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Position Duties
The Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical professional to serve as a Budget Analyst II within the Financial Services Division. This role is vital in ensuring that state financial resources are utilized effectively and efficiently while maintaining full compliance with all statutes, fiscal rules, and Department policies.
As a Budget Analyst II, you will be responsible for organizing, interpreting, and reporting financial data for assigned divisions across the Department. You will use your excellent communication skills to relay complex financial information in an understandable way to a variety of audiences. Additionally, you will leverage your proficiency in financial systems and Excel to manage complex spreadsheets and models when gathering, organizing, and analyzing critical financial data. If you are looking for a career opportunity to support the fiscal integrity of the State of Colorado, this position is for you!
What You'll Do:
Develop, analyze, and monitor personal services, operating, and program-specific expenditure budgets for assigned divisions to ensure fiscal health.
Regularly pull financial data from the CORE system to balance year-to-date actual expenditures and revenues against divisional reports.
Reconcile payroll reports to track the status of staffing plans, vacancy rates, and year-to-date growth or slippage.
Gather internal and external data to create three- to five-year forecasts for revenues, fees, and cash fund balances.
Collaborate with division leadership to create annual budget planning documents and financial models that align with strategic goals.
Compare actual financial results against forecasts to identify, investigate, and explain significant variances.
Assist in the production and validation of budget change requests, including decision items, supplemental requests, and budget amendments.
Update and maintain complex financial models to project monthly, quarterly, and annual costs based on historical trends.
Work with various business units to provide timely budget approval for invoices and requisitions while ensuring compliance with fiscal rules.
Conduct rapid-response, non-standard financial analysis to answer unanticipated business questions from division directors or the Budget Manager.
Minimum Qualifications
Residency Requirement:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Class Code & Classification Description:
H8E2XX BUDGET ANALYST II
Minimum Qualifications:
Six (6) years of relevant experience with budget analysis, budget development and implementation, and/or policy development and implementation.
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in Public or Business Administration, Political Science and Government, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or other as determined by the department equal to six (6) years in an occupation related to the work assigned.
Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will substitute for the degree requirement and two (2) years of the required experience
Preferred Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
Mastery of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements
Prior experience navigating state government budget cycles, including the development of decision items, supplemental requests, and budget amendments.
Proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets
Experience with financial analysis
State experience using CORE
Experience with financial projections, variance analysis and modeling
Experience preparing financial information for stakeholders
Experience in administering relational or multidimensional financial databases
Experience in government and familiarity with compliance, policy, strategy and government finance regulations
Experience analyzing legislation for fiscal impacts
Demonstrated analytical and written communication skills
Attention to detail and concise presentation of financial information
Knowledge of Google Suite tools: Google Sheets, Google Docs, Gmail
Conditions of Employment with the CDOR:
Employees are in a position of public trust in the performance of their job duties and must operate in a manner that maintains the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and public confidence.
As a condition of employment with the CDOR, all personnel must file all necessary Colorado Individual Income Tax (CIIT) returns and pay tax obligations, therefore all employees must undergo a pre-employment evaluation of their tax records/accounts to ensure compliance with this policy. Final candidates must also complete a successful background investigation and reference check prior to appointment. Certain positions based on duties may require scheduled background investigations.
Pursuant to the Universal Driving Standards Policy, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle.
To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who:
Have an assigned State fleet vehicle
Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position
Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle
Minimum Qualification Screening
A Human Resources Analyst will only review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application, to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Only complete applications submitted before the closing date of this announcement will be reviewed.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process for this position. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.
Cover letters and resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the official State of Colorado online application. Part-time work experience will be prorated.
Recommended attachments: Resume, Cover letter
List your employment history starting with the most recent job, including part-time, temporary, and volunteer jobs. If more than one job was held with a given organization, list each job held as a separate period of employment.
Information must be accurate, including dates of employment. If it is found that information provided is falsified, you will not be considered for a job with the State of Colorado and/or may be removed from a job after hire.
The eligible list established from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Email Address:
All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted via email. Please set up your e-mail to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "[email protected]" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
Appeal Rights:
An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.
As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.
Review of the completed, signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email at [email protected] within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Department’s action.
For further information on the Board Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov/board-rules.
Other Qualifications
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Compliance
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
The Colorado Department of Revenue is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA inbox, [email protected].
We are committed to building work environments that are inclusive and reflect our communities and the diverse talents of all people. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.
If not applying online, submit application to:
If you are not able to submit an online application, a paper application is available at this link: PDF State Paper Application (Download PDF reader). Paper applications must be received via email to [email protected] by the closing date and time of the application period listed on this announcement.
Methods of Appointment:
Appointment to the vacancy or vacancies represented by this announcement is expected to be from the eligible list created. However, at the discretion of the appointing authority, the position(s) may be filled by another method of appointment for a valid articulated business reason.
Step Pay Program:
Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program, any former or current State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classification's pay range based on completed years in their current class series.