"Budget Analyst"

Budget Analyst

Company: Arapahoe Community College

Job Location: Littleton, 80160

Category: Business and Financial Services

Type: Full-Time

Salary: $69,850.00 - $79,375.00 Annually

Location: Littleton, CO

Job Type: Administrator/Professional-Technical (Full-Time)

Job Number: 00300

Division: Finance & Administrative Services

Department: Finance

FLSA: Exempt

ACC Careers: Where You Can Move Mountains

Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits one of the oldest community colleges in Colorado, Arapahoe Community College. With a rich history of educational excellence, ACC embraces a culture that values diversity, individualized support, and unwavering commitment to student success, without exception.

Job Summary

Arapahoe Community College is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Budget Analyst to support the development, analysis, and administration of the College's general fund and sponsored program budgets. This position plays a critical role in ensuring budgetary compliance, supporting data-informed decision-making, and fostering financial transparency across academic and administrative units. The analyst will apply accounting principles and state fiscal rules to monitor expenditures, prepare reports, and recommend adjustments aligned with institutional priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze income and expenditure trends to support forecasting, planning, and budget adjustments.
• Prepare and maintain budget reports, dashboards, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide training and technical assistance on budget development, policy compliance, and system usage.
• Support the development and presentation of annual, quarterly, and multi-year operating budgets.
• Collaborate with other departments to align budgetary planning with staffing and student FTE allocations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field OR a combination of education and relevant experience. Equivalencies will not count toward the experience below.
• Two (2) years professional accounting experience with a primary focus on fiscal or budget analysis which may include budget trends, budget forecasting, monitoring budget performance, budget related electronic documentation, budget policy compliance, and budget records documentation in accordance with institution requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of financial management principles and practices in a higher education setting.
• Experience working within a higher education setting or with Colorado Community College System (CCCS).
• Familiarity with Banner financial system.
• Fluency with MS Office Suite.
• Ability to interpret and apply college policies, state regulations, and sponsor agency guidelines.

Application Instructions

All applicants must submit:

• Resume
• Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement. Please include any experiences you may have embedding equity and inclusion in your work, see below.

At ACC we seek to hire candidates that demonstrate a commitment to and experience with embedding equity and inclusion into their professional role. Please address this specifically in your cover letter explaining what diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging mean to you and how you may have incorporated these ideas into your current or previous professional responsibilities.

Reach out to us at HRrecruitment@arapahoe.edu if you have any questions.

ACC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.