The Budget Manager VI performs highly advanced managerial work directing, coordinating, and overseeing departmental budget operations. This position leads the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of agency operating and capital budgets and provides strategic fiscal guidance to executive leadership. The Budget Manager is responsible for directing budget planning activities, legislative appropriations development, budget execution, and financial analysis. The position serves as a key advisor on budgetary and funding matters, ensuring compliance with state and federal fiscal requirements while supporting the department’s mission and strategic priorities. The position directly supervises three (3) Lead Budget Analysts and nine (9) Budget Analysts, providing leadership to a budget organization responsible for agency-wide budget development, monitoring, forecasting, reporting, and legislative budget activities. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of independent judgment and initiative. Plans, assigns, supervises, and evaluates the work of professional budget staff.