Finance Budget and Planning Manager
Finance Budget and Planning Manager
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Job Description
Summary
This opportunity is open to current career service King County employees. We are not accepting external applications at this time.About the Role: King County Parks has a special duty opportunity for a dynamic and strategic leader to manage the divisions Finance Budget and Planning section. This position part of the Parks Leadership Team reports to the Division Director and is responsible for overseeing budget development business planning levy (rate) planning contract and procurement management financial monitoring and policy compliance accounting fiscal administration financial systems reporting payroll and other administrative support functions. This is a great opportunity to contribute to budget planning and help shape the financial future of Parks.
This position performs work remotely and onsite.
About the Team:The Finance Budget and Planning section leads financial forecasting and strategic planning for the successful development and implementation of the Parks Trails and Open Space Levy. It also supports key functions like biennial budget development business planning accounting payroll procurement and contract administration all vital to the growing Capital Improvement Program (CIP). This is a great opportunity to contribute to budget planning and help shape the financial future of Parks.
Commitment to Equity Racial and Social Justice:King County named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity racial and social justice making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a Finance Budget and Planning Manager you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at now and join our talented workforce in protecting and restoring the natural environment and promoting more resilient sustainable and equitable communities.
Job Duties
What You Will Be Doing:
- Manage the Finance Budget and Planning section of the division providing leadership and supervision of section staff.
- Oversee the development implementation and administration of longrange financial planning and forecasting including the Parks Levy financial model and other financial plans.
- Provide financial direction strategic planning and policy recommendations using an equity and social justice lens.
- Oversee the development implementation and oversight of divisions business plan and biennial budget process.
- Manage the divisions financial tracking and reporting systems including the oversight of the divisions accounting functions and other control and administration activities.
- Be a partner in supporting the delivery of the Parks Capital Improvement Program (CIP) through procurement planning and comprehensive contract administration expertise.
- Present budget financial procurement policy and legislation/legal information to a variety of audiences including division leadership and staff executive and legislative staff auditors and external stakeholders as needed.
- Manage and provide oversight of the divisions interactions with the Parks Levy Oversight Board.
- Manage division relationships with county central service agencies such as Information Technology Finance & Business Operations Performance Strategy & Budget Office Risk Management and Prosecuting Attorneys Office.
- Work with department and division leadership and colleagues in the identification of strategic imperatives and facilitate the prioritization of initiatives and resources.
- Participate as a member of the divisions senior leadership team in planning and implementing overall division objectives and support the delivery of the Parks mission.
Experience Qualifications Knowledge Skills
Qualifications You Bring:
- A minimum of five 5 years of increasingly responsible work experience in public sector budgeting accounting administration and finance.
- Experience supervising or leading staff overseeing financial functions.
- Contract/procurement oversight experience in either a private or public sector setting.
- Experience making presentations and participating in high profile negotiations involving multiple stakeholders.
- The ability to communicate effectively and present information to a variety of diverse audiences using a range of communication platforms.
- Working knowledge of generally accepted financial accounting budgeting procurement contracting auditing administration and internal control principles and techniques continuous improvement data collection and reporting systems.
- Experience leading others particularly in a remote setting.
- Ability to make decisions in a timely manner under tight deadlines and pressure.
- Demonstrated experience managing all individuals equitably with afocus on employee engagement and development.
Competencies You Bring:
- Organizational savvy:maneuvers comfortably through complex policy process systems and peoplerelated organizational dynamics.
- Builds effective teams: skilled atdeveloping and leading staff in applying diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- Works collaborativelywith others and builds partnerships to meet shared objectives.
- Manages complexity:able tomake sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Plans and prioritizes:works to meet commitments and align with organizational goals to support delivery of the Parks mission.
- Business acumen:uses knowledge and skill to interpret and apply understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
- Strategic mindset:sees ahead to future possibilities and translates these into breakthrough strategies.
- Customer focus:dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of customers uses information from customers to improve services.
- Political savvy: uses awareness and foresight of strategic political and operational implications of financial policies.
- Manages ambiguity:operates effectively even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
Supplemental Information
Working Conditions:
- Remote and Onsite Work Details:Employees in this role work remotely from a home location with onsite reporting requirements typically weekly. The frequency of onsite work is determined by business needs and may be adjusted accordingly. Onsite reporting locations may be at various King County worksites including the collaboration space at King Street Center 201 S. Jackson St Seattle WA 98104. This work arrangement promotes worklifebalance and reduces carbon footprint.
- Remote Work Location Requirement: Employees must reside in Washington State and be within a reasonable distance to King County worksites to meet onsite reporting requirements.
- Work Schedule: This fulltime position works a 40hour work week. This position is exempt from the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and is not overtime eligible.
- Union Representation: This position is not represented by a union.
- Duration: This assignment is anticipated to up to six months.
Application and Selection Process: This opportunity is open to current career service King County employees. We are not accepting external applications at this time.
Application materials will be screened for clarity completeness and alignment with the experience qualifications knowledge and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.
To apply submit a:
- Complete Application
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Note: Additional documents wont be considered during minimum qualification screening.
Who to Contact: For more information regarding this recruitment please contact Patty Jurgens at
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
