Budget Director

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The Office of the Attorney General/Department of Law is seeking a Budget Director to provide strategic leadership and oversight for the Department's $165 million budget across multiple funding sources. This role serves as a key advisor to an elected state official and plays a critical part in shaping financial strategy, anticipating resource needs, and supporting sound public policy through transparent and accurate budget management.

We are looking for an experienced public-sector budget professional who excels at strategic thinking, thrives in a complex funding environment, and can actively manage and guide the Department's budget and resources.

The Budget Director (Budget & Policy Analyst IV) reports to and collaborates with the department's Chief Financial Officer to provide leadership and management of the Department's budget by establishing and executing broad financial policies and strategies for the annual $165M budget and spending plan from a variety of funding sources including general fund, appropriated cash-funds, non-appropriated custodial funds, and federal funds.

The Budget Director is responsible for budgetary and fiscal analysis and providing direction regarding all budget-related activities, such as annual budget creation, fiscal note preparation, and supplemental/budgetary amendment requests. This role ensures accurate, timely submissions to the Joint Budget Committee ("JBC"), Office of the State Auditor ("OSA"), Office of the State Controller ("OSC"), and Office of State Planning & Budget ("OSPB").

Additionally, this position provides budgetary, legislative, and policy guidance to support Departmental objectives and assists leadership in aligning resources with departmental goals.

• Manage the Department of Law budget and interpret business needs set out by the Strategic Plan
• Determine systems and provide oversight to ensure the DOL can implement Attorney General initiatives
• Actively manage budget expenditures by the sections
• In conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer, this role will:
  • Determine whether to approve or deny requests based on existing budget and spending authority/ revenue
  • Determine impact of expenditures on the Department
• Oversee, coordinate, and finalize the Department's budget request and all written correspondence with Joint Budget Committee staff
• Develop Statewide Common Policy figures for Legal Services to State Agencies (LSSA), coordinating with client Budget Directors (including financial staff for Institutions of Higher Education), DOL attorneys, and JBC staff
• Determine the best strategies to advance Department initiatives through the budget process, accommodating for differing sister agency input, to best support good public policy for the State and Department
• Monitor and adjust resource allocations to address evolving Department needs, coordinating with program leaders to reallocate funds as required to meet both strategic goals and unexpected demands within established budgetary limits
• Forecast budget availability to advise and direct internal business decisions on resource implementation consistent with Department strategic initiatives and priorities
• Determine whether expenditures are in compliance with legislative intent against appropriated/allocated budgets
• Ensure compliance with appropriation headnotes, footnotes, and expenditure limits in alignment with legislative intent and state fiscal rules
• Collaborate with program staff to set and adjust fees for cash-funded programs, ensuring sufficient revenue to support programmatic operations
• Monitor cash fund balances and grant expenditures to ensure compliance with statutory reserve requirements, spending authority limits, and grant deliverables

What We Are Looking For Residency Requirement:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application. Class Code & Classification

Description:

H8E4XX
- Budget & Policy Analyst IV Minimum Qualifications and Substitutions:
Please document all relevant experience in detail on your application. Experience will not be inferred or assumed. Any part-time experience listed will be prorated. Experience Only:

• Eight (8) years of professional experience in budget analysis, development, and implementation. Experience must include public sector budget experience.

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of related education and/or relevant professional experience in budget analysis, development, and implementation equal to eight (8) years. Experience must include public sector budget experience.
  • Please note, relevant education may substitute for four (4) years; qualified candidates must demonstrate at least four (4) years of related experience.
• Current, valid licensure as a CPA by…