Senior Budget Analyst

City of Boulder•Boulder, CO

3d•$83,616 - $121,118

About The Position

The Senior Budget Analyst provides direct departmental support to Facilities and Fleet while serving as a member of the Central Budget team within the Finance Department. Under general direction, the analyst prepares and develops annual operating and capital budgets, monitors budgets for financial reporting, analyzes departmental and citywide performance measures, reviews current- and future-year fiscal data and trends, and conducts research for special projects. The role is the subject matter expert on the assigned department’s financial needs and also supports citywide budget analysis, budget development, and special projects. The position stewards several internal service funds and oversees their financial management, including revenue, expenditure, fund-balance, appropriation-change, and reserve-policy matters. It works with department leadership on financial operating plans and budget recommendations; coordinates budget preparation, adjustments, capital improvement programs, and related proposals; and conducts financial, policy, cost-of-service, rate, fee, grant, capital-financing, debt, asset-replacement, and performance analyses. The analyst prepares reports and public-facing materials, maintains city financial systems, provides budget and policy advice, and communicates findings to city staff, City Council, advisory bodies, and community members. This is a full-time, salaried position scheduled for 40 hours per week. The stated full pay range is $83,616.00–$121,118.40; the posting says the hiring range is generally from the minimum up to 80% of the range. The application deadline is December 2, 2026.

Requirements

Demonstrated integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness.
Ability to provide customer service in person and virtually.
Ability to communicate courteously and effectively, verbally and in writing, with the public and city staff, and to explain technical and analytical information clearly to decision makers and the public.
Ability to take initiative and responsibility, prioritize and resolve issues, attend to detail, coordinate tasks through completion, ensure quality and customer responsiveness, meet deadlines, and work under pressure.
Demonstrated analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
Expertise using Microsoft Excel and Word and financial database systems.
Previous professional experience in financial management, project management, research and analysis, writing, and team facilitation.
Valid driver’s license and ability to maintain an acceptable motor vehicle record.
Must maintain acceptable background information, including criminal conviction history.
Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Public Finance, or a related field; eight years of experience may substitute for the education requirement only.
Three years of progressively responsible budgetary, financial, or related experience in budgeting in a government setting.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft PowerPoint and data visualization software.
Knowledge of and experience using Workday, Tyler Munis, or another financial and budgeting enterprise system.
Municipal or local government experience, including proficiency in municipal budgeting, financial policy best practices, and government financial systems.
Master’s degree in a related field.
Three years of municipal or local government experience, including proficiency in municipal budgeting, financial policy best practices, and government financial systems.

Responsibilities

Steward several internal service funds, maintain fund-management integrity, oversee their financial aspects, and project and monitor revenues, expenditures, and fund balances.
Disclose changes to annual appropriations to city management and City Council, and establish and maintain reserve policies.
Develop and execute a financial operating plan for Facilities and Fleet in coordination with the Director and department management, and make budget recommendations.
Coordinate preparation of assigned annual budgets, budget adjustments, capital improvement programs, and related proposals to city management.
Conduct budget analysis and develop rate, fee, internal service replacement, cost-of-service, and user-charge analyses.
Monitor grants and analyze them for compliance when grant funding is involved.
Analyze capital financing and debt issues, establish and administer asset-replacement policies, and coordinate supporting staff work.
Research and analyze policy issues, master plans, service levels, productivity measures, costs and benefits, systems, organizations, administrative processes, and rate-setting methodologies; assist with implementation.
Support city and department budget development through analysis, projections, reporting, and evaluation of operating and capital needs.
Support presentations of budget and performance-measure data to city staff, City Council, community members, and other stakeholders.
Prepare information on funding options and budget constraints for Finance Department staff, including identifying potential budget overages and available departmental funding.
Provide departments with financial analysis, reporting, communication, presentations, budget and policy advice, and budget-development support; analyze trends and update the financial system.
Support development of the Operating Budget and six-year capital improvement program documents.
Support innovative practices and solutions for more strategic and transparent budgeting.
Analyze financial and performance data, maintain city financial systems, and communicate findings to Facilities and Fleet and Central Budget Office customers.
Prepare complex spreadsheets; use the city’s financial software system; and apply data-gathering and interpretation techniques.
Research comparative economic, financial, and performance data from peer cities and organizations.
Author reports, agenda items, City Council study-session materials, meeting minutes, presentations, monthly financial reports, and other public-domain documents.
Evaluate policy questions from city decision makers and complete analysis according to required timelines, effort, and context-sensitive approaches.
Support senior staff in the Central Budget Office and Facilities and Fleet by collecting, analyzing, and communicating financial and management information.
Collaborate with city staff to gather information about program objectives, costs, revenue sources, and performance measures.