Finance Analyst I – Colorado Springs Airport

City of Colorado Springs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Colorado Springs is seeking a Finance Analyst I for the Colorado Springs Airport to perform a variety of financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting tasks. You will develop and maintain budgets from multiple funding sources, manage grants, and prepare financial reports in PeopleSoft and Excel.

You will ensure compliance with federal, state, and local funding rules, assist with policy development, and provide documentation for audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field from an accredited college or university.
• One year of full-time professional financial analytical experience.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local funding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update budgets from multiple federal, state and local funding sources.
• Perform grant management tasks such as application, budget creation, revisions and amendments.
• Prepare and analyze grant budgets and set up appropriate line items to align with accounting systems.
• Analyze and maximize the utilization of multiple funding sources.
• Review and analyze budget requests from project managers.
• Assist with monitoring financial transactions and reconciling ledgers.
• Prepare reports using PeopleSoft and Excel; provide audit documentation.
• Support development of financial policies and procedures.

Skills

Budget preparation

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft

Excel

Grant management systems

Job description

Finance Analyst I – Colorado Springs Airport

This position performs a wide variety of financial analytical duties; to include preparing and analyzing budgets, monitoring and analyzing financial transactions, researching, analyzing and interpreting rules and regulations to ensure compliance with federal, state and local funding requirements.

As an Analyst I, you will:

• Develop, maintain and update budgets from multiple federal, state and local funding sources
• Perform grant management tasks, such as, application, budget creation, revisions and amendments and close-outs
• Prepare and analyze grant budgets and set up appropriate line items to be consistent with the accounting system
• Analyze and maximize the utilization of multiple funding sources
• Review and analyze budget requests from project managers
• Maintain, research and reconcile various financial ledgers from multiple funding sources
• Monitor and analyze financial transactions and research any variables
• Provide documentation and ensure compliance in various audits
• Develop local match billings to various agencies and complete any required financial reports
• Research, analyze, and interpret rules and regulations to ensure compliance with federal, state and local funding requirements
• Meet all reporting deadlines in various federal, state and local systems
• Prepare a variety of reports using PeopleSoft and Excel
• Assist with development of financial policies and procedures
• Provide backup to other team members as needed
• Other Duties as assigned

Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page.

We are looking for candidates who demonstrate:

Knowledge of:

• Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations
• Methods and techniques of statistical and financial analysis
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration
• Basic principles of business mathematics
• Government accounting principles and practices
• Modern office procedures, methods and equipment
• The internet, online database applications and grant management systems

Ability to:

• Maintain a high degree of accuracy while working in a demanding and highly interactive team environment
• Quickly become proficient in a variety of computer software
• Understand pertinent City, State and Federal policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing

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.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field appropriate to assigned area of responsibility which may include finance, business administration, public administration, human resources, criminal justice, procurement, occupational health, or other research-intensive field
• One year of full-time professional financial analytical experience

Please contact Katie McLaughlin at [e-mail] for any questions about this position.