Business and Finance Officer III (Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines)

Full Job Description

The King County Facilities Management Division (“FMD”) Finance Division is looking to fill a newly created Business and Finance Officer III position to handle a newly created FMD Internal Service Fund, to record the monthly building transactional details for the new building.

In addition, FMD has recently acquired several new properties that are currently managed by an external property management company.

This position will be responsible for recording monthly transactional information from the property manager’s books of record and entering that data it King County’s General Ledger system, (“EBS”).

Other ongoing duties include creating and managing fund budgets, investigating and reporting on budget variances, tracking spending on various tenant Improvement projects, capitalizing Purchased or constructed FMD fixed assets, and performing other financial, accounting and other administrative activities for the Facilities Management Division(“FMD”).

This position performs a wide variety of complex accounting, analytical, technical, and reporting functions. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Managing fund cash flow
• Creating fund budgets
• Analyzing and reporting to FMD leadership on fund variances
• Financial monitoring of any related capital projects
• Working closely with other FMD section managers
• Operational collaboration with the Department of Community & Human Services (“DCHS”)
• Grant, bond, and regulatory compliance
• reporting
• Support with Federal & State Audits
• Other duties as assigned.

This position provides all financial support to the newly created Broadway Building Fund.

The building was purchased in December 2025, and this position will handle all accounting duties for this new fund.

The position works closely with the external property management company, in-house capital and maintenance project managers, and real estate agent staff.

The position works with construction contracts, project management software, accounting software, and performs project close-out activities as needed throughout the year.

This job will also be developed to provide bank up to other FMD Finance BFOs, as needed.

WHO ARE WE?

Through a workforce of over 350 dedicated employees, FMD operates and manages the County's capital assets by developing and maintaining cost-conscious, sustainable, high-quality facilities, and environments.

The Building Operations Section of FMD maintains approximately 3 million square feet in facilities where King County provides regional services, including the King County Courthouse and District Courts, Maleng Regional Justice Center, King County Administration Building, King County Animal Shelter, and several Public Health facilities.

Our facilities range in age from 8 to 100 years, with equipment such as boilers, chillers, DDC controls, ventilation fans, pumps and compressors, and fire/life/safety systems.

To learn more about FMD, visit our website at:http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/FacilitiesManagement.aspx.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE As the only jurisdiction in the world named after Dr. Martin Luther King ,Jr .,one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

We have a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice ,and opportunity for all–in our work places and our communities.

With this commitment ,King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from vulnerable communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

Click here to learn more about our commitment to equity and social justice!

Requirements

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience in accounting, advanced skills in budgeting, finance, managerial and financial accounting, analytical and management systems and working with financial information and financial and budgeting systems.
• Knowledge and practical experience in the areas of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), operating and capital budgeting concepts and practices, government and fund accounting concepts, finance, contract administration, grant management, revenue billing and collection principles and managing all financial aspects for this new fund.
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Skills in interpreting contracts and agreement, following King County policies and procedures, bond and other funding guidelines, mathematics, operating statistics, assessing the financial impact of alternative decisions, quantitative analysis, problem solving and building financial models.
• Skillinhandlingseveralprojectsortaskssimultaneouslyandunderstandingandfollowingtechnicalinstructions.
• Abilitytocommunicatebyexpressingandconveyingideaseffectivelywithpeersandsupervisors,including presenting data and detailed report writing,
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with staff, peers, and other County agencies.
• Quality organization, decision making, time management, and planning skills.
• Adept at project management skills including: project budgeting, expenditure tracking, monitoring against budget, and following all activity.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four-year degree in accounting
• Oracle EBS experience and any other financial project systems
• Capital project and fund management experience.
• Experience in a contracting, design, and construction environment
• Public Sector budgeting
• and accounting

Additional Information

How to Apply:
A complete King County Application is required. A cover letter and resume are highly encouraged.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jessica Mango at Jmango@kingcounty.gov

The selected candidate must complete an annual Financial Disclosure Statement in accordance with the King County Code of Ethics.

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Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our"TrueNorth",we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce.

To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity.

Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles -we are one team ;we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just ;we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards.

We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy) ,age, genetic information ,disability ,veteran status, or other protected class.

Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully.

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Benefits

King County offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employee sand support our employees 'health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
• Retirement: King County employees are eligible to participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
• Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
• 12 paid holidays each year plus two personal holidays
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave
• Paid parental , family and medical ,and volunteer leaves Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness programs
• Onsite activity centers
• Employee Giving Program
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position Training and career development programs

For additional information about employee benefits, visit our Benefits, Payroll ,and Retirement Page.

This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.

NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary(TLT) or Short-Term Temporary(STT)positions ,including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position.

Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.