• Providing user training and support for various computer applications.
• Communicating complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences through verbal, written, and presentation skills

Ability to:

• Identify and analyze highly complex end-user problems and develop strategic, practical technological solutions.
• Work independently and efficiently and as part of a team.
• Manage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.
• Research, compile, analyze, interpret and prepare a variety of memorandums or reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies and providers, other County employees and officials, and the general public.

Work Environment & Other Information

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 10-15 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing, crawling, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, and squatting to perform the essential functions.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Work Hours: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with nights and/or weekends as needed.

Department: Planning & Budget

Location: 700 Lavaca, Austin, TX 78701 Telework available.

For updates or questions about this posting, contact:
Benefits
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.
FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide

In this valuable you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.

Credit Union
Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.

Deferred Compensation
Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.

Direct Deposit
Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.

Employee Assistance Program
Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.

Employee Organizations
Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.

Employee Health & Wellness Clinic
Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.

Holidays
An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Insurance
Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.

The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.

Longevity
Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.

On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.

Parking
A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.

Personal Holidays
Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:

January - March

3 personal holidays
April - June

2 personal holidays

July - September

1 personal holiday
October - December

None

New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.
Retirement
Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Sick Leave
Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

Parental Leave
Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.

Tuition Refund
Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.

Vacation
Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:

0 to 5 years

4.0 hours per pay period

6 to 10 years

4.5 hours per pay period

11 to 15 years

5.0 hours per pay period

16 to 20 years

5.5 hours per pay period

21 plus years

6.0 hours per pay period

Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.
Workers' Compensation
The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.
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