About the Department

The Human Services Program & Fiscal Analyst is a mission-critical leader dedicated to strengthening outcomes for the residents of Adams County. This role ensures that public investments in human services translate into measurable, meaningful results for individuals, families, and the broader community.

Operating at the intersection of strategy, finance, and program performance, this position drives data-informed decision-making that enhances service delivery, improves system effectiveness, and maximizes the impact of limited public resources. By aligning fiscal stewardship with operational priorities and client outcomes, the position plays a key role in building a responsive, accountable, and results-focused human services system.

Prioritizes deep expertise in state and federal human services funding streams, including how funds must be structured, allocated, and deployed to implement programs in full compliance with statutory, regulatory, and fiscal requirements. Requires the ability to proactively analyze funding changes, model their operational and service-delivery impacts, and forecast the programmatic, staffing, and system modifications necessary to ensure continuity, access, and accountability.

This individual is motivated by public service and committed to driving measurable, sustainable improvements in community well-being.

Position Duties

Fiscal Analysis & Budget Management

Analyze program budgets, expenditures, and funding streams (federal, state, local, and grant-based) to ensure fiscal integrity and sustainability.
Connect financial constraints, funding requirements, and cost drivers to operational impacts on staffing levels, service capacity, timeliness, and client access.
Monitor fiscal performance, identify variances, and develop forecasts that inform leadership decision-making.
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of state and federal funding methodologies and allowable uses to ensure programs are implemented in compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Utilizes data, cost modeling, and policy analysis to forecast the impact of funding and allocation changes and to develop actionable plans for programmatic, staffing, and system modifications.

Integration of Finance and Service Delivery

Translate complex fiscal and program data into clear, meaningful insights for leadership, managers, and community partners.
Analyze how funding structures, policy changes, and resource limitations affect frontline service delivery and client experience.
Partner with program managers to align operational decisions with available resources while minimizing negative impacts on clients and communities.
Conduct ongoing analysis to understand how financial and program decisions affect the children, adults, families, and businesses served by Adams County Human Services.

Reporting, Compliance & Decision Support

Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations for internal leadership, county administration, and external stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, funding requirements, and reporting standards.
Provide ad hoc analysis and decision support to the Division Director and executive leadership on emerging issues, policy changes, and strategic initiatives.
Support grant monitoring, audits, and fiscal/program reporting as needed.

Collaboration & Community Connection

Work closely with program leadership, fiscal staff, data teams, and community partners to ensure shared understanding of program performance and fiscal realities.
Support cross-division initiatives that strengthen coordination, transparency, and accountability across human services programs.

Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and client-centered service delivery.
Fiscal Strategy, Compliance, and Program Alignment. Leads with a comprehensive understanding of state and federal human services funding streams and the legal, fiscal, and programmatic frameworks that govern their use.
Ensures funds are maximized, compliant, and strategically aligned to program outcomes.
Anticipates and models the downstream impacts of funding, policy, and allocation changes, translating them into timely operational, staffing, technology, and service-delivery adjustments that preserve access, manage risk, and maintain regulatory compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

Leads with a comprehensive understanding of state and federal human services funding streams and the legal, fiscal, and programmatic frameworks that govern their use.

Ensures funds are maximized, compliant, and strategically aligned to program outcomes. Anticipates and models the downstream impacts of funding, policy, and allocation changes, translating them into timely operational, staffing, technology, and service-delivery adjustments that preserve access, manage risk, and maintain regulatory compliance

Strong understanding of human services systems, public sector finance, and program operations.
Ability to connect financial data to client-level impacts and service delivery outcomes.
Advanced analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
Strong collaboration, communication, and relationship-building skills.
Commitment to transparency, and community-centered public service.

Other Qualifications

Education & Experience

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, Public Policy, Finance, Economics, Social Work, or a related field required
A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in human services program analysis, fiscal analysis, budgeting, or performance management, preferably within a public sector or nonprofit environment.
Experience working with federal and state funding streams, grant management, and compliance requirements is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Adams County provides a comprehensive benefits package to employees that goes above and beyond what is offered at most organizations.

Benefits You Expect:

AFLAC Supplemental Medical Insurance
Basic Term Life & Optional Term Life Insurance
Deferred Compensation Plan
Dental/Vision/Medical Plans
Generous Vacation/Sick leave
Long-Term Disability
Retirement Plan
Short-Term Disability

Plus some you might not expect:

Employee Assistance Program
Employee Fitness Center
Employee Health Clinics
Flexible Work Schedules
Recreation Center Discounts
Training & Tuition Reimbursement Programs
Wellness programs
Lactation friendly certified workplace

Supplemental Questions

Please be aware that your cover letter and resume will not be accessed in the initial screening process, so you must complete your application and supplemental questions with as much detail as possible. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager.

If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your cover letter and resume will then be accessible to the hiring team. Information provided on the application is used to determine if a candidate meets minimum qualifications. Only information provided at the time of the application being completed will be considered and additional information that is not listed on the application will not be considered when deciding if a candidate meets or does not meet the qualifications. Applicants are STRONGLY encouraged to include all information and details on their application. I understand and agree that only information provided at the time of my application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum requirements for this position.

Yes, I understand and agree
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Do you possess a bachelor's degree or higher in Public Administration, Public Policy, Finance, Economics, Social Work, or a related field?

Do you possess a minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in human services program analysis, fiscal analysis, budgeting, or performance management, preferably within a public sector or nonprofit environment?

Describe your experience working with state and federal human services funding streams. What specific funding models or allocations have you managed, and how did you ensure compliance with statutory or regulatory requirements?

Provide a detailed example of a time you modeled the impact of a funding or policy change (state, federal, or local). What analytical approach did you use, and how did your findings influence operational, staffing, or programmatic decisions?

This role requires the ability to connect financial data to client-level outcomes. Describe a situation where your fiscal or program analysis led to measurable improvements in service delivery, access, or community well-being.

Explain a time when you had to translate complex fiscal, program, or policy information into clear insights for leaders, managers, or community partners. What strategies did you use to ensure clarity and understanding across diverse audiences?

Human services systems often balance limited resources with high community need. Describe how you have used data, forecasting, or cost modeling to recommend resource allocations or operational changes that preserved client access or reduced risk.

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: Adams County
Address: 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Suite C4000B

Brighton, Colorado, 80601-8213
Website: http://www.adamscountyco.gov/careers

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