Strategic School Budget & Forecasting Analyst

Douglas County School District; Castle Rock (CO); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Voluntary 401(k)

403(b) and 457 retirement plan options

403(b) match

Job summary

Douglas County School District seeks a Financial Analyst to support district-wide budgeting, financial planning, and strategic initiatives. You will maintain multi-year forecasts and communicate insights to senior management, principals, and department directors.

The role emphasizes accuracy, transparency, and proactive financial support across sites. The position reports to the Director of Budget and requires a Bachelor's in Accounting, Business, and Finance, with strong Excel and communication

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degrees in Accounting, Business, and Finance.
• Experience in budgeting and financial planning preferred.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service through strategic financial relationships with site-level budget owners.
• Address workflows related to systems, budget transfers, and journal entries.
• Produce timely, accurate, and complete work products.
• Develop training materials and presentations as needed.
• Create tools to track spending and forecast future spending.
• Analyze budget-to-actual variances and explain variances.
• Act as ambassador of the budget office with professionalism and transparency.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Excel proficiency

Financial analysis

Collaboration with stakeholders

English literacy

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Accounting

Bachelor's Degree: Business

Bachelor's Degree: Finance

Job description

Douglas County School District seeks a Financial Analyst to support district-wide budgeting, financial planning, and strategic initiatives. You will maintain multi-year forecasts and communicate insights to senior management, principals, and department directors.

The role emphasizes accuracy, transparency, and proactive financial support across sites. The position reports to the Director of Budget and requires a Bachelor's in Accounting, Business, and Finance, with strong Excel and communication