This position is only open to Colorado Residents.
This is a hybrid position.
Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
- Employee wellness programs and facilities
- Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
- Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
- Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
- Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
- Medical and dental health plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
- Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
- Tuition assistance for college-level courses including Masters degree programs
- Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules
- A variety of employee resource groups
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
About The Work Unit:
The Administration Division now oversees the financial components of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR) Division, that includes oversight for the State Public Health Laboratory, communicable diseases, immunization, public health informatics, outbreak reporting, emergency preparedness and response, and fiscal operations.
The Division unit exists to ensure that the Department has the ability to effectively monitor, detect, diagnose, prepare, and respond to, all types of conditions and events that impact the public’s health. This position is in the Administration Fiscal Unit that provides budget planning, budget execution, revenue forecasting, grant management, funding oversight, and other related duties.
What You Will Be Doing:
This position is responsible for a wide array of fiscal responsibilities on an assigned and variable portfolio, to include budget planning and execution, fund balance tracking and forecasting, accounting, monitoring, reporting, and managing all monies for assigned branch programs/grants. This position must independently use professional judgment and resources from a variety of areas to evaluate program needs compared with current funding levels, working with program management to ensure alignment of available resources with prioritized programmatic needs. This position provides budgetary and financial support to all levels of unit management, assists in their achievement of service goals and objectives at the least possible cost to the Division, prepares and provides budget data and analysis to the central budget office for submission to the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) and Joint Budget Committee (JBC) for long bill spending authority, helps prepare fiscal notes for legislative council staff on impending legislation, and other financial responsibilities as assigned.
This position is also responsible for analyzing budget and policy trends and assessing and projecting budget needs for programs/line items assigned to the position. This requires ongoing budget and program expertise in all aspects of these programs. This position must analyze federal and state government legislation, regulation, and statutes in order to advise program managers to make budget and policy recommendations.
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:
Experience Only: Six (6) years of relevant experience in budget analysis, budget development and implementation, cost accounting, grant management, or similar financial administration experience, and must have included budget execution and analysis.
OR
Education and Experience: A combination of related education (accounting, business, business administration, finance, public administration, or closely related field); AND professional experience in budget analysis, budget development and implementation, cost accounting, grant accounting, or similar financial administration experience, and must have included budget execution and analysis) equal to six (6) years.
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.
Conditions of Employment:
A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges and convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Human Resources office with an official disposition of any charges.
Preferred Qualifications and Essential Competencies:
- Experience administering federal grants from application to final close out
- Budgeting experience in a large organization with the ability to assemble financials from a variety of sources and organize data into compelling reports to obtain business objectives
- CORE experience; knowledge of and experience with the Colorado Operations Resource Engine (CORE)
- Prior experience supporting, monitoring, and ensuring compliance with Federal and State contracts, grants, and funding streams
- Experience setting, tracking, and accomplishing priorities, goals, and timetables to achieve maximum productivity
- Knowledge of the Fiscal Rules for Colorado
A Complete Application Must Include:
- A completed state of Colorado application
- A COVER LETTER
- A RESUME
- If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
The Selection Process:
- All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
- A top group, of up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
ADAAA Accommodations:
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 Public Health and Environment 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 Coordinator, Dan McKenna, at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303-692-2060, option 5.
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