Ohio Office of Budget and Management

What Ohio Office of Budget and Management does

The Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is a cabinet-level state government agency established in 1973 within the executive branch of Ohio state government, headquartered at 30 East Broad Street, 34th Floor, Columbus, Ohio. It serves as the state's Chief Financial Officer under Governor Mike DeWine and is led by Director Kimberly Murnieks. The agency develops, coordinates, and monitors the operating and capital budgets of all Ohio state agencies; provides policy analysis to the Governor; reviews all financial transactions involving state funds; and oversees state debt management and bond issuance. OBM also manages the Ohio Public Facilities Commission, which issues general obligation bonds for education, infrastructure, conservation, and economic development purposes.

OBM operates a portfolio of interconnected financial management and transparency services rather than commercial products. Core offerings include the biennial Operating Budget and Capital Budget, the Controlling Board for inter-agency budget adjustments, Monthly Financial Reports, the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), and Preliminary Revenue Data releases. Public-facing digital platforms include Ohio Checkbook (real-time spending transparency), Ohio Grants Partnership (grants resource hub), and OhioPays (payee portal). Technology infrastructure consists of the OAKS enterprise resource planning system for state operations, the Innovate Ohio Platform for web hosting, and integrations with Esri (mapping), EMMA (municipal bond disclosure), and Digital Assurance Certification (DAC) for investor communications.

OBM is funded entirely through state appropriations and does not generate commercial revenue or charge fees for its services. Its 'customers' are internal — Ohio state agencies requiring budget coordination and financial oversight — and external — Ohio citizens, taxpayers, and bond investors who consume transparency reports and disclosure documents. The agency maintains a 92-employee headcount and utilizes digital channels (website, social media, email newsletter) to distribute reporting and engage stakeholders. Under Murnieks' leadership, Ohio achieved AAA/Aaa/AAA credit ratings from all three major rating agencies for the first time in state history, with state GRF debt service held to 2.73% of GRF revenue in FY2025.

Name

Ohio Office of Budget and Management

Legal name

Ohio Office of Budget and Management

Website

https://obm.ohio.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is a cabinet-level state agency that develops and monitors the operating and capital budgets of all Ohio state agencies, manages state debt and bond issuance, and provides financial transparency reporting to citizens and investors under Governor DeWine's administration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Financial Management

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130), Public Finance Activities (92113)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Budgeting & Fiscal Planning (BPAIAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Government Accounting & Financial Reporting (BPAIAEAD)

Keywords

• State budget management
• Government financial reporting
• Municipal bond administration
• Fiscal policy analysis
• Public sector accounting

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is a cabinet-level state government agency that develops and monitors biennial operating and capital budgets for all Ohio state agencies, reviews and approves all state debt issuances, and processes financial transactions involving state funds. It provides policy analysis to the Governor and administration, manages state debt and bond programs, maintains the Ohio Checkbook transparency platform, and issues annual and monthly financial reports including the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR).

Product overview

The Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is a state government agency that provides financial management and policy analysis services. Rather than offering a single unified product, OBM operates a portfolio of interconnected government financial management services including budget preparation and management (Operating Budget and Capital Budget), financial reporting (Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Monthly Financial Reports), debt and bond management (Bond and Investor Relations), government transparency (Ohio Checkbook), grants administration (Ohio Grants Partnership), and payment services (OhioPays). These services work together to ensure responsible use of state resources, provide transparency to citizens, and support state agency operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ohio Checkbook: Government transparency initiative providing real-time state financial and transaction data to Ohioans
• Ohio Grants Partnership
• OhioPays

