Salary: $104,000.00 - $114,000.00 Annually
Location : Denver Metro, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: JR109005
Department: Colorado School of Mines
Opening Date: 07/16/2026
Closing Date: 8/2/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: 1500 Illinois Street Golden Colorado 80401
Hiring Pay Rate: $104,000 - $114,000
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
Type of Announcement: This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
How To Apply: Online applications through the Colorado Jobs portal will not be accepted. Please follow instructions on the job announcement for submitting an application.

Description of Job
Primary Responsibilities
Budget Formulation & Resource Allocation

• Lead and coordinate key university budget processes in partnership with the Director, including annual operating budget development, implementation, monitoring, and fiscal year analysis.
• Oversee financial planning and analysis across complex funding sources, including General, Designated, Auxiliary, Restricted, and Endowment funds.
• Partner with financial and operations departments to ensure effective planning of financial and personnel resources.

Financial Analysis & Long-Range Planning

• Develop and maintain sophisticated, multi-year financial forecasting models to evaluate the long-term sustainability of university initiatives and support strategic planning.
• Assess the financial health of the areas they support, providing insights and recommendations to inform strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
• Conduct sensitivity analyses and scenario planning regarding institutional revenues, enrollment fluctuations, state funding changes, sustainable auxiliary units, and research infrastructure investments.

Reporting & Systems

• Prepare and present executive-level financial analyses, dashboards, forecasts, and recommendations for senior leadership and the Board of Trustees.
• Provide campus reporting and analysis by utilizing and developing operational, variance, and financial reports to support decision-making and strategic planning.
• Develop and utilize effective financial performance dashboards that improve campus financial understanding and show performance on institutional KPIs.
• Support system management, integrations, and reporting along with serving as a functional subject matter expert for the university's Enterprise Resource Planning (Workday) and budgeting software (Adaptive Planning).

Collaborative Leadership & Supervision

• Serve as the primary financial liaison to specific portfolios of executive leadership and campus departments while guiding them through budget formulation and variance resolutions.
• Evaluate, design, and implement university-wide budget policies and internal control procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Support campus partnerships with academic and support units through collaboration and communication to ensure appropriate financial practices while optimizing for efficiencies.
• Directly supervise budget and financial planning analysts and provide leadership, coaching, workforce planning, performance management, and professional development.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting, financial planning, FP&A, accounting, or financial management.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced abilities in Excel.
• Experience using enterprise financial systems and ERP platforms (e.g., Workday, Oracle, Banner, PeopleSoft, or similar).
• Ability to manage and understand complex information systems.
• An analytical mindset for financial reporting, process improvement, and data analysis.
• Collaborative approach to problems and projects.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Problem-solving andanalytical skills, including theability to critically analyze informationto make independent decisions.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, the ability to work effectively with a wide rangeof constituencies, and the ability to meet multiple deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field.
• Experience in higher education budgeting and financial planning.
• Experience developing long-range financial forecasts and financial models.
• Experience working with budget planning systems and software (such as Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Prophix, etc.).
• Experience working with business intelligence tools (such as Tableau, OBIEE, Power BI, Business Objects, etc.) in a data warehouse environment.
• Experience supporting academic, research, or governmental organizations.
• Experience supervising professional staff.
• Professional certification (CPA, CMA)
• Experience taking ownership of a project, process or problem and take it through resolution, requiring minimal supervision or direction.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities simultaneously under tight deadlines, displaying grace under pressure.
• Promotes efficiency in processes and workflows, formulating and recommending improvements.
• Exhibits creativity, intellectual curiosity, and business acumen when approaching business or work-related problems.
• Exhibits empathy, maturity, and professionalism when approaching people-related problems.
• Superior communication skills, displaying executive presence in meetings and summarizing communications appropriately for executive audiences.
• Ability to effectively maintain and manage relationships across the institution at all levels, establishing and building upon trust and credibility.
• Knowledge of higher education budgeting and financial planning practices.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to senior leadership.
• Experience leveraging business intelligence and data visualization tools to support executive decision-making and financial transparency.

Salary and Benefits

$104,000 - $114,000
Mines takes into consideration a combination of candidate's education, training and experience as well as the position's scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required in the role, work location, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level for potential new employees.
Colorado School of Mines offers a robust portfolio of benefits for all employees. For this role, that includes:

• Flexible health and dental care options
• Generous sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year - including a week-long winter break for entire campus.
• Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution
• Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)
• Free RTD Ecopass

All Mines employees also have access to through the State of Colorado and free tickets for Mines home games, as well as access to the state of the art (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more) and equipment rentals through the We are proud to have recently opened an on For more details about benefits at Mines, visit mines.edu/human-resources/benefits.
How to Apply

Complete an online application (personal information, demographic information, veteran status) by visiting the

• Upload a resume or CV
• Upload a cover letter

Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This posting may be used to fill more than one vacancy based on business needs.
References will not be contacted until later in the selection process and you will be informed before that contact is made.
Application review will begin August 3, 2026. This posting will remain open until filled and may close without notice. For best consideration, apply by August 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. as applications received after that date may not be reviewed.
Successful completion of a background investigation is required for this position.