Budget Support Specialist
Location Varies, KYFull-time$53–60K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Budget Support Specialist assists the Division of Administration and Financial Management with budget and payment functions, working with the branch manager and other staff. The role supports revenue maximization, payment oversight for foster homes and other placements, and resolution of billing inconsistencies. The agency may authorize telecommuting, but may modify or end that arrangement at any time.
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11/5/2026 (11:59 PM ET)
2605538
Budget Support Specialist
Pay Grade13
Salary
$53,034.72 - $60,106.80 Annually
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
Click here for more details on state employment. (https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Careers.aspx)
Hiring Agency
Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Community Based Services
Location
Location Varies
Description
The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.
The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) is a multi-faceted agency that provides services and programs to enhance the self-sufficiency of families; improve safety and permanency for children and vulnerable adults; and engage families and community partners in a collaborative decision-making process.
The Division of Administration and Financial Management with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is looking for a Budget Support Specialist who will assist the branch by working closely with the branch manager and other staff.
For more information on the Department for Community Based Services, please visit our website at:
https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/pages/default.aspx
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Responsible for the revenue maximization for the Division.
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Assists with oversight of Teamed Workflow Information System Tracking (TWIST) payment functions: fiscal, programmatic, and technological.
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Ensures appropriate payments are made to foster homes, Private Child Care (PCC), and placements.
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Enters, authorizes, and monitors payments to foster and adoptive parents, PCC and other vendors.
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Provides functional supervision over entire out of home care system.
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Completes enter and exit screenings on out of home placements.
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Answers questions from public and staff regarding foster care payments.
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Requests, complies, and maintains required approval documents for payment authorization.
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Interprets foster care policy and procedure to foster parents, staff, and vendors.
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Researches, tracks, and resolves billing and payment inconsistencies.
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Monitors and gathers appropriate data and documents for all billings.
The ideal candidate will have:
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Experience in accounting, auditing, or a related field
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Productivity with accuracy and compliance
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Strong verbal and written communication skills
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Ability to work well under pressure
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Willingness to work as part of a team
The position you are applying for has access to or use of federal tax information (FTI) or meets the statutory definition of front-line staff. Therefore, pursuant to IRS Publication 1075 and 900 KAR 1:009 or KRS 194A.062 and 900 KAR 1:050, applicants for this position in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CHFS also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 orhttps://www.e-verify.gov/.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:One year of professional experience in statistical analysis, accounting, auditing, planning, or a related field.
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:Professional experience in statistical analysis, accounting, auditing, planning, or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):NONE
Working Conditions
Incumbents working in this job title perform duties in an office setting.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Patty Kaminski [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=2605538 - Budget Support Specialist) or 270-231-1112.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 4,887 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$53–60K/yr
- Kentucky median$77–93K/yr22 salary ranges
- US median$95–135K/yr2,396 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $57K, is 33% below the Kentucky median midpoint ($85K) — in the lowest quarter of Accounting salary ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 49 open Accounting jobs in Kentucky and 4,887 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,589 postings).
- Education
- 2,467 of the 4,887 open Accounting jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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