Finance Analyst I – Colorado Springs Airport

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

Job summary

The City of Colorado Springs is seeking a Finance Analyst I to support the Colorado Springs Airport with financial analysis, budgeting, grant management, and compliance across federal, state, and local funding requirements.

You will develop budgets from multiple sources, prepare grant budgets, reconcile ledgers, and generate reports using PeopleSoft and Excel. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field (accredited college/university).
• One year of full-time professional financial analytical experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update budgets from multiple funding sources.
• Perform grant management tasks including budget creation, revisions and amendments.
• Prepare and analyze grant budgets and set up line items in accounting system.
• Analyze and maximize utilization of multiple funding sources.
• Review budget requests from project managers.
• Maintain, research and reconcile various financial ledgers from multiple funding sources.
• Monitor and analyze financial transactions and research variances.
• Provide audit documentation and ensure compliance across systems.
• Develop local match billings and complete financial reports.
• Research, analyze, and interpret rules to ensure funding compliance.
• Meet reporting deadlines in federal/state/local systems.
• Prepare reports using PeopleSoft and Excel.
• Assist with development of financial policies and procedures.
• Provide backup to team members as needed.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Statistical analysis

Budgeting

Finance math basics

Government accounting

Office procedures

Grant systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/related field

One year of professional financial analysis experience

Tools

PeopleSoft

Excel

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.