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Seattle Human Services Department · 1 day ago

Budget Manager

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$50.08/hr - $75.12/hr

5+ years exp

Seattle Human Services Department is seeking a Budget Manager to oversee the $110M budget for the Aging & Disability Services division. This role involves developing and implementing complex budgets, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, and leading a team of analysts to support the successful delivery of services to the community.

Responsibilities

Serves as a primary authority and technical expert on budgetary and financial management issues requiring advanced technical proficiency, as well as administrative management expertise, ensuring budgetary controls are in place for operating budgets and grants

Oversees Washington State DSHS Area Agency on Aging grant funding sources; ensures compliance with fiscal policies and fund source regulations; supports audits of federal grants by SAO and funders; identifies and addresses compliance issues

Provides planning, coordination, and oversight for the development and defense of multiple budgets, including HSD division, grant, and program budgets. Prepares data for HSD’s annual budget submittal and in response to inquiries from the City Budget Office

Supervises a team of professional staff; assigns and monitors work; conducts performance management activities and training; fosters an environment of teamwork

Partners with Accounting team leaders to effectively manage financial data and ensure timely and accurate monthly grant billing

Provides excellent customer service to program partners by presenting accurate and timely financial reports for program budgets, and collaborating program planning and on shared deliverables such as the DSHS Area Plan budget

Oversees the preparation and presentation of financial, revenue, expenditure, fund status and variance reports to management to enable financial and budgetary monitoring

Oversees the implementation of multiple cost allocation plans and data management driven by complex financial coding

Identifies and advises management on budget overruns, revenue shortfalls, and other financial problems; recommends options and solutions; and works with management to resolve problems; completes research to support analyses of operational and policies issues and financial impacts

Supports department goals in promoting racial and social justice

Qualification

Budget managementGrants managementFinancial analysisFiscal analysisCompliance interpretationExcel proficiencyAccounting softwareTeam leadershipCustomer serviceWindows softwareMicrosoft Office SuitePresentation skillsProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

Five years of experience in budget management, public administration, finance, accounting or related field

Three years of experience managing budgets funded by multiple grant revenue sources in a government setting

Two years of experience supervising professional staff or providing leadership across organizational lines or advising management on strategic policy development or program direction

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position duties

Preferred

Seven years of professional experience in budget management, financial analysis, grants management, or related work in a government setting

Demonstrated ability leading teams to accomplish shared objectives including assigning and monitoring work, assessing performance, and supporting team members in achieving developmental goals

Strong fiscal analysis skills with the ability to quickly assess problems and recommend solutions

Experience with interpreting regulations and ensuring compliance with federal grant and other funding source requirements

Skilled in preparing and presenting information to executive leadership, City budget office staff, and other external stakeholders

Desire to support the work of the Human Services Department and an understanding of the impact of racial and social inequity

Broad experience with Excel (i.e., formulas, pivot tables) and large-scale financial management and accounting software (i.e. PeopleSoft, Cognos, Hyperion, Access, etc.)

Proficiency working with Windows-based software including Internet, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and reporting tools such as Power BI