Associate Budget Administrator - Mayor's Finance
Associate Budget Administrator - Mayor's Finance
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Job Description
Job Description
Salt Lake CountyA career with a purpose in the community you love!
Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community please keep reading.
What it is like to work here:
At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees lives from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment we appreciate employees through great benefits a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with:
Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a our heart and service that bring us together.
We encourage a work life balance:
Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays up to 24 vacation days 12 sick days and one personal day every year. Some positions have a hybrid work environment with flexibility to work from home and/or in the office.
Additional Benefits may include:
- Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
- Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option dental and vision plans including coverage for adult designees
- Health Savings Account with a county contribution up to $1200/year; Flexible Spending Account
- 100% county-paid Basic Life Insurance Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance and Long-Term Disability. Short-Term Disability options also available.
- Professional development including professional membership fees paid
- Tuition reimbursement
- Plus: onsite medical clinic childcare and gym employee wellness program pet and other insurance options and discounts at County facilities.
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JOB SUMMARY
Assists the Director of Planning and Budget in developing executing and overseeing the preparation monitoring analysis and reporting of the County budget.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting Finance Mathematics Economics Business Administration Public Administration or other closely related field plus six (6) years experience in a field closely related to these duties or an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Two of the six years must be in a supervisory capacity.
Preference may be given to applicants with a Masters degree in Accounting Finance Mathematics Economics Business Administration Public Administration.
Due to the nature of this position the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assists in monitoring budgets including revenues expenditures and budget projections.
- Prepares budget recommendations requests reports proposals and/or projections.
- Supervises staff which includes hiring orienting training assigning and reviewing work performance annual work performance appraisals and discipline.
- Assists in developing budgets including fund allocation revenue collection budget projections and expenditures.
- Researches and reviews financial records schedules and reports; assists in identifying and addressing problem areas.
- Assists in reconciling financial statements and reports.
- Analyzes summarizes and/or reviews data; reports findings interprets results and/or makes recommendations.
- Assists in developing and/or interpreting fiscal statements and reports.
- Assists in managing budget activities and providing fiscal information including forms reports and routines.
- Provides consultation makes recommendations gives appropriate advice and/or facilitates the decision-making process.
- Reviews legislation to determine impact on County operations. Gives recommendations regarding implementation of passed legislation.
- Assists fiscal management with capital projects and the Capital Improvements Fund.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)
Knowledge of:
- Statistical theory and application
- Government and cost accounting principles methods and techniques
- Effective budgeting principles methods and techniques
- Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) standard for budget reporting and disclosure
- Organizational principles and techniques
- Effective public relations
- Utah Code Annotated and related State and Federal rules and policies
- County policies ordinances and procedures
- Revenue forecasting practices
- Effective leadership management and supervision principles and practices
Skills and Abilities to:
- Provide technical and policy leadership and direction
- Perform effective project management
- Prepare financial reports and documentation
- Provide quality customer service
- Use computer software related to job-specific duties
- Perform financial analysis and interpretation
- Effectively use financial database programs
- Perform economic forecasting
- Remain current on technology changes
- Analyze and make recommendations for changes in procedures and financing processes
- Communicate clearly concisely and effectively both orally and in writing
- Interact effectively with individuals at various levels and maintain positive working relationships with County agencies
- Effectively plan organize and perform tasks even under stressful situations
- Act independently and use sound judgment
Additional Information
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting or hybrid work environment.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
