Colorado Department of Education – What We Do 
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) provides leadership, resources, support, and accountability to the state's 178 school districts, 1,888 schools, over 53,000 teachers, and over 3,200 administrators to help them build capacity to meet the needs of the state's approximately 905,000 public school students. In addition, CDE provides structural and administrative support to the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind and the Charter School Institute.
As the administrative arm of the State Board of Education, CDE is responsible for implementing state and federal education laws, disbursing state and federal funds, holding schools and districts accountable for performance, licensing all educators, and providing public transparency of performance and financial data.
CDE is a values-based agency that serves students, parents, and the general public by protecting public trust through ensuring adherence to laws, strong stewardship of public funds, and accountability for student performance.
Why Work For CDE
The work we do is rewarding and impacts the students, families, educators, and communities across Colorado. Our leadership also promotes a culture that puts families and self-care as a priority. Along with meaningful work and an environment that puts employees first, the state also offers rich benefits that intend to make us an Employer of Choice!
The following is a summary of the benefits we offer:

• Flexible work schedules and flexible workplace options that may include flexible working hours, working from home, working in the office, and/or a hybrid working environment.
• Premier medical, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance options. All with a generous employer contribution keeping employee costs as low as possible.
• Employer paid short-term disability and life insurance
• Up to 160 hours of Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals
• Retirement through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) www.copera.org
• Employer paid RTD Eco Pass (certain restrictions may apply)
• Paid professional development opportunities

Position Summary:
The School Finance Senior Analyst plays a critical role in CDE's Public School Finance Unit coordinating data collected and produced by the unit. The Senior Analyst is part of the team that ensures that school districts have access to accurate and timely finance information to inform critical decision-making at the district level. The Senior Analyst will work closely to support the Program Director and provide redundancy for crucial unit activities and responsibilities. The Senior Analyst will also have frequent contact with our customers, Colorado school districts, and is a key, visible representative of the department and the Unit.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist school districts with pupil count projections and the resulting impact to school district funding based on the revised pupil count projections. Assist districts with identifying students to be counted and correct data reporting codes.
• Provide estimates and frequent updates to estimates for district financial information, based on most current information.
• Run data queries and provide school finance data and pupil count information to private entities as well as other units within the Department and State agencies.
• Collect and compile annual election results for school districts for all local elections related to bond, override, transportation, etc. Perform data quality checks on submitted data.
• Compile pupil count data by county, by district to provide judicial catchment area proration for detention center billing and county proration data to county treasurers for county public school fund distributions.
• Collect and compile assessed valuations from counties for each school district to ensure accurate values are used by school districts for certification of mill levies. Collect all mill levy certifications and prepare various reports that are posted on the website. Perform data quality checks on submitted data.
• Record adjustments to prior year pupil counts due to audit findings and prepare withholdings reports authorized by school districts from the district’s state share of Total Program funding.
• Assist with the Unit’s training and technical assistance activities for school districts.
• Calculate annual additional and supplemental at-risk funds, monthly facility school payments and other payments required by statute for distribution.
• Work with program director to learn all aspects of School Finance Act and Total Program formula.
• Perform detailed review of statewide communications and posted information, including confirmation of inputs and calculations to ensure accuracy of publicly available information.
• Once trained and onboarded, act as back-up to the program director for monthly payment calculations and distributions.
• Other duties as assigned.MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum 4 years experience in business administration, accounting, financial management, or related field OR appropriate combination of education and experienceQUALIFICATIONS AND CONDITIONS: 
• Experience in finance and/or accounting, preferably in education
• Advanced user of Excel
• Experience performing financial data analysis
• Proficient in other Microsoft Office Programs including Word, PowerPoint and Access
• Strong customer service skills that enhance a professional demeanor
• Experience explaining complex financial topics to a non-financial audience
• Understands and is committed to goals of equity; consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace
• Implements and carries out a project or task to completion. Effectively plans and implements successful projects utilizing the strengths of others. Is a role model for consistency and the timely and successful completion of tasks and projects.
• Demonstrates tact, diplomacy, effective social and business skills; and contributes to maintaining a high level of morale and motivation amongst team members.
• Demonstrates skills, job-specific knowledge, and the abilities necessary to provide the appropriate quantity and quality of work, in a timely and efficient manner
• Solves problems or resolves difficult situations, and takes initiative to increase job knowledge for self and others
• Develops, maintains, and strengthens relationships with others inside or outside the organization
• Embraces behaviors and attitudes that enable effective work cross-culturally
• Experience in analyzing, interpreting, recommending, and implementing policy and procedure guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct successful presentations and trainings at workshops, conferences, and other meetingsComplete Applications must include:

• Completed Online Application: Required - Submitted through our ATS.
• Resume: Required 
• Must pass background check

Email Address:All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted via email. Include a working email address on your application; one that is checked often as time-sensitive correspondence such as exam information or notification will take place via email. Please set up your e-mail to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam-filtered email.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and Equal Employment Opportunity
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, a 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 Colorado Department of Education 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 performing 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 hr@cde.state.co.us.