Business Analytics Specialist

Salary

$5,023.00 - $9,856.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

224950BusAnalSpec-081826NR

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

08/18/2026

Closing Date

9/1/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

Department MISSION

To protect children, empower families, and strengthen communities so every child grows up safe, stable, and strong.

Department VISION

A future where every child thrives in a loving environment, supported by empowered families and resilient communities.

Department VALUES

Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.

We're looking for a Business Analytic Specialist, to join our team in East Baton Rouge Parish.

At The Department of Children and Family Services, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

This position with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is in the Office of Management and Finance (OMF), Digital Services System Integration and Data Analytics sections. This position is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and analyzing complex data sets to support data-driven decision-making across the agency.

Join Our Team at DCFS: Drive Excellence in the Office of Management and Finance.

If you are driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact - this could be the opportunity for you!

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement; OR

Six years of experience in any field plus three years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement; OR

A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement; OR

An advanced degree plus two years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Incumbent is responsible for daily activities of the Systems Integration and Data team by obtaining, maintaining, reviewing and analyzing data concerning programs and/or operations; scope and goal; and the policies, practices, methods and procedures used to implement and maintain programs.
• The incumbent is tasked in collecting, cleaning and analyzing complex data sets to identify trends, patterns and insights.
• The role will work closely with DCFS program staff and other departments to obtain well defined data requirements and understand the data needs and provide relevant analytics support that align with the agency’s objectives.
• Incumbent will create dashboards, reports and visualization using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Salesforce, Excel or any other data analysis/reporting tools
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal vendor requirements to deliver use cases, screen and interface design, as well as acceptance criteria.
• Ensures problem solutions, appropriate risk reductions, and business unit satisfactions.
• The incumbent is responsible for reviewing, managing and monitoring personal services contracts, Data Sharing Agreements (DSA) and Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) as related to DCFS projects.
• Incumbent must establish and maintain engagement and approval by Office of Technology Services (OTS) that include technology to include service strategy, service design, service operations, information technology contracts, budget preparation and invoicing.
• Performs any other duties as assigned in support of the mission of OMF and DCFS as directed by Digital Service management.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment
Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday.
Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.

Louisiana HB 420 requires all prospective DCFS employees to complete and clear multiple background clearances prior to employment with this agency.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service Test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in this application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Adrienne King

Department of Children and Family Serivces

[email protected]

DCFS is an “Equal Opportunity Employer”, and Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement– State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others