Products and services

• Operating Budget
• Capital Budget
• Ohio Checkbook
• Ohio Grants Partnership
• Controlling Board Facilitates necessary adjustments to budgetary authority for state agencies, provides legislative oversight over certain capital and operating expenditures, and has approval authority over various state fiscal activities.
• Bond and Investor Relations Oversees and monitors existing state debt and proposed issuances of new state debt, manages coordinated bond sale schedules, and provides official disclosure information relating to state debt and finances to bond investors.
• Monthly Financial Reports Monthly report from the OBM Director to the Governor detailing state economic data, revenues, and expenditures, including performance in economic growth, employment, consumer income, industrial activity, and construction.
• Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Ohio's annual financial report prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), providing comprehensive financial information about the state's finances.
• Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) A shorter, user-friendly report that incorporates key information from the ACFR and provides an easy-to-understand account of the state's financial operations for general public consumption.
• Preliminary Revenue Data Monthly preliminary revenue reports detailing General Revenue Fund tax receipts performance against estimates, including non-auto sales tax, auto sales tax, personal income tax, and Commercial Activity Tax data.
• OhioPays Provides payees with convenient access to information about their financial interactions with the state of Ohio, including payment status and history.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ohio achieved AAA/Aaa/AAA credit ratings from all three major ratings agencies for the first time in state history
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Digital Assurance Certification, LLC (DAC)supportingOthersDAC serves as the state's primary Disclosure Dissemination Agent for municipal bond disclosures. The company provides investors access to Ohio's official statements and state disclosure documents through its website www.dacbond.com
• Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA)supportingOthersEMMA, designated by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), is the official source of municipal disclosure where Ohio's annual disclosures and material event notices are available to investors
• Ohio Department of DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOBM works closely with the Ohio Department of Development on economic development projects, workforce initiatives, and various grant programs including Appalachian innovation centers, housing programs, and broadband expansion
• JobsOhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOBM coordinates with JobsOhio on economic development proposals, business expansion projects, and workforce development initiatives across Ohio's regional economic development network
• Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOBM works with OFCC on capital budget projects including Appalachian Community Innovation Centers, fairground improvements, and public facility construction programs

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Texas Legislative Budget Board: Texas's bicameral legislative budget agency that drafts the state's budget, performs fiscal analysis, and conducts performance reviews — directly analogous to OBM's combined executive/oversight functions in a different governance structure.
• California Department of Finance: California's state budget and fiscal planning agency — performs the same Governor's Budget preparation, revenue forecasting, and financial oversight role as Ohio OBM, scaled to the largest U.S. state economy.
• New York State Division of the Budget: The executive branch budget office for New York State, with an essentially identical mandate to OBM: prepare the Governor's Executive Budget, oversee fiscal policy, manage multi-year financial planning, and coordinate across state agencies.
• Illinois Governor's Office of Management and Budget: Illinois's executive-branch budget office charged with preparing the Governor's budget, managing state finances, and coordinating fiscal policy — closely mirrors OBM's structure and responsibilities.
• Florida Office of Policy and Budget: Florida's Executive Office of the Governor unit responsible for budget planning, policy analysis, and fiscal coordination across state agencies — a directly comparable state-level budget function.
• Pennsylvania Office of the Budget: Pennsylvania's state budget office, responsible for budget development, fiscal analysis, and financial reporting for the Commonwealth — directly comparable in scope and function to Ohio OBM.
• Michigan State Budget Office: Michigan's executive-branch budget office under the State Budget Director, responsible for budget preparation and financial oversight — a directly comparable Rust Belt/industrial-state peer to Ohio OBM.
• New Jersey Office of Management and Budget: New Jersey's combined budget and management office within the Treasury, responsible for preparing the Governor's budget and overseeing state fiscal operations — directly analogous to OBM.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Office of Management and Budget: The federal-level budget office that prepares the President's Budget and oversees federal agency financial management — performs the same core function as OBM but at federal scale and with broader statutory reach.

Others

• Office of the Ohio Treasurer: Ohio's separately elected state Treasurer, which handles cash management, debt service administration, and investment of state funds — adjacent to OBM's bond and debt management functions within the same state's financial ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Ohio_OBM
• Facebookfacebook.com/OhioOBM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohio-office-of-budget-and-management
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohio_obm

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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