EDO General Administration Analyst

NOTE:
This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

Envision yourself working at HCPF

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans. Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.

As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers a competitive benefits package:

• PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage
• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave
• Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees
• Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements
• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program
• Free RTD Eco Pass to all eligible State Employees
• Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs. https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs

The work unit is within the Finance Office and exists to project, request, defend, and manage the budget for the Department administration, operations, information technology (IT) systems, indigent care programs, special financing programs, and various other assigned line items. These duties include forecasts for existing programs as well as pricing new proposals for change requests, fiscal notes and federal mandates.

We are onboarding new employees using a hybrid approach. The Department supports flexible work arrangements. Depending on the business need and description of the position, we have options that range from hybrid to full-time in the office. Specific discussions about the schedule will be discussed during the offer stage.

• Liaison between the Budget Division and the Accounting Section to coordinate the Department’s federal reporting.
• Provides comprehensive understanding of the full range of budgeting processes and has the ability to apply these processes independently to perform duties.
• Analyzes budget and policy, projects costs, monitors program and budget dynamics, and defends the budget for areas of assigned responsibility.
• Identifies policy issues and potential budget solutions.
• Analyzes trends and budget needs, establishes measures and maintains long-range budget plans.
• Prepares extensive and complex technical estimates to be used by the Department at its Joint Budget Committee (JBC) hearing, by Legislative Council, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), and JBC staff. Participates in all areas of budget requests, supplemental requests, annualizations, fiscal note development, and complete schedules that relate to the areas of assignment.
• Advises management on recommended budgetary and policy changes to avoid adverse program penalties for non-compliance.
• Statistical analysis; researching issues related to assigned budget line items; communicating with, and guiding program staff throughout the Department on correct processes; making written assumptions; calculating estimates and projections; narrating public policy impacts; and drafting budget documents as assigned.
• Identifies resource needs related to long-term business plans.
• Develops and evaluates new models and test hypotheses to recommend for adoption department-wide, and with other departments as needed.

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.