Financial Accounting & Grants Transit Section Manager

Metro Transit Finance and Administration Divisionis looking for highly organized customer-focused Financial Accounting and Grants Manager(Transit Section Manager) to join our team. This Financial Accounting and Grants Manager is an integral member of the Finance and Administration team and will lead the financial accounting and grants administration functions for Metro Transit ensuring that the Public Transportation Fund is appropriately reported.

This position will work under the guidance of the Assistant General Manager of Finance & Administration for Metro Transit. As a mobility agency Metro moves hundreds of thousands of people in our region every day helping them get to their destination. We know that mobility connects people to opportunity and that destination is sometimes more than an actual place. It may be a new job a better education a critical medical appointment or a chance to start over. King County Metros budget provides safe equitable and sustainable service now and in the future especially where needs are greatest.

Applyingequity and socialjustice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County this role you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values behaviors and practices to all aspects of this the Financial Accounting and Grants Manager you will:

• Oversee combination of the management of grants and financial accounting for the Metro Transit Department.
• Oversee the preparation implementation and monitoring of financial statements and grant reporting.
• Oversee capitalization of fixed assets and annual asset inventory process.
• Analyze and interpret legislation and ensure financial statements and related financial reports in compliance with changing requirements.
• Ensure the financial accounting activities for Metro Transit are accurate and timely.
• Identify and assess department projects/programs with grantor requirements; participate in developing revenue planning for grant funding associated with Metros capital and operating programs.
• Identify and assess policy and procedural issues and make recommendations to management on recommended courses of action.
• Manage the work of staff including recruitment and selection discipline and termination work assignments employee development and performance evaluation.
• Serve as the agency contact for federal state and other granting agencies.
• Lead agency response to state and federal program audits.

Our Financial Accounting and Grants Manager must have:

• Experience leading teams of technical experts
• Knowledge of grants management and administration
• Knowledge of financial accounting techniques and principles
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and techniques
• Knowledge of auditing and internal control techniques and principles
• Knowledge of project management techniques and principles
• Analytical skills
• Skill in policy analysis and design

Desired Skills or Knowledge:

• Experience with FTA triennial reviews.
• Experience with public transportation Grants and Financial Statements.

All Metro Transit Section Managers will also have the following skills and abilities:

• Demonstrated experience building effective teamsin diverse work environments while creating strong morale instilling vision and purpose and fostering open dialogue.
• Interested in and inspired to develop and lead direct reportsfurthering peoples career goals providing challenging and stretching tasks and assignments and effectively developing all levels of staff.
• Driven to build relationships and treat all employees and customers equitablywith respect and dignity as well as solving problems for the good of all.
• Experience working with labor and ability to develop and nurture strong productive relationships with union leadershiprespecting established processes and fostering an environment of mutual respect.
• Excellent communicatorin both oral and written communications.
• Strategic industry leader knowledgeable about how organizations workand how to get things done both through formal channels and informal networks.
• Able to make complex decisionsand to deal with concepts and complexity comfortably in a capable and agile manner.
• Able to see clearly aheadanticipate future consequences effectively set priorities and have broad knowledge perspective and the ability to articulate possibilities and spend time on what is important.
• Skilled in process managementand can quickly see the steps to accomplishing a task.
• Exhibit composureand practice attentive and active listening.
• Has a good sense of self knowing personal strengths weaknesses and biases and the impacts of these on others particularly those you lead possessing a commitment to continuously advancing this self-awareness.
• Demonstrate transparency and build trustcourageously and consistently acting upon a strong set of core values that are aligned with King County Metro Transits values.
• Has the ability as a leader to facilitate difficult conversations particularly related to race (and other protected classes) power and privilege.
• Has the leadership courageand ability to identify and take steps necessary to ensure that all have equitable opportunities to thrive.

Note: Candidates are encouraged to translate life experiences to show how they meet required experience knowledge education and skills.

Required Application Materials

1. Completed applications will include at least 10 years of employment history (if you have 10 or more) or to include relevant experience.
2. A Resume
3. A cover letter (two pages or less) is required describing how your education and/or experiences make you a good fit for this position.
4. Complete the supplemental questions

Union Membership: This position is not represented by a union.

Class Code: 113004/ Transit Section Manager

Work Location
The work performed in this position is conducted in a hybrid office environment. Section Managers will be required to be on-site a minimum of three (3) days / week. The primary onsite location is the King Street Center located at 201 South Jackson Street Seattle WA.

Teleworking Requirement
The work associated with this position will be performed predominantly in a hybrid work environment working in the office and at home. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within areas on able distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

Who May Apply
This position is open to the public and all King County employees.

To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact: Manal Tirhi

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