About Our Job

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The expected starting salary is $93,566.00 - $123,975.00 a year, based on your experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to: 

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service 

• 457B Retirement Plan 

• 132 hours of PTO earned within first year

• 11 Paid Holidays per year, plus 1 personal holiday

• Education Refund Program (ERP) - a chance for the city to support your continued learning and career growth by investing in your future with the city

• Care Bank – 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave (after the probation period is passed)

• Free RTD Eco Pass

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date 

Who We Are

The Mission of the  Denver District Attorney's Office is to professionally and competently prosecute crimes and investigate criminal activity on behalf of the people of the State of Colorado and to seek equal justice for all in the criminal justice system. Our mission also includes the prevention and deterrence of crimes, supporting the well-being of victims, participating in the community, being transparent and accountable, and, improving the criminal justice system to provide fair alternatives to incarceration in appropriate cases.

Location

This position reports on site at the Republic Plaza building located at 370 17th St, Denver, CO 80202, Monday through Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM

The Job

The Denver District Attorney's Office (DDAO) is seeking a Fiscal Administrator II to join the executive management team. The Fiscal Administrator will assist leading the Finance and Business Operations Section and partner with the office’s Leadership Team on multiple initiatives. This is a great opportunity for a leader who is committed to excellence and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

The Fiscal Administrator will report to the Chief of Staff, who will also supervise the work of 2-3 operating and financial professionals and will provide financial stewardship and compliance with City’s Fiscal Accountability Rules, Mayor’s Executive Orders, office-wide policies, and procedures.

What You'll Do

Additionally, as our Fiscal Administrator you will:

• Manage an annual budget of between $38-45M; Manage office’s financial planning, analysis, and projections; Develop short/long-term strategic financial plans to accommodate changing budget requirements

• Manage financial/fiscal compliance with the City’s Fiscal Rules, Mayor’s Executive Orders and GASB; Coordinate across DDAO partners, city representatives such as the Department of Finance, BMO, and other stakeholders on office’s initiatives, projects, budget planning, etc.

• Manage, oversee and approve office’s expenditures (Internal service deliveries transactions & other manual journals), serving as expending authority delegate; Administer accounts payable/account receivable functions; Manage reconciliation of the general ledger accounts for general and special revenue funds on a monthly basis; Manage and coordinate office’s month-end/year-end closing activities including journal entries and year-end accruals; Financial oversight of multiple federal and pass-through grants

• Develop, implement, enforce internal accounting, financial, procurement policies and procedures; Develop training plans for employees related to budget/accounting/procurement functions

• Oversee office’s procurement function, including contracts/purchase orders requisitions, multiple procurement credit cards’ reconciliations

• Manage requests for proposals/requests for qualifications for various professional services vendors; Manage asset inventory and reporting

• Advise executive leadership team on desirable operational adjustments due to revisions in budget/accounting practices

• Oversee daily financial operations of the office; develop and implement various business operational policies

• Manage business operations continuity, disaster and emergency preparedness activities for the office

• Perform other duties, as assigned

What You'll Bring

Our ideal Fiscal Administrator has some or all the following experience and skills:

• Experience managing a team of operating and/or financial professionals providing legal administration, finance and budget planning, accounting, monitoring, compliance and risk management and other similar services

• Experience effectively overseeing federal and pass-though grants

• Experience performing accounting tasks such as journaling, procurement, reconciliation, and financial reporting

• Experience in financial forecasting or creating projections

• Ability to engage various city and stakeholder perspectives to inform decision making and process improvement, balancing a complex set of funding sources with various regulatory requirements

• Flexibility and adaptability to manage complex and changing circumstances while maintaining positive communications and relationships with partners

• Experience supporting and driving operations of the office within the legal environment

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of full performance, professional level experience overseeing and administering functional or operational aspects of fiscal business operations
• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements

Required Documents

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the multiple attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Updated Resume – Required

• Cover Letter – Required

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Sunday, February 22, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than February 22, at 11:59pm.

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The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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