Solutions Engineer (Central, Mountain, or Pacific US Time Zone)

About ClearGov

Our mission is to create easy-to-use software to help local governments plan budget and report better. ClearGov is a rapidly growing SaaS company that offers a complete planning budgeting and financial reporting suite that enables local governments to plan build and present their financials more efficiently and effectively. Were a mission-driven company that envisions a world where modern software enables every local government to best serve and improve its community.

Our software is utilized nationwide by more than 1700 towns cities school districts and other local agencies who are part of the ClearGov community and were adding more every day. Weve been named to the GovTech 100 for eight years running. ClearGov also earned a place on the Inc. 5000 list of Americas Fastest Growing Companies for five consecutive years:and 2025.

The ClearGov team is a talented group of folks who are passionate about our mission and committed to building a positive productive company culture. We believe in a work-hard/play-hard environment and every day we strive to get better at our work all while being considerate trustworthy and transparent in everything we do.

Core Values

• Be Clear: We strive to be open in all that we do because we believe that transparency is the foundation upon which all meaningful relationships are built.
• Be Trustworthy: We always act with integrity and keep our word because we believe that honest people are authentic consistent and dependable and that those traits form the cornerstone for success and well-being.
• Be Considerate: We are mindful about the impact that our comments and actions will have on others because we want to build a compassionate inclusive environment that nurtures all individuals and communities.
• Be Positive: We believe that the first step in getting something done is believing that it can be done because we know that positive energy brings enthusiasm excitement and empowerment to the team.
• Be Better: We constantly ask ourselves How can we do this better because we know that our families colleagues investors and customers depend on the results we deliver every day.
• Be Fierce: We seek to have bold conversations that interrogate reality and provoke learning to help us tackle our toughest challenges and enrich relationships.
• Be Fun: We value the lighter side of life because we believe that balance laughter and enjoying every moment fuel the soul.
  

About the Opportunity

As a Solutions Engineer you will partner closely with government finance budget and operations teams to design implement and support technical solutions that modernize budget development forecasting reporting and performance management across public-sector organizations.

In this role you will help agencies improve how they plan allocate monitor and adjust financial resourcessupporting annual budgets multi-year forecasts capital planning and scenario modeling. You will translate complex budgeting and financial planning requirements into scalable reliable technical solutions that enhance fiscal control transparency and decision-making.

While financial reporting and ACFR outputs are important downstream results this role is primarily focused on upstream budgeting planning and financial management workflows that drive stronger financial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Sales Product and Engineering teams to understand government budgeting planning and financial management needs
• Analyze budget structures chart of accounts fund hierarchies and source system data to ensure successful implementation of budgeting and forecasting solutions
• Translate budgeting policies financial planning requirements and operational constraints into clear technical specifications and solution designs
• Design and support solutions that streamline annual budgets multi-year forecasts capital improvement plans (CIP) and scenario modeling
• Support proof-of-concept builds demos and technical presentations focused on budgeting workflows financial planning and fiscal transparency
• Develop and optimize queries scripts and reports that support budget preparation variance analysis forecasting accuracy and executive reporting
• Troubleshoot data planning and integration issues during and after implementationespecially during budget season and mid-year adjustments
• Create and maintain documentation best practices and implementation guidance related to budgeting forecasting and financial planning use cases
• Travel 20-30% of the time to provide product demonstrations to prospective clients and company product overview presentations at trade shows

Critical Skills/Experience:

• Degree in Accounting Finance Information Systems Data Science or a related field; experience with ERP systems budgeting and planning platforms or financial management systems strongly preferred
• Experience designing or implementing solutions that support budget development forecasting fund accounting or reporting in the public sector
• Strong understanding of public-sector finance concepts such as funds appropriations encumbrances and budgetary controls
• Ability to analyze complex financial and operational requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain budgeting and financial planning concepts to finance technical and executive audiences
• Experience delivering pre-sales demos or solution presentations to U.S. government finance or budget teams is a strong advantage
• Highly detail-oriented proactive and comfortable working in deadline-driven stakeholder-focused environments

The Ideal ClearGov Candidate:

• Self-motivated self-starter with a zeal to win
• Great communicator; strong oral and written skills
• Ability to think creatively and innovatively
• Hands-on problem solver who enjoys cracking difficult nuts
• Quick study able to pick up and apply new concepts in a hurry
• Track record of achievement
• Enjoys working on and helping to build outstanding teams
• Demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit and gets stuff done
• A sense of humor and dont take themselves too seriously
• Passionate about helping government agencies improve budgeting forecasting and financial decision-making
• Enjoys working at the intersection of finance data and technology
• Comfortable diving into both technical and financial details while keeping fiscal outcomes and operational efficiency in focus
• Collaborative curious and motivated by solving complex public-sector financial planning challenges
• Take pride in building solutions that improve accountability transparency and long-term financial sustainability

Why Join Us:

• Flexible remote work
• Chance to make a meaningful impact on government and school district transparency and accountability
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced fun and collaborative environment
• Competitive salary and benefits package (see below)
• Professional growth opportunities

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Quality Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K Plan with Match
• Flexible Personal Time Off Policy
• Company-Paid Holidays Observed
• Parental Leave
• Employee Referral Bonus

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ClearGov is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind and make employment decisions without regard to race color ancestry ethnicity nationality or national origin citizenship sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression religion or creed age disability genetic information pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions marital or family status veteran or military status Indigenous status record of offenses (where legally protected) or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state provincial or local laws in the United States and Canada.

ClearGov is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities in accordance with applicable U.S. and Canadian laws. If you require an accommodation during any part of the hiring process please let us know.

At ClearGov we value diverse perspectives and believe they strengthen our ability to achieve our mission of helping local governments work better.