City of Boulder, CO · 2 days ago
Budget Analyst Principal
Boulder, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$101K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expThe City of Boulder is seeking a Budget Analyst Principal to provide financial and analytical services for the city. This role involves overseeing the development of the city's operating budget, managing Senior Budget Analysts, and ensuring effective financial stewardship and reporting.
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Responsibilities
Provides leadership in the coordination of the City of Boulder’s annual budget development and six-year capital improvement program. Serves as a central liaison working with department leadership and staff to support department budget development, including financial analysis, projections, determination of funding for projects and programs, feasibility studies and reporting
Serves as a direct supervisor to Senior Budget Analysts and/or Budget Analysts. Manages and oversees workloads, projects, and work plans of Senior and/or Budget Analysts within the office. Acts in a manner that develops a strong team and organization
Leads and performs complex forecasting and analysis, and special project research. Monitors and performs analysis on current and upcoming fiscal year budgets to ensure financial stewardship. Provides review of revenue and expenditure projections across funds to determine viability, reasonableness and potential for attainment. Utilizes various reporting software and financial systems to track financial transactions, understand trends, and synthesize financial and operational data into reports, presentations, or other communications. Performs review and approval of budget transactions in financial system to ensure accuracy
Identifies, prepares and presents information about funding options and budget constraints to key stakeholders, including city staff, City Council, Council Committees, community members and city staff. Supports community engagement with the budget development process. Prepares written reports, agenda items, presentations, monthly financial reports, and other documents to communicate budgetary information
Supports the development of outcomes, performance measures, and targets across the organization. May serve as lead in supporting outcomes-based budgeting approach, monitoring, and implementation across organization
Leads citywide budgetary projects that support the goals of the Central Budget Office, Finance Department, and the city. Projects may include items such as financial strategy development, revenue research and considerations, enhancements of standards and budgetary and financial policies and practices, and evaluation of operational and/or policy changes with fiscal impact. Projects often require leading work and performing project management cross-departmentally or across agencies
Develops innovative practices and solutions for improved strategic and transparent budgeting. Identifies, synthesizes, and strategizes financial constraints and opportunities in support of department, citywide, and community goals
Interacts effectively and appropriately with senior city management, elected officials of the city, and community members. Builds and maintains strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including executive leaders, elected officials, department staff, and the community. Demonstrates behaviors and skills of a team player that carries their share of the workload, is open to new ideas and change, and is a champion and communicator of recommended financial strategies and policies
Performs related duties as required to meet the needs of the City
Qualification
Required
Ability to demonstrate strong organizational, leadership and communication skills
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. 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 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 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' experience may substitute for the education requirement only
Five (5) years progressively responsible budgetary, financial, and administrative, experience, and professional experience in budget in a government setting
Preferred
Skill in and experience with leading the development of long term financial and budget strategies and policies
Master's Degree in related field
Five (5) years of municipal experience including proficiency in municipal budgeting, financial policy best practices, and government financial systems
Company
City of Boulder, CO
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2-10 employees
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