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Business Liaison, Business & Finance Officer III (2 positions)
King County
DCHS - Community & Human Srvcs
Location
Seattle, Washington, 98104
Salary
$51.69 - $65.52
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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March 22, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This role involves acting as the main financial contact for various behavioral health programs in King County's human services department, helping develop budgets, monitor spending, and provide financial advice to program teams.
It requires working closely with other finance staff to ensure everything runs smoothly and complies with rules.
A good fit would be someone with strong financial experience, excellent communication skills, and a team-oriented approach who enjoys solving budget problems in a public service setting.
Key Requirements
- Four years of professional experience in finance, budgeting, or accounting
- Ability to collaborate with programs to develop and monitor biennial budgets
- Proficiency in financial reporting, projections, and ad hoc analysis
- Strong communication skills in written, verbal, and presentation formats
- Knowledge of federal, state, county laws, policies, and procedures
- Experience with expenditure review for grant and contract compliance
- Skills in process evaluation and continuous improvement
Full Job Description
King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community.
Our Finance Section is looking for two enthusiastic, skilled, knowledgeable, team players to join the Business Management Unit of the Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) Fiscal Team as a Business Liaison.
The Business Management Unit is responsible for both division and program budget management and financial reporting, with business liaisons serving as account representatives to BHRD programmatic units.
The Business Liaison (Business and Finance Officer III) positions report to the Financial Services Administrator.
It is the primary point of contact for a portfolio of BHRD programs, providing general financial support as necessary as well as program budget development and monitoring.
The Business Liaisons works closely with all other units within the BHRD fiscal team, particularly the KCICN (Medicaid), MIDD, and Accounting teams, to ensure programmatic information is shared and appropriately coordinated between activities.
Requirements
To be considered minimally qualified, applicant must demonstrate a background that provides the knowledge, skills and ability to:
- Collaborate with BHRD programs to identify fiscal solutions to programmatic challenges
- Educate program staff on financial processes and concepts as necessary to support program activities
- Work closely with BHRD programs to develop biennial and supplemental budgets and budget decision packages
- Input budgets into King County’s PBCS/Hyperion System
- Support Financial Plan development and analysis by providing program fiscal knowledge and expertise
- Coordinate with other units within the BHRD fiscal team to ensure financial and programmatic information is consistent and appropriately communicated
- Partner closely with the Revenue Analyst to ensure program spending complies with revenue source allowability
- Conduct recurring financial reporting to management, program staff and other partners
- Develop financial projections based on program input and financial data analysis
- Monitor program staffing levels and positions, including Career Service, special duty, and temporary positions
- Conduct Ad Hoc financial analysis as necessary
- Ensure POETA accounting structure is up to date and accurate, and that programs have the appropriate POETA codes as needed
- Support the development and management of division wide reporting and dashboards
- Support the completion of other financial reporting requirements such as KCICN Administrative Cost reporting and state HCA Revenue & Expenses reporting
- Support fiscal year-end close processes as needed
- Review expenditures for compliance with grant, contracts, memorandum of agreement, and internal policy and make adjusting entries as needed
- Very effective communicator in written, verbal and presentation forms
- Coordinate, interpret and implement federal, state, county and local laws, policies, and procedures as necessary
- Evaluate fiscal processes for efficiency and work with fiscal and program staff to implement changes as needed for continuous improvement
- Assist with department-wide financial management as needed
- P-Card approval
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE:- A minimum of four years of progressive responsibility in finance, audit, project management or any equivalent combination that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the job
- Knowledge of Oracle/EBS and Oracle budgeting and Tableau reporting systems
- Demonstrated skill in effectively presenting and communicating complex financial and performance information to a wide range of audiences, including non-technical audiences
- Ability to work collaboratively with program managers to secure integrated work products
- Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, public administration or accounting and six years of progressive responsibility in finance, audit, project management or any equivalent combination that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the job
- Knowledge of public sector budgeting and government fund accounting, including Federal and State grant accounting and reporting. Knowledge of GAAS auditing standards and GAAP accounting principles
- Advanced knowledge of Oracle/EBS and Oracle budgeting and Tableau reporting systems
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ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION:
This position has been designated Non-Mission or Mission Critical.
Unless otherwise directed by the County Executive, department director or agency head, all employees, regardless of designation, are expected to report to work or request leave during an emergency or inclement weather.
For more detailed information, please visit HR Policy County Operations During Emergency Situations and the King County Guidelines for Workforce Management in an Emergency.
The Business Management Unit Fiscal Team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting.
The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is Chinook, 401 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104.
Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.
- This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime. Typical hours are Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm.
- This position is represented by PROTEC17 (C22).
- Classification: Business and Finance Officer III
WHO MAY APPLY:This position is open to all qualified candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. Interviews for this selection process will take place on or around Aprll 13, 2026.
Candidates who wish to be considered for this position must submit an online King County application and respond to the supplemental questions.
Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the requested and relevant information in the online application and supplemental questionnaire.
Applications and/or supplemental questionnaires that state, "see my resume" are considered incomplete and will not be considered to be competitive.
If you have any questions, please contact Phitsamai Xaxouthep, phxaxouthep@kingcounty.gov.
Additional Information
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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.
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