City of Boulder · 20 hours ago
Senior Budget Analyst
Boulder, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$84K/yr - $121K/yr
3+ years expThe City of Boulder is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to provide professional financial expertise in monitoring and analyzing operating and capital budgets. This role involves supporting various departments, conducting research for special projects, and ensuring accurate financial reporting and analysis to aid in decision-making.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Acts as steward of several internal service funds, maintains a high level of fund management integrity, responsible for all financial aspects of the funds, projects and monitors revenues, expenditures, and fund balances. Responsible for disclosing to city management and Council any changes to the annual appropriations. Establishes and maintains reserve policies
Work strategically on behalf of the Director, and the department’s management team to plan, develop, and execute a financial operating plan for the Facilities and Fleet department making recommendations for a budget of approximately $55.4M and 53.0 FTEs
Coordinates preparation of assigned annual budget, budget adjustments, capital improvement programs, and related proposals to city management. Conducts budget analysis, develops rate, fee and internal service (replacement) studies and analysis. If funding is supported through grants, then conducts analysis and monitors grants to ensure compliance
Calculates cost of service analyses and recommends appropriate user charges, fees and allocation basis; provides analysis for capital financing and debt issues and establishes and administers asset replacement policies
Coordinates the work of other staff members supporting these efforts
Conducts research and analysis on policy issues, master plans, service levels, and productivity measures as requested: cost/benefit analysis, system analysis, organizational analysis, administrative processes, and rate setting methodology and assessment. May perform and assist implementation
In a team environment, support city and department budget development, including analysis, projection and reporting. Support presentation of budget and performance measure data to key stakeholders, including city staff, City Council and community members. To do so, the person in this position must have exceptional problem solving and communication skills and take the needs of all parties involved into account
Listen to and support the evaluation and/or implementation of recommendations for each department's operating and capital needs
Prepare information about funding options and budget constraints for Finance Department staff to present to key advisory, staff, and legislative bodies, such as: assisting to identify potential budget overages and sources of available funding within departmental budgets
Provide support, analysis, reporting, communication, presentation, budget and policy advice, and budget development to departments, as needed. Support and assistance may include: analyzing departmental budget trends, performing updates and entries into the financial system, developing reports to help provide financial insight to departmental, Central Budget, or executive staff
Use a range of financial analysis tools and best practices used by local governments
Support development of the Operating Budget and Six Year Capital Improvement Program documents
Support innovative practices and solutions for improved strategic and transparent budgeting
Communicate effectively and appropriately, including the communication of sensitive information, in internal city and public meetings
Conducts financial and performance data analysis and maintains city financial systems. Evaluation of data includes skilled data collection, analysis and communication of results, and other supporting communication to customers of the Facilities & Fleet and Central Budget Office. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
Prepare numerous complex spreadsheets; extensively use the city's financial software system; apply various 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 material, minutes from such meetings, presentations, monthly financial reports, and other documents that will become public domain materials
Evaluate policy questions from city decision makers, complying with necessary timelines, levels of effort, and approaches to analysis that are sensitive to the context of the policy question
Support senior staff in the Central Budget Office and Facilities & Fleet Department with the collection, analysis and communication of varied financial and management data and information
Collaborate with other city staff in gathering financial and management information, including program objectives, costs, revenue sources, and performance measures
Communicate technical and analytical information in a manner that is understandable and useful to decision makers and the public
Communicate with exceptional written and verbal skills
Qualification
Required
Ability to demonstrate a high level of integrity, honesty and trust
Knowledge of and ability, interest, and desire to communicate courteously and effectively with the public and city staff and to provide good customer service in-person and virtually
Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to take initiative and assume responsibility, to interpret complex data to non-financial customers, to prioritize and resolve issues before they become problems, to pay close attention to detail, to coordinate tasks to completion, to provide quality control for responsiveness and customer satisfaction, to meet deadlines and to complete tasks while working under pressure
Knowledge of and demonstrated experience using analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of and expertise in using spreadsheets, word processing software, and financial database systems
Knowledge of and previous professional experience in financial management, project management, research and analysis, writing and facilitating teams
Valid driver's license and ability to maintain an acceptable motor vehicle record
Have and maintain acceptable background information, including criminal conviction history
Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Public Finance or related field; or equivalent of eight (8) years of experience may substitute for the education requirement only
Three (3) years of progressively responsible budgetary, financial, or related experience, and professional experience in budget in a government setting
Preferred
Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office Suite (ex. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and data visualization software
Knowledge of and experience using Workday, Tyler Munis, or another financial and budgeting enterprise system
Knowledge of and municipal or local government experience including proficiency in municipal budgeting, financial policy best practices, and government financial systems
Master's Degree in related field
Three (3) years of municipal or local government experience including proficiency in municipal budgeting, financial policy best practices, and government financial systems
Company
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Joel Wagner
Deputy Director of Finance
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