Budget Analyst

Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, Front Range Community College is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.

Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities.  FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek.

One of FRCC’s main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college’s strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment—one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.

The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.

FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.
 
Who You Are
As the Budget Analyst, you will work in a college-wide position that reports to and works with the Budget Director on college-wide budget activity supporting campus staff in monitoring and managing budgets and actuals for general and auxiliary funds. You will focus heavily on managing the college’s personnel expenses in the staffing pattern database.
 
This position has the opportunity for occasional remote work opportunities, and there will be a substantial on-campus presence needed for our Larimer, Boulder County and Westminster Campuses.

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.  
 
SALARY: $54,000 - $56,700 annually
 
BENEFITS:  Please click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits 
 
SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of Thursday, April 18, 2024. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.

Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Budget Analyst. 
 

Primary Duties

Budget Management and Coordination  

• Leads the development and maintenance of the staffing pattern database.
• Assists fund managers in developing annual auxiliary fund budgets.
• Prepares Budget to Actual Reports (BTA) for General Fund monthly and Auxiliary Funds quarterly.
• Processes Budget Requests.

Customer Service 

• Performs as the back-up to the Budget Director in interfacing with divisional leadership teams and to provide a consistent level of strategic budget management support.
• Fulfills back-up role to the Budget Director in building strong relationships with each divisional leadership team by providing timely responses to inquiries and being willing to meet in person or via video conferencing as needed.
• Supports the Budget Director in efforts to provide budget related training, education and/or special analyses.
• Supports a positive department culture that embraces quality, process efficiency, innovation, trust, equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Strategic Management 

• Supports the Director of Budgets in development and implementation of strategic plans, objectives, priority initiatives for Budget Services       .

Required Competencies

• Organizational understanding: Ability to understand the organization’s mission, the function of the specific work unit and how it interrelates with other work units to serve the customer/client.
• Problem solving: Ability to identify problems, determine possible solutions, and actively work to resolve the issues.
• Analytical thinking: Ability to retrieve, organize and interpret data, assess situations, and provide recommendations.
• Quantitative Skills: Proficiency in using mathematical and statistical techniques for financial analysis.  Ability to work with numbers and percentages accurately.
• Communication: Ability to convey information clearly and concisely to groups or individuals either verbally or in writing to ensure that they understand the information and the message. Ability to listen and respond appropriately to others.
• Proficient use of Spreadsheets: Use of advanced formulas, graphs, pivot tables, filters to ensure that financial reports and information are accessible to individuals with different abilities. Incorporating accessibility features in financial presentations and documents
• Cultural Competence: Supports a positive department culture that embraces quality, process efficiency, innovation, trust, equity, inclusion, and diversity.
• Time Management: Efficient time management skills to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.  Prioritization of tasks to ensure effective and timely completion of financial processes.

Required Education/Training & Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or closely related field
• One year of budget or other closely related experience
• Advanced use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook Express
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable analytic and financial skills

 Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.