State of Arizona · 1 day ago

FINANCE & BUDGET OPERATIONS MANAGER

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$42.84/hr - $42.84/hr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manages the work of the Financial and Business Operations staff. Provides financial expertise across all areas including department management, programmatic management and federal and other grantors on matters and federal regulations, federal reports, compliance plans and financial forecasts, and serves as technical expert or consultant to the agency’s management teams, regarding financial and budget matters.

Coordinates to support the annual state and federal budget request process for the Division. Prepares management reports, leads meetings, and discussions between staff and management level positions. Performs strategic analysis spanning multiple areas across the Division and will counsel and lead subordinate staff in carrying out a variety of tasks.

Completes complex assignments in a timely manner with a quality work product. Sets workflow priorities of assigned area to ensure task completion and act for colleagues in their absence.

Recommends, implements, and develops Business Operations procedural standards and guidelines, distributes standardized directives. Interacts with a variety of entities to research, resolve issues, provide guidance and/or assistance related to assigned area.

Monitors state legislative activities for the Division and assists in providing an analysis on programmatic and financial impacts.

Qualification

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Fiscal managementBudgetary controlGovernmental accountingFinancial reportingComplex financial data analysisBudget preparationBudget analysisOralBudget processesProject organizationStrategic thinkingMentoring

Required

Four years of experience managing complex issues in budget preparation, analysis and control, funding financial reporting or related specializations.

A Master’s degree in Business or Public Administration may substitute for one year of the required experience.

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration.

Knowledge of fiscal management and budgetary control.

Knowledge of budget and legislative processes, Governmental accounting, and fiscal principles.

Knowledge of supervisor and employee rights, rules, regulations, practices; and office management.

Skills in oral and written communications of complex concepts.

Skills in development of work plans; organization and privatization of multiple complex projects.

Skills in computer utilization; comