Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics

Do you enjoy analyzing budgets, solving complex financial challenges, and finding innovative ways to maximize funding? Are you looking for an opportunity where your work directly supports programs serving justice-involved individuals, with the potential to also support programs that improve the lives of children, families, seniors, and other vulnerable populations? If so, the Colusa County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has an exciting opportunity for you!

We are seeking a collaborative, analytical, and forward-thinking Budget Analyst to join our leadership team. This position plays a vital role in ensuring the financial success of one of the County's largest departments by supporting budgeting, fiscal planning, grants, contracts, and state and federal reimbursement programs.

As our Budget Analyst, you won't simply maintain budgets-you'll help build the future of the department's financial operations by identifying funding opportunities, improving reimbursement processes, and developing sustainable fiscal strategies that support essential community services. Review the summary below and check out the full job description HERE .
What's this Job All About?
The Budget Analyst performs professional financial, administrative, and program analysis for the Department of Health and Human Services. Working directly with department leadership, this position helps develop and monitor department budgets, analyze financial trends, oversee grants and contracts, and maximize state and federal funding opportunities.
This role is instrumental in strengthening DHHS's financial infrastructure by helping establish and expand Medi-Cal reimbursement processes through programs such as:

• County-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (CMAA)
• Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT)
• Voluntary Rate Range (VRR)
• Other state and federal reimbursement programs

The successful candidate will assist in developing reimbursement practices, work plans, fiscal procedures, and financial strategies that support long-term sustainability while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
At the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), we work a 37.5 full-time work week, with the option of a flex-schedule and potential upcoming opportunities to work remote 1-2 days per week (depending on position). This allows our staff to find a work-life balance that best fits their needs. Our staff enjoy coming to work, where every day is different and they have the opportunity to impact members of our community by providing excellent customer service and access to available services

Culture is at Our Core
The Department of Health and Human Services is the largest department within Colusa County, employing more than 80 dedicated professionals who provide vital services throughout our community. Our leadership team is committed to supporting employee growth, encouraging collaboration, and fostering an environment where innovation is valued and every employee contributes to our success.

How do we make a difference?
Department of Health & Human Services employees are dedicated to serving Colusa County residents by offering services that improve their health, promote their well-being, and help them become productive and independent contributors to our community.

Do our values speak to you? Every employee has something valuable to contribute, and every role plays an important part in serving our community.
If you're looking for a career where your financial expertise can help improve lives while working alongside a dedicated team, we encourage you to apply and become part of the Colusa County DHHS family.
What are the benefits?

• A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve.
• A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into.
• A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
• Competitive salary commensurate with education & experience
• A LIFETIME PAYCHECK(3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members) - As long as you work for 5 years and vest in the CalPERS system, you will receive a retirement paycheck for the rest of your life.
• Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
• Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff.
• 457 Deferred Compensation.
• PAID vacation, PAID holidays (15), and PAID leave if you get sick.
• Vacation Parity - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County. A public agency includes cities, counties, districts, the military, and similar entities. To learn more about vacation parity, please see our benefit summary.

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Supervision & Examples of Duties

Receives general direction from the Director, Deputy Director, or designee.

Qualifications

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.

Experience:
Two years of increasingly responsible experience in budgeting and financial administration for an organization. Experience in Medi-Cal billing, coding, and reimbursement processes is highly desirable. Experience in a public sector social service organization is preferred.

Training:
Equivalent to a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, accounting, economics, or a related field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education requirement on a year for year basis.

License or Certificate
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver's license.

Supplemental Information

The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.

Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of benefits, please click here: 2026 Benefit Summary

Closing Date/Time: 7/19/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

The County of Colusa, nestled in the heart of the Sacramento Valley approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento and 100 miles northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a vibrant community rich in history and tradition and, offering a wonderful environment in which to live, work and play. The County, with approximately 22,000 residents, includes two incorporated cities; Colusa, which is the county seat, and Williams. The local economy is largely agriculturally based producing crops valued at more than $900 million each year and exporting farm commodities throughout the United States and to about seventy countries worldwide.

County government business is still conducted within the antebellum court house which was built in 1861 and has operated continuously ever since. The County’s annual General Fund budget is roughly $28 million; the total budget is about $78 million. The workforce is comprised of approximately 350 full-time equivalent positions that are assigned to five represented bargaining units.

Colusa County also offers many diverse outdoor recreational opportunities and is considered to be a sportsman’s paradise. The Sacramento River meanders through the County. Portions of five national protected areas are located within the county: Butte Sink Wildlife Refuge; Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; Delevan National Wildlife Refuge; Mendocino National Forest and; Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Recreational opportunities such as hiking, bird watching, camping and water sports abound. The Sacramento River and local lakes, offer world class fishing