State of Colorado hiring Budget Analyst II - Budget and Contract Analyst - Denver - Hybrid. in Denver, Colorado, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

Department InformationThis position is open to current Colorado residents only.Hybrid, two days a week in the office ( Wednesdays and Thursdays) .Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies at the locations below.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!About the Child Welfare Services: The Division of Child Welfare (DCW) provides a range of leadership, management, and supervisory functions related to the delivery of public child welfare services to children, youth and families. DCW provides administrative supervision for all child welfare programs in Colorado’s 64 counties and delivers technical support, monitoring, program improvement, regulatory oversight, and other quality assurance functions.

The Finance Unit ensures that all fiscal rule, policy and responsibility; state law; and federal requirements are adhered to across DCW. The Finance Unit manages DCW’s budget of over $574 million dollars including executing contracts and purchase orders with multiple vendors throughout Colorado. In addition, the Finance Unit provides modelling of multiple funding streams for allocation of funding to counties to make child welfare services available to all children, youth and families.

The Finance Unit exists to direct, lead, and supervise the county departments of human/social services and service providers in the fiscal operations of child welfare programs through development and implementation of new programs, policies and rules; training of county staff on fiscal policies and procedures; evaluation and provision of technical assistance to counties on systems issues and ongoing implementation; work with the General Assembly on legislative and fiscal initiatives; report to the federal government on implementation of federal funding programs; monitor county performance in their implementation of child welfare related to budget and funding issues; and allocate state and federal funds to the counties for their use in implementing child welfare services.

Opt in below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events! CDHSCareers Description Of JobAbout this Position:Provide budget development, analysis, management support, expenditure tracking and review for DCW.

Provide contract development, management support, and review for assigned budgets and other DCW projects.

Draft solicitations, and provide procurement development, review, and support for goods and services purchases for assigned budgets and other DCW projects.

Provide budget coordination and support between DCW, and other assigned projects.

Provide formulation presentation, implementation, monitoring and execution support services for DCW regarding assigned projects.

Analyze and review proposed legislation and perform economic and fiscal analysis to assess the impact of legislation, ballot initiatives, or other external actions impacting DCW, and other assigned partnerships.

Continually monitor revenue and expenditures throughout the fiscal year to identify and elevate compliance or fiduciary concerns, and to provide guidance and technical assistance to leadership on day-to-day management of resources and budget execution reporting requirements.

Ensure DCW complies with state fiscal and procurement rules, including staying current on all procurement and contract processes and procedures.

Summary Of DutiesBudget Development, Execution, and Reporting.This position is tasked to obtain, review and provide budget analysis, formulation, presentation, implementation, monitoring and execution support services to DCW program managers and administrators. While performing this duty, this position:

• Develops collaborative relationships with those staff involved in budget and contract preparation.
• Monitors and analyzes actual expenditures, resource utilization, and consumption to identify variances to projected budget allocations.
• Analyzes data for abnormalities and researches variances.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and other term reports detailing budget goals and/or variances.
• Develops budget and data analyses to justify decision items, supplemental, and other fiscal estimates for DCW.
• Analyzes funding requests to produce draft budget impacts.
• Monitors encumbrances, identifying and quantifying variances to recommend changes to encumbrance and/or contract documents as needed to meet the intent of the program.
• Provide guidance and technical assistance to leadership, managers, and administrators on day-to-day management of resources and budget execution reporting requirements needed for the program.
• Ensure state fiscal and procurement rules are followed.

DCW Contracts and Procurement Execution and Support. This position utilizes limits set by professional standards to develop, execute, and monitor contracts and solicitations between DCW and its partnerships. While performing this duty, this position.

• Manages and maintains collaborative and professional vendor, CDHS contract, procurement, and accounting relationships.
• Tracks, monitors, and reports encumbrance expenditure and variances.
• Manages work products through multiple systems for approvals in accordance with best practices.
• Keeps current on fiscal and statutory policy and procedure.

Technical Assistance and Training. This position provides technical assistance and training on budget execution and contract and procurement processes. While performing this duty, this position.

• Collaborates and works with various CDHS accounting staff.
• Develops and maintains appropriate budget allocation, expenditure, and projection models.
• Prepares monthly financial reports for program managers and administrators.

Other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal RightsApplicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented on your application. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.

ExperienceMinimum Qualifications

• Six (6) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to- the position such as facility operations, customer service and building management.

Substitutions:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a field of study related to the work assignment.

And

• Two year of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a field of study related to the work assignment.
• Strong understanding of the of government accounting and budgeting.
• High attention to detail when drafting, proofreading, revising written reports.
• Ability to independently organize, plan, and prioritize work.
• Experience with CORE (Colorado Operations Resource Engine).
• Critical and analytical thinking skills.

Conditions Of Employment

• Standard Background. ALL CDHS employees (non-direct contact): CBI name check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), and drug screen (commercial Driver’s license).
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circ*mstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Appeal RightsIf 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.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or 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 under Rules.

Supplemental InformationHow To ApplyThe Assessment ProcessFor additional recruiting questions, please contact araceli.diaz@state.co.us. About UsIf your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

Our ValuesWe believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

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.

ADAA Accommodations:CDHS 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, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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