Intern - Utilities Finance - Req8113

City Of Fort Collins • Fort Collins, CO • 1d ago

POSITION TITLE: Intern - Utilities Finance (Hourly) REQUISITION #: req8113 DEPARTMENT: Utility Financial Operations LOCATION: UTILITIES SERVICE CTR - BLDG A BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly HOURLY RATE: $23.00 - 27.00 per hour (based on relevant experience) SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on 5/11/2025.

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Summary: The City of Fort Collins' Utilities Finance team is seeking an intern to support the organization during the summer of 2025. Ideally, the position will start in May and continue through August. The selected candidate can expect to work up to 40 hours per week, depending on scope and requirements of specific job assignments. Hours can be flexible and there is potential for remote-based work. This role will give the candidate an exposure to the full spectrum of municipal utility finance functions: accounting, budgeting, financial planning & analysis, and grants administration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The intern can expect to contribute towards 2 or 3 projects from departments within Utility Services. Assignments will be tailored based on the prioritized needs of the organization, as well as the specific background, experience and development objectives of the selected candidate. Participation may be as an individual contributor, team-member or even project lead (for certain project segments). Projects will be drawn from service area priority work items and could include assignments related to: -Budget Report Development

Monthly Financial Reporting

Long Term Capital Planning

-Budgeting For Outcomes (BFO) analytical support -Departmental process improvement initiatives

The candidate can expect a variety of work environments including individual research and analysis, meetings and team collaboration sessions, attendance and/or participation at service area meetings.

City Competencies Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds. Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends. A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations. A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the necessary functions of this position: -Capable of critical thinking, analytical thought processes and business acumen. -Able to complete assigned tasks and activities on time with minimal guidance. -Intermediate skill level in Excel and Microsoft Office software. -Understanding of statistical analysis. -Demonstrates critical thinking in approach to problem solving, issue resolution and solution development drawing upon business acumen and perspective gained from education and experience. -Ability to summarize and communicate financial issues both orally and in writing to supervisors and stakeholders. -Intermediate data query, extraction, and normalizing skills. Capable of incorporating and utilizing data in a variety of reporting tools and financial software packages. -Ability to communicate effectively with a broad audience

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or college level courses leading up to a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, public policy or similar field (or equivalent experience) is desired, but not required. Experience with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Python, R, statistics and data analy

Language and Presentation Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Capability to appropriately respond to common inquiries and requests from supervisors and stakeholders. Effectively create presentations and communicate to select audience.

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