Senior Budget Analyst

Jefferson County CO•Golden, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Jefferson County is hiring an experienced Senior Budget Analyst for its Budget & Strategy Division. Under limited supervision, this position performs complex technical, financial, and analytical work supporting countywide budget functions. The analyst leads and supports budget development, analyzes revenues and expenditures, evaluates proposed programs and legislation, advises on resource allocation, and coordinates budget activities with county departments, divisions, and outside agencies. The role also supports budgetary policies and best practices, monitors budget-to-actual variances, develops forecasts, and prepares analyses for countywide initiatives, the annual financial report, external audits, and other requests. The Senior Budget Analyst works with department heads, elected and appointed officials, executive leadership, and other stakeholders to develop performance measures, identify cost efficiencies, resolve budget issues, and guide financial decisions. The position contributes to the annual five-year capital improvement plan and cost allocation plan; reviews budget amendments and revisions; and prepares recommendations and presentations for the Board of County Commissioners, County Manager, and committees. Responsibilities also include overseeing position requests and personnel cost analysis, managing assigned fund fiscal integrity and reserve-policy compliance, supporting grant budgeting and compliance, and delivering budget training. The position is based in Colorado, and the employee must reside in the state at the time of hire. It typically follows a hybrid work format with remote and in-office work as needed, on the County’s Monday–Thursday four-day workweek. The role is scheduled for 40 hours per week.

Requirements

At least 3 years of work-related experience in government or nonprofit budgeting, including analysis, preparation, and oversight for a large organization.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, public finance, accounting, business administration, public administration, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable.
Must reside in Colorado at the time of hire.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships internally and externally.
Demonstrate professional demeanor and maintain confidentiality.
Strong knowledge of business analysis, business process improvement, and project management principles and practices.
Ability to present complex financial data orally and in writing to senior management and elected officials.
Collaborative approach and willingness to listen, learn, and work with others.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Excel skills, including calculations and automation, graphs and presentations, statistical modeling, forecasting, and prediction.
Experience in public budgeting or finance.
Fund accounting experience.
TABOR experience.
Experience with Workday or other ERP software.

Responsibilities

Lead the countywide budget development process, including complex revenue and expenditure analysis for departments, forecasting, and preparation of new budgets.
Review and assist with business cases and project requests, conduct feasibility studies, analyze performance metrics, and build financial models for major projects and asset acquisition and utilization.
Coordinate and participate in preparation and presentation of the annual budget adoption process.
Support special projects affecting organizational and countywide budgets, including analysis of briefing papers before staff briefings.
Notify executive leadership of concerns about budget-related briefing items and supplemental requests brought before the Board.
Work with internal and external stakeholders, respond to inquiries, provide specialized budget information, resolve budgetary issues, and guide budgetary decision-making.
Research special projects and provide recommendations at the request of executive leadership and elected or appointed officials.
Create and deliver presentations to high-level policy and decision makers.
Monitor and track financial transactions and expenditures with customer groups and provide strategic guidance.
Create budget reports, spreadsheets, financial statements, estimates, financial models, and queries; review and interpret complex financial information for management.
Oversee position requests and justifications, track position totals, conduct workload analysis, and provide personnel-cost reports to support organizational growth management.
Maintain fiscal integrity and management of assigned funds and ensure compliance with fund balance policies; research and recommend fund balance policies and revisions.
Conduct complex studies and surveys, analyze operational and financial challenges, evaluate options, and present recommendations to management.
Conduct management analysis studies of county departmental methods, procedures, operations, and management issues.
Work with agencies and departments to manage grant awards, plan grant budgets, approve grant proposals and contracts, and ensure grant reporting and documentation compliance.
Prepare recommendations consistent with priorities of elected and appointed officials.
Develop and lead budget training sessions for department staff.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.