Job Description

Federal Budget Analyst Location Hybrid remote in Denver, CO :

Department Information

This mission of the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and consumer energy costs by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency and zero emission vehicles to benefit all Coloradans. The Colorado Energy Office is a great place to work, with collaborative and talented employees who are passionate about our mission and a flexible hybrid (work from home/work from office) atmosphere. Employees report high satisfaction with their work, their colleagues and manager, and CEO leadership. Join us! We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Description of Job

Starting Salary Range: $58,333.08 - $74,000.16

• Manage all aspects of Federal grants- formula, stimulus, and competitive
  • Review all federal grant opportunities, provide analysis and recommendations
  • Coordinate and submit federal budgets & budget modifications for federal grants
  • Work with Sr Budget Analyst to ensure federal budget or budget modifications coordinates with the officewide budget
• Manage PAGE federal grant reporting system-
  • Prepare and submit annual budgets, budget changes & updates
  • Quarterly financial and performance reports
  • Annual & semi annual Davis Bacon Act and other reports as needed
• Reconcile grant expenditures, revenue, and receivable each month
  • Work with Accounting to correct general ledger coding
• Calculate and reconcile monthly federal grant cash draws
• Manage competitive grant applications
  • Identify grant opportunities that may be relevant to CEO
  • Track and alert program staff when a competitive grant is due
• Manage CEO Indirect federal grants budget and payments to Gov Office
  • Assist Gov Office in calculating Indirect cost for the Long Bill
  • Assist Gov Office to negotiate the Indirect Cost Rate with federal cognizant agency
• Manage the budgets for all federal grants
  • Work with Program staff and Directors to develop and balance grant budgets
    • Ensure budget meets grant requirements (ie admin, payroll, etc)
  • Monitor and communicate grant expenditure progress
  • Calculate and book carryforward spending authority
• Manage allowability of grant expenditures (grant requirements)
• Manage certified payrolls
  • Maintain CEO Payroll Distribution forecast
  • Ensure CPPS accounting templates are updated
  • Prepare and submit annual, new hire, separation
• Input grant docs in CORE (GTOP, GTAP, GTAW)
• CEO rep to Statewide Grant Manager's Group at the Office of the State Controller (OSC)
  • Work closely with OSC for reporting on grant and stimulus progress

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

• At least one year experience working with federal grants.
  • Experience should be related to grant budget, applications, grant accounting , audit & monitoring.
• A bachelor's degree in a related field (business administration, public administration, public policy, accounting, or a related field), or 1-2 years of related work experience in policy, budgeting, or data management and analysis.
• Candidates must have demonstrated experience successfully completing quantitative and qualitative analysis projects, including synthesizing complex data and information from a wide variety of sources into easy-to-navigate datasets
• Candidates must have strong written and oral communication skills, especially with an ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely
• Candidates must have excellent time management skills and ability to balance competing deadlines and priorities for both independent and team-based projects

Supplemental Information

To Apply:

A cover letter and resume must be submitted with the application for consideration. Your cover letter and resume must provide sufficient detail about your background and experience to allow the screening panel to properly assess your experience in the required elements, including your experience and achievements.

The State of Colorado/Office of the Governor offers a generous benefits package including:

• Annual leave accrued at 13.33 hours per month (4 weeks a year)
• Sick leave accrued at 6.66 hours a month (10 days a year)
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Medical and dental plans
• State paid life insurance policy of $50,000
• Choice of 2 retirement plans
• 401K and 457 plans
• State paid Short Term Disability coverage
• Additional optional life and disability plans
• Credit Union Membership
• RTD pass
• Training and professional development

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits visit: .

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

ADAAA Accommodations

The Office of the Governor is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Staffing Coordinator (the Director of Human Resources) at gov_hr@state.co.us.

Conditions of Employment

Applicants must pass a thorough background check prior to employment.

Effective September 20, 2021, employees will be required to attest to and verify whether or not they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees who have not been fully vaccinated may be required to submit to serial testing in the future. Upon hire, new employees will have thirty (30) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination. Vaccinated employees must provide proof of vaccination. Note: Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, as defined by the most recent State of Colorado's Public Health Order and current guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Remote work, Work from home, Flexible hours,

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