Budget Analyst

Mission Statement

CCOB Mission Statement: "Working in partnership with the community, the City and County of Broomfield provides excellent services in an efficient, respectful and courteous manner to enhance and protect the environment and quality of life of Broomfield residents."

The incumbent performs professional and administrative work in developing, interpreting, and implementing complex financial and accounting concepts or techniques for financial planning and control. The primary responsibilities include performing a variety of professional tasks of moderate difficulty related to the City and County’s budget function and providing information and assistance to City and County staff and the public including but not limited to work relating to financial analyses including cost analyses, revenue analysis, performance management, and compliance accounting.

The incumbent exemplifies the characteristics of a collaborative, innovative, and resilient work culture and along with the leadership team, models the appropriate behavior to create and maintain a resilient work culture within the department.

The incumbent provides holistic services to the public by seeking ways to integrate programs or services provided by other departments, divisions, and agencies. The incumbent works in partnership with other employees, departments, and divisions in delivering effective and innovative services.

(Persons hired in this position must be able to perform all the essential tasks required by the position. The following statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required. The City and County of Broomfield retains the right to modify or change the duties or essential tasks and additional functions of the job at any time.

Examples of duties are not intended to be all-inclusive or restrictive.)

Maintains confidentiality of information consistent with applicable federal, state, and county rules and regulations.

Assist in planning, organizing, and preparing the City and County's annual operating and capital budgets. Forecast, monitor, and project revenues, expenditures, including payroll, and year-end balances. May review and project all revenue including but not limited to taxes, fees for licenses and permits, charges for services, intergovernmental revenue, interest, other miscellaneous revenue; may recommend adjustments and changes. Prepare annual payroll projections;

monthly and annual payroll reports; monitor expenditures; projects and maintains position control. Develop operational knowledge of various departments within the City and County to assess budgets. Reviews departmental needs and evaluates resource requirements. Assist departments with budget preparation and justification; interprets guidelines, and reviews budget submissions for completeness, sufficiency, and adherence with citywide and department goals. Determines financial impact of new programs;

identifies ways to reduce costs, increase revenues, and efficiency. Identifies and analyzes variances in budget information; identifies potential for service delivery improvements. Maintains budgetary control over expenditures through review of monthly budget reports; prepares a variety of reports and maintains necessary operating records. Assist in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and standards for efficient and effective operation and budgetary controls.

Monitor programs’ budget performance; perform cost control activities; monitor revenues and expenditures to assure sound fiscal control; assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time. Works with department staff to develop performance measures, establish goals, objectives, and action statements to support the City and County’s Strategic Outcomes. Analyze financial information to determine present and future financial performance.

Serves as resource for Budget Manager on issues of budgetary policy development and administration; provides professional support to the Budget Manager. Plan and organize workload to ensure…