Budget Analyst - Finance

About the Role
The Town of Castle Rock's future depends on the choices we make today. Join a team that values teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication while providing exceptional public service.
Responsibilities
- Serves as business liaison with Town departments to provide financial support including analysis, planning, and problem solving.  Collaborates with Town departments in gathering and processing financial and budgetary information
- Contributes to annual budget preparation and ongoing analysis including development of personnel projections, development of new budget requests, line-item revenue and expenditure forecasting, and development of annual budget documents
- Provides analysis of financial data to evaluate significant fluctuations, trends, and overall reasonableness of data; assists with research, documentation and communication of findings and recommendations
- Develops, prepares or assists with monthly and quarterly account reconciliations, capital carryforward schedules and financial schedules for both actual and budget by fund to provide detailed and summary level financial information to departments
- Prepares, reviews and monitors account balances and reports, including documentation and resolution of variances. Reconciles differences. Prepares, maintains, monitors, reviews, analyzes and reports internal and external financial information and account balances.  Prepares monthly financial analysis report
- Verifies and monitors department contracts including amounts ensuring that services/products/materials are within contractual monetary/term/scope and within amount budgeted for contract/project.  Analyzes project cost versus original budget
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or closely related field from an accredited college or university
- At least three (3) years' experience in finance, budget, or accounting, including analysis; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Benefits
- The opportunity to make a difference in our community
- Career Advancement Programs
- Employee well-being program
- Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
- Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center