Director of Budget Planning
Director of Budget Planning
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Job Description
ACC Careers: Where You Can Move Mountains
Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits one of the oldest community colleges in Colorado Arapahoe Community College. With a rich history of educational excellence ACC embraces a culture that values diversity individualized support and unwavering commitment to student success without exception.
Job Summary
The Director of Budget & Planning will lead the colleges annual budget development process collaborating with program managers and department leads to establish effective financial management systems and ensure sound fiscal practices. They will oversee monthly budget monitoring activities and provide timely accurate analysis to help departments stay on track and within allocated resources.
In addition to budget oversight the Director will be responsible for developing and maintaining robust revenue projections by analyzing historical trends enrollment data and economic indicators. They will lead longrange financial planning initiatives in partnership with senior leadership to promote institutional sustainability and guide strategic decisionmaking. The role includes building financial models to assess proposed projects conducting scenario analyses to evaluate fiscal risk and offering insights that inform both operational and strategic planning. They will also manage internal and external budget reporting ensuring clarity and transparency for both campus stakeholders and external partners.
They will evaluate budget requests assess financial and operational impacts and provide recommendations that align with strategic goals. A key advisor to leadership the Director will help departments develop datadriven proposals and ensure compliance with financial regulations and audit standards.
Qualifications
Bachelors degreeor higherfrom an accredited college or university in Accounting Business Administration Finance Economics or a closely related field.
Five5years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting accountingorfinancial planningand analysis.
Strong understanding ofGovernmental Accounting Standards Board GASBaccounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governments.
Proficiencyin Microsoft Office suite including excellent Excel skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Certified Public Accounting license.
Experience in higher educationfinancial management.
Familiarity with CORE Banner COGNOS and organizational budget software platforms.
Application Instructions
All applicants mustsubmit:
Resume
Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement. Please include any experiences you may have embedding equity and inclusion in your work see below.
At ACC weseekto hire candidates thatdemonstratea commitment to and experience with embedding equity and inclusion into their professional role. Please address this specifically in your cover letter explaining what diversity equity and inclusion means to you and how you may have incorporated DEI into your current orpreviousprofessional responsibilities.
Additional Information
This role requires regular oncampus presence to ensure effective collaboration with leadership and key stakeholders.
Reach out to us at if you have any questions.
ACC seeks applicants who understand and have firsthand experience working with diverse populations which may include but are not limited to historically marginalized populations such as people of color LGBTQ community members veterans first generation graduates and people with disabilities.
Notice to all Applicants
- Final candidate will be subject to successful completion of a background check and if applicable a motor vehicle record review.
- Former employees of the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information in their application material.
- Final candidate may be required to submit unofficial transcripts to verify education.
- Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
- Arapahoe Community College participates in EVerify.
- All ACC employees except student employees contribute to Colorado PERA at a fixed percentage of their earnings and do not contribute to Social Security.
- Finalist must be willing to make Colorado their primary workplace.
CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process decisions are made based on merit competence performance and business need without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy creed ancestry national origin marital status genetic information military status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our Accommodations and NonDiscrimination policies plus other helpful information can be found publicly at
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Arapahoe Community College provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities on a casebycase basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process or during the course of employment contact Angela Johnson Executive Director of Human Resources ator .
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
