Job Description

Posting number: 18494

Department: Finance

Division: Fiscal and Strategic Planning

Job classification: Analyst, Senior

Posting type: Open

Categories: Accounting and Finance, Database Administration

Summary

Senior Budget Analyst

The Senior Budget Analyst performs complex financial and policy analysis to support the City’s budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning. In this role, you will evaluate departmental budget requests, develop revenue and expenditure forecasts, assess the fiscal effects of policy and operational decisions, and lead cross-departmental projects that inform City leadership.

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As a Senior Analyst, you will:

• Analyze proposed capital, personnel, operating, and maintenance expenditure budgets
• Identify problems, propose solutions, and make recommendations based on data analysis
• Review financial plans, budget proposals, contracts, and policy documents to identify fiscal and operational impacts
• Monitor and analyze budget expenditures, operational issues, and financing needs
• Maintain accurate records, prepare detailed reports, and create presentations of data
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate financial findings and recommendations to City leadership
• Develop multi-year revenue forecasts; prepare and analyze financial reports and statistical data
• Assist with the development and preparation of the annual budget and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
• Conduct organizational and fiscal studies and recommend improvements to policies, processes, and resource allocation
• Lead complex projects involving cost allocation, fiscal-impact analysis, capital planning, and related financial initiatives
• Coordinate data collection and project activities with other departments, boards, and external entities
• Remain up to date on all policies affecting budgetary, fiscal record-keeping, and data management procedures
• Remain knowledgeable on all pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page

Examples of duties

We value a diverse range of qualifications and experiences. Our organization views each year of further education as equivalent to each year of relevant work experience, and each year of additional relevant work experience as equivalent to each year of required education.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study
• Five years of full-time professional experience in budgeting, financial analysis, or a related field

Qualifications

The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications, please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants.

• Experience working in a municipal government environment
• Experience using PeopleSoft Financials
• Experience using SharePoint, including building and maintaining lists
• Experience using Workiva
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including, but not limited to, complex formulas, pivot tables, data validation, and data analysis

Supplemental information

Please contact Katie McLaughlin at katie.mclaughlin@coloradosprings.gov for any questions about this position.

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