Budget Analyst Intern

The Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is currently seeking candidates for our Summer (May-August) 2023 Internship Program. Graduate and undergraduate students focused on Public Finance, Public Administration, or Economics - this is the opportunity you have been waiting for!
About us:
The Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) provides financial management and policy analysis to help ensure the responsible use of state resources. In fulfilling its mission, OBM coordinates, develops, and monitors agency operating and capital budgets, and reviews, processes, and reports financial transactions made by state agencies. OBM also assists the Governor and other state agencies by providing policy and management support relative to the state's fiscal activities.
Our Team:
The mission of the Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is to provide policy analysis, fiscal research, and financial management services to the Governor and state agencies, helping to ensure the proper and responsible use of state resources.
To learn more about us, check out our OBM website !
What you'll do:
OBM Interns will have a unique opportunity to gain hands on experience in a state budget office. Working primarily with the Research and Performance team, you will monitor, and track Ohio's economy using traditional and real-time indicators, assist in the preparation of federal reports, and expand your Excel skills by conducting analyses and creating data visualizations that demonstrate the results of Ohio's investments. Collaboration within OBM's Budget, Grants Partnership and/or Capital Markets sections may be available based on the interests of each intern. OBM interns will interact with senior leaders from across the agency, learning about agency functions, including the Controlling Board/Legislation, State Accounting, Legal, and internal Fiscal Operations.
Interns will work between 16-24 hours per week in our downtown Columbus office. If selected, the primary workdays will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays; we can work with your schedule.
Applying for this position:
• Please include a cover letter that addresses why this internship is of interest to you and a good step in your career trajectory.
• When completing your online Ohio Civil Service Application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting .
• Allanswers to the supplemental questionsmustbe supported by the work experience/education provided on your civil service application.
• If you require a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email the Human Resources contact on this posting soarrangements can be made.
• Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Qualifications
• Interns must have strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience in Excel and be excited to learn.
• Be an undergraduate and/or graduate student working towards a degree in Public Finance, Public Administration, Economics, Business or related field.
• Be enrolled in an accredited graduate or undergraduate institution either during the Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 term.