Parks Budget and Finance Supervisor

Full Job Description

In addition to the current opening, this recruitment may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to fill future Budget and Finance Supervisor vacancies within the Parks Division over the next six months.

A career in finance is dynamic!

This position offers many opportunities to engage with diverse stakeholders and will challenge you to refine your strengths, increase your adaptability, bolster your innovative and analytical skills, and ensure you are constantly intellectually stimulated.

Whether you are working in an office or on the front lines, a career with King County Parks means enhancing the quality of life for its residents through environmental conservation efforts, equity, and health and wellness.

If you have a passion for the outdoors and bettering your community, consider this opportunity!

About the Role:

King County Parks and Recreation is seeking a talented individual with the ability to build respectful and productive relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to serve as a Business and Finance Officer IV (BFO IV) within the Budget and Financial Planning unit of the Parks Finance Section.

This position reports to the Financial Services Administrator and will provide financial leadership, management, and oversight of business planning, biennial budget development and monitoring, financial analysis, strategic thinking, and sustainability planning.

The BFO IV supervises a team of Business and Finance Officers and provides advanced financial expertise to influence operational, capital or policy decisions.

This position follows a hybrid work model, blending remote and in-person work.

About the Team:

The Finance, Budget, and Planning Section manages the Parks and Recreation Division’s financial affairs and business administration in support of its mission to steward, enhance and acquire parks to inspire healthy communities.

The section is a vital internal support resource to the Parks Division and is comprised of four work units.

The four work units represent: Finance Administration, Accounting and Fiscal Administration, Budget and Financial Planning, and Procurement and Strategic Sourcing, with teams dedicated to core values that embodies accountability, diversity and inclusion, stewardship, and workforce development.

Commitment to Equity, Racial and Social Justice:

King County, named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world.

Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity, racial and social justice, making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees.

As a Budget and Finance Supervisor, you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at http://www.kingcounty.gov/equity.

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Requirements

What You Will Be Doing:

Technical Budget Management:

• Oversee the intricacies of budget development for complex funds such as Parks Levy Fund, Operations and Maintenance Fund, Parks Capital Funds, and Youth and Amateur funds.
• Drive the creation of biennial and supplemental budgets, conduct projections and forecasting, monitor financial activities, lead audits, and coordinate year-end processes.

Strategic Financial Management Leadership:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to steer financial strategies and program implementation that encompasses the preparation of budget narratives, policy memos, financial plans, and legislative compliance to ensure widespread alignment.
• Provide budget vs actual monitoring reports to the key stakeholders, identify financial risks, and propose practical solutions.
• Integrate equity, race, and social justice principles into financial modeling, analysis, and engagement with managers and budget personnel to promote positive outcomes for historically marginalized communities.

Supervise financial and business management activities adhering to King County’s enterprise-wide guidance, coordinating with the Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget.

This includes the development and implementation of fiscal policies and procedures, overseeing the development of financial plans, financial modeling, forecasting, reconciliations, and business planning.

• Manage burden and central rates processes and reporting for the Parks Division.
• Complete quarterly financial forecasts and conduct regular and ad-hoc analyses, involving research, compilation, and interpretation of financial data to monitor budget performance and established performance metrics.

Supervising Business and Finance Officers:

• Lead a collaborative team of Business and Finance Officers, with emphasis on managing multiple functions, employee engagement, proactive communication, knowledge sharing, and team building.
• Assign workloads, ensure quality checks on technical tasks, provide feedback, highlight achievements, and address conflicts.

Qualifications

Qualifications You Bring:

• Minimum of five (5) years in progressively responsible experience in financial management, including budget development, financial reporting and forecasting.
• Understanding standards and trends in public sector budgeting.
• Knowledge of public capital improvement programs and long-term strategic funding for multi-million-dollar projects.
• Understanding of public administration, legislative processes, public procurement, and workforce sustainability planning.
• The ability to focus on attention to detail in a complex financial environment and link operational aspects of the organization to strategic priorities and ensure work product reflects those linkages.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel including extensive use of Pivot Tables, formulas, and data collection and management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills for technical (budget and finance background) and non-technical audiences, presenting financial information on key policy issues and resource allocation.
• Ability to anticipate and plan for future business needs, assessing financial implications and tradeoffs to propose solutions and enhance financial performance, support cost control, and reduce financial risk.
• Demonstrated commitment to Equity and Social Justice, advocating for changes to policies addressing systemic racism and Inequities
• Experience in supervising and leading teams effectively and consistent with King County values, with emphasis on diversity,
• motivation, employee development, coaching, mentoring, setting clear expectations, and providing constructive feedback.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a dynamic environment, meeting deadlines and time constraints.
  
  

Competencies You Bring:

• Customer Focused: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Manages Conflict: Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

It Would Be Great if You Also Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, public administration, accounting or related field.
• Capital Budget Expertise: Advanced knowledge of capital budgets, public capital improvement programs and long-term strategic funding for multi-million-dollar projects.
• Revenue Sources Mastery: Advanced knowledge and experience with property tax levies, general obligation bonds, Real Estate Excise Taxes, and grants related to capital improvement programs.
• Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) Proficiency: Expertise in Oracle EBS, Oracle Business Intelligence, Hyperion/PBCS, PeopleSoft, or other ERP systems specifically for budgeting and financial performance.

Additional Information

Working Conditions:

Work Location: The Finance, Budget and Planning Section 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 King Street Center, 201 S. Jackson, Seattle, Washington 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.

Work Schedule: This full-time position works a 40-hour work week. This position is exempt from the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and is not overtime eligible.

Union Representation: This position is represented by Teamsters Local L117 - Professional and Technical Employees Union.

Application and Selection Process:

We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. We value diversity, diverse perspectives and life experience and encourage people of all background to apply.

Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness and alignment with the experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.

To apply, submit a:

• Complete Application
• Resume
• Cover Letter

Note: Additional documents won't be considered during minimum qualification screening.

Who to Contact: For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact Nia Williams at niawilliams@kingcounty.gov.

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Guided by our "True North", 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.

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