Strategic Budget & Grants Analyst II

City of Colorado Springs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Colorado Springs is seeking an Analyst II - Budget/Grant to support the Police Department’s fiscal operations, including grant writing, budget development, and financial analysis. You will prepare and present budget reports, monitor grants, collaborate with internal departments, and ensure compliance with funding requirements, policies, and reporting timelines.

Experience with public sector finance, strong communication, and proficiency with budgeting software are required, with room

Qualifications

• Able to write reports, letters, expositions, and summaries.
• Able to read financial and legal documents.
• Able to interpret policies and make decisions.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Knowledge of proper English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of research tools.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Ability to identify funding opportunities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Proficiency in budgeting software, spreadsheets, and financial reporting tools.
• Understanding of governmental accounting principles and budgetary practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and analyze departmental budgets, forecasts, and financial plans to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Prepare and present budget reports, variance analyses, and financial summaries to management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal departments to gather financial data, evaluate spending trends, and recommend cost-saving strategies.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies and external regulatory requirements related to budgeting and fiscal management.
• Monitor federal, state, and other grant sources to identify upcoming grant opportunities; identify funding opportunities and new program areas to match department priorities.
• Generate proposals and supporting documents in response to solicitations.
• Use technology to track proposals from initiation to submission, monitor grant performance, anticipate approaching deadlines, plan steps going forward to complete grant programs.
• Prepare working papers, monthly grant reports, and quarterly/periodic grant financial reports for submission to granting agency.
• Maintain compliance with accepted professional standards and funding agency requirements.
• Analyze grant budgets and set up appropriate line items for compatibility with accounting systems; develop in-depth knowledge of individual grant purposes, budgets, restrictive covenants, and rules.
• Track day-to-day programmatic and financial grant activities.
• Assist with audit activity of sub-recipients of grant funding awarded to the CSPD.
• Stay current with grant rule changes; communicate changes to appropriate staff.

Skills

Analytical skills

Budgeting software

Spreadsheets

Financial reporting

Grant writing

Budget development

Communication

Government accounting

Reading financial documents

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Budgeting software

Job description

The City of Colorado Springs is seeking an Analyst II - Budget/Grant to support the Police Department’s fiscal operations, including grant writing, budget development, and financial analysis. You will prepare and present budget reports, monitor grants, collaborate with internal departments, and ensure compliance with funding requirements, policies, and reporting timelines.

Experience with public sector finance, strong communication, and proficiency with budgeting software are required, with room