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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Budget Analyst (Analyst II)</u></strong></p><p id="isPasted"><strong>About the Job:</strong> In this position, you will perform a variety of analyses, studies, and research projects as requested by the Budget Manager, Chief Financial Officer, or executive staff.</p><p><strong>Job Type: </strong>Full time</p><p><strong>Learn more about the department: </strong><a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://coloradosprings.gov/finance" id="isPasted" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://coloradosprings.gov/finance">https://coloradosprings.gov/finance</a></p><p id="isPasted" style="text-align: center;"><em>This position is subject to budget required furloughs to be implemented in the 2026 calendar year, and any furloughs subsequently approved.</em></p><br><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/downtownfalllander.jpg" data-uw-rm-alt="QU" data-uw-rm-alt-original="downtownfalllander.jpg" data-id="null" data-name="downtownfalllander.jpg" alt="aerial view of downtown in the fall " data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/downtownfalllander.jpg" style="width: 431px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></div><br><br><p id="isPasted"><strong>As a Budget Analyst II<em>,</em> you will:</strong></p><ul><li>Track and analyze budget expenditures, operational issues, and financing requirements</li><li>Develop and prepare multi-year financial forecasts</li><li>Forecast and analyze various revenue sources</li><li>Maintain detailed records, prepare professional reports, and develop presentations of composite data</li><li>Assist with the development, coordination, and preparation of the annual budget and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report</li><li>Perform comparative analyses of fiscal and operational performance data</li><li>Coordinate project activities with other City departments, divisions, boards, committees, task forces; external organizations; and the public</li><li>Analyze federal, state, and local legislative proposals for impact on assigned operations</li></ul><strong>We are looking for candidates who demonstrate knowledge of:</strong><ul><li>Methods and techniques of data collection, research, and report preparation</li><li>Methods of administrative, organizational, economic, and procedural analysis</li><li>Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration and federal and state grant programs</li><li>Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations</li></ul><br><strong>Ability to:</strong><br><ul><li>Coordinate the collection, evaluation, and interpretation of information and data</li><li>Maintain detailed records and prepare professional reports</li><li>Review and analyze technical documents and proposals</li><li>Communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing</li><li>Establish and maintain effective working relationships</li></ul><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study. </li><li>Three years of full-time, professional experience in a related field.</li></ul><p id="isPasted"><em>We value a diverse range of qualifications and experiences. Our organization views each year of further education as equivalent to each year of relevant work experience, and each year of additional relevant work experience as equivalent to each year of required education.</em></p><ul><li>Experience working in a municipal government setting</li><li>Experience designing professional presentations and/or public speaking</li><li>Experience with budget process coordination</li></ul><p style="text-align: center;">Please contact Katie McLaughlin at katie.mclaughlin@coloradosprings.gov for any questions about this position.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/2024 Best-in-Class Employer.png" data-id="null" data-name="2024 Best-in-Class Employer.png" alt="2024 Best-in-Class Employer" data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/2024 Best-in-Class Employer.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="2024 Best-in-Class Employer.png" data-uw-rm-alt="CT"><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/CS_Logo_OCUSA(4).png" data-id="null" data-name="CS_Logo_OCUSA(4).png" alt="City of Colorado Springs logo " data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/CS_Logo_OCUSA(4).png" style="width: 378px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="CS_Logo_OCUSA(4).png" data-uw-rm-alt="QU"><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/Military Friendly 2025 logo.png" data-id="null" data-name="Military Friendly 2025 logo.png" alt="Military Friendly 2025 logo" data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2183/jobpostings/image/Military Friendly 2025 logo.png" style="width: 165px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="Military Friendly 2025 logo.png" data-uw-rm-alt="QU"></div>

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