Budget Analyst Temporary Aide (9 month position).

Department Information

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

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.

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.

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

• Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees
• Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements
  
  

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 remote, hybrid, to full-time in the office. Specific discussions about the schedule will be discussed during the offer stage.

Description Of Job

The Long term services and Support unit in the Finance Office welcomes your application to the Budget Analyst temporary position. In a learning environment, the position projects portions of the Department’s expenditure and utilization for health care services, including Title XIX and Title XXI programs. Using actual expenditures, utilization, and caseload for services, this position assists with the preparation of projections of cost with funding splits, caseload, or utilization services.

Responsibilities In This Position Include

• Learn Department protocols and take responsibility for a small number of decision items, base reduction items, supplemental requests, budget request amendments, fiscal notes, and ad-hoc analysis as assigned.
• Track problems and communicates these issues to the work lead.
• Assist in defending projections via extensive spreadsheets and written documents.
• Complete any budget analysis related to items such as state plan amendments, requests for proposals, contracts, and other requests related to the assignment.
• Determine the appropriate analysis, perform needed data analysis or research, and make recommendations on whether or not to clear the appropriate document.
• Work on special projects at the direction of the supervisor.
• Attend meetings as a representative of the section, exchanging information with established contacts, detecting, discovering, and exposing information, problems, violations or failures by interviewing or investigating where issues or results are not known ahead of time, and advising, counseling or guiding in the direction taken to resolve complaints or problems and influence or correct actions or behaviors.
• Collaborate with other staff in the section and, at the direction of the supervisor, across the Department to accomplish work-related activities.
• Promote, develop and maintain effective working relationships with key individual or groups.
  
  

Experience Only

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Four (4) years of experience in an occupation related to budget and finance

OR

Education And Experience

A combination of related education in finance, accounting, budgeting, economics or related field and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to four (4) years

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior state experience related to the duties of this position
• Experience pulling and analyzing data sets
• Experience applying equity across budgetary processes and analysis
• Experience forecasting costs or enrollment of programs
  
  

Conditions of Employment:

• All positions at HCPF are security sensitive positions and require that the individuals undergo a criminal record background check as a condition of employment.
• Employees who have been disciplinarily terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.
  
  

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process. Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all your relevant experience on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" will not be considered.

Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.

Comparative Analysis Process

The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview. Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.

ADAAA Accommodations : 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.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing 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 Coordinator, Virginia Miller, at [email protected] .

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing does not offer sponsored visas for employment purposes.