Title: Senior Program Budget Analyst (Hybrid Work Schedule)
Job Number: 471
Salary: $37.33 - $56.00
Department/Office: Community Resources
Division: Community Resources
Location: 1690 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO, 80120
Job Type: Hourly Full-Time
Posting Date: 03/23/2026
Closing Date: 04/06/2026
The Arapahoe County government serves its communities in ways both obvious and obscure. As the beating heart of local and regional government, we’re here for our neighbors on their best days—and their worst. We share our residents’ goals of preserving our quality of life and strive to be the place we’re proud to call home.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
The Senior Program Budget Analyst manages complex, multi-source program and grant portfolios, providing advanced budget analysis, cost allocation, and compliance oversight across multiple funding streams. This position leads high-impact financial reporting, complex month-end activities, and audit preparation to ensure accurate, compliant, and strategically aligned financial management.
DUTIES:
- Serve as the senior budget authority for assigned programs and funding portfolios, leading budget strategy, sustainability planning, and recurring budget meetings with leadership.
- Develop, modify, and manage complex grant and program budgets within SAP and related systems, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic alignment.
- Design, perform, and maintain complex cost allocation methodologies and financial models, including pooled and time-based distributions across multiple funding sources.
- Prepare and present comprehensive budget-to-actual analyses, forecasts, and financial summaries, identifying trends, risks, and recommended actions for leadership.
- Provide subject matter expertise in grant compliance and regulatory interpretation, including 2 CFR Part 200, and resolve complex allowability and coding issues.
- Lead and perform advanced month-end close activities, including complex reconciliations, allocation postings, full general ledger and customer account review, customer invoicing, program drawdowns, identification of discrepancies, and preparation of correcting entries for supervisory approval.
- Oversee grant financial management, including preparation and review of drawdowns, deferred revenue entries, master grant schedules, and external reporting components.
- Support audits, monitoring reviews, and external examinations, serving as lead analyst for assigned areas when delegated and preparing draft responses and corrective action recommendations for leadership review.
- Collaborate across the division and drive process improvement initiatives, strengthening financial controls, reporting tools, and documentation practices.
REQUIREMENTS:
Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
- Advanced knowledge of governmental budgeting, grant accounting, and multi-source funding structures, including application of 2 CFR Part 200 and related compliance requirements.
- Expertise in managing complex budgets, cost allocations, and financial models across multiple funding streams and program portfolios.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems, including development and maintenance of analytical workbooks, allocation models, and forecasting tools.
- Strong analytical and presentation skills, with the ability to prepare and deliver clear, accurate, and persuasive budget analyses to leadership and non-financial stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and complex workloads, exercising sound judgment and effective communication across programs and departments.
Behavioral Competencies (these are required for all positions at ACG):
- Accountability
- Accessibility
- Inclusivity
- Integrity
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Four (4) years of experience in budget management, accounting, or grant administration.
- Any equivalent combination of education and work experience that satisfy the requirements of the job will be considered.
Pre-Employment Additional Requirements:
- Must successfully pass pre-employment testing which includes a background check.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work is generally confined to a standard office environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The following are some of the physical demands commonly associated with this position.
- Spends 90% of the time sitting and 10% of the time either standing or walking.
- Occasionally lifts, carries, pulls or pushes up to 20 lbs.
- Occasionally uses cart, dolly, or other equipment to carry in excess of 20 lbs.
- Occasionally climbs, stoops, kneels, balances, reaches, crawls and crouches while performing office or work duties.
- Verbal and auditory capacity enabling constant interpersonal communication through automated devices, such as telephones, radios, and similar; and in public meetings and personal interactions.
- Constant use of eye, hand and finger coordination enabling the use of automated office machinery or equipment.
- Visual capacity enabling constant use of computer or other work-related equipment.
Definitions:
- Occasionally: Activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.
- Frequently: Activity exists between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.
- Constantly: Activity exists more than 2/3 of the time.
** Arapahoe County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other status protected under the law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity in any term, condition, or privilege of employment and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors. Arapahoe County is committed to making employment accessible to persons with disabilities.
** In accordance with Senate Bill 23-058, applicants understand that Arapahoe County will not request or require the applicant to include their age, date of birth, or date of attendance/graduation date on the initial application. Applicants understand that Arapahoe County can request or require an individual to provide documentation including copies of certification, transcripts, and other materials created by a third party. The applicant understands that the applicant can redact, if they so choose, information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance/graduation from an educational institution on those requested/required certification, transcripts and other materials created by a third party.
Nearest Major Market: Denver