Budget Analyst II (Hybrid Work Schedule)

Arapahoe County•Littleton, CO

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Performs complex work related to developing, monitoring, and managing Arapahoe County’s annual budget and other financial activities. The position uses initiative, critical analysis, and judgment to review budgets, provide financial analysis, and make recommendations regarding the County’s budget and budget process, with limited supervision. The analyst supports departments and elected offices with budget preparation, interpretation, monitoring, and management; performs detailed budget trend and performance analyses, quarterly reviews, and projections; and completes financial projects and feasibility studies. The role also maintains budget and financial system data, supports financial software applications, prepares reports and draft budget resolutions, and presents financial information to County staff, department directors, elected officials, and the Board of County Commissioners. Work is generally in a standard office environment, with occasional travel to County or non-County locations for meetings, conferences, and training. The position is listed as full-time, with a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 3 years of relevant experience in finance, budgeting, or a closely related field.
Demonstrated experience with budgeting practices, basic accounting, forecasting, spreadsheets, and financial and word-processing software.
Working knowledge of public administration, governmental budgeting practices, taxation, and budgeting law as it applies to local government.
Working knowledge of financial forecasting, trend analysis, and projection methodology.
Working knowledge of budgetary appropriations and internal financial controls.
Ability to operate personal computers, peripherals, and word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database, financial-account, and purchasing applications and software.
Ability to organize and prioritize work, meet deadlines, and participate actively in meetings with limited direct supervision.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, department heads, supervisors, vendors, and other employees.
Demonstrate accountability, accessibility, inclusivity, and integrity.
Equivalent combinations of education and work experience that satisfy the job requirements will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
Government or nonprofit experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor and track departmental and elected-office budgets and submissions, and assist with budget interpretation, monitoring, and management.
Guide departments and elected offices on budgets, submissions, the budget process, financial analysis, and the development and tracking of performance and workload measures.
Analyze budget trends and performance, complete quarterly reviews and projections, and provide projection input for the annual budget.
Complete financial projects, analyses, and studies, independently and with Budget Division colleagues, and prepare detailed reports describing data, findings, and conclusions.
Enter, verify, and maintain data in budget and financial software systems and spreadsheets; create and modify custom reports for Budget Division publications, reports, and analyses.
Assist with implementation, maintenance, and upgrades of financial and budget software, and identify improvements to data processing and analysis.
Prepare and evaluate Board of County Commissioners study-session and public-hearing summary reports.
Prepare draft budget resolutions for the Board of County Commissioners regarding appropriation requests, operating transfers, authorized staffing levels, and tax-levy certification.
Present Budget Division information and materials at Board of County Commissioners study sessions and public hearings.
Assist with mandatory State reports, including tax-levy certification.
Conduct financial feasibility analyses of existing or proposed departmental and elected-office programs or services; develop findings and recommendations and present them to County personnel and officials.
Present complex financial and budgetary topics orally, in writing, and through electronic presentations to County staff, elected officials, department directors, and others.
Monitor legislation, resolutions, news, and developments affecting County finances, budgeting, forecasting, public administration, and public financial management.
Attend Board of County Commissioners study sessions and public hearings and update Budget Division staff on relevant budgetary and financial issues.