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Pacific Executive Search · 10 hours ago

Budget Manager

LA Metro Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$183K/yr - $228K/yr

Pacific Executive Search is seeking a Budget Manager to join a mission-driven public agency focused on wastewater and solid waste operations. This leadership role involves driving strategic financial planning, enhancing capital deployment strategies, and collaborating across diverse teams to ensure financial sustainability.

Staffing & Recruiting

Responsibilities

Lead comprehensive budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial modeling to optimize agency operations and revenue generation

Conduct detailed revenue modeling, focusing on wastewater revenue collection, which constitutes approximately 70% of agency income

Collaborate with engineering and operations teams on Capital Improvement Program (CIP) planning and effective capital allocation

Support long-term financing initiatives, including state grants and bond coordination, ensuring financial sustainability

Oversee a team of direct reports, fostering cross-functional partnerships to drive district-wide financial initiatives

Present complex rate structures and financial recommendations to Boards and oversight committees, ensuring transparency and clarity

Guide customer service investigations and revenue collection operations, maintaining strong interdepartmental relationships

Qualification

Financial planningAnalysisRate modelingLong-term forecastingMunicipal financeCapital planningBond financingAnalytical rigorEngineering mindsetProblem-solving skillsCommunicationLeadership experience

Required

Strong background in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including rate modeling and long-term forecasting

Proven problem-solving skills and analytical rigor, ideally in engineering-heavy or infrastructure environments

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial proposals effectively

Leadership experience in managing teams and collaborating across functions

Preferred

Experience in municipal finance, utilities, or public infrastructure

Familiarity with capital planning, grants, or bond financing

An engineering mindset, characterized by systems thinking and operational awareness

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work environment

Work-life balance

Professional growth

Company

Pacific Executive Search

Pacific Executive Search — Specialized Accounting & Finance Headhunters | Fast. Precise. Built for Results.

Founded in 2021

Los Angeles, California, US

2-10 employees

http://www.pacificexecutives.com

Funding

Current Stage

Early Stage

Leadership Team

Brian Harkavy

Partner

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