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Manage organizational or project budgets

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Part of Manage budgets or finances, under the O*NET work activity group Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 9 AI-assist, 1 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Manage communications budgets.AI-assist Public Relations Managers
• Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.AI-assist Lodging Managers
• Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits.AI-assist Wind Energy Development Managers
• Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.AI-assist Food Service Managers
• Track program budgets, expenses, and campaign response rates to evaluate each campaign, based on program objectives and industry norms.AI-assist Advertising and Promotions Managers
• Manage fundraising budgets.AI-assist Fundraising Managers
• Control operational budget and expenditures.AI-assist Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.AI-assist Clinical Research Coordinators

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.Stays human Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
• Perform administrative duties, such as fundraising, public relations, budgeting, and supervision of zoo staff.AI-assist Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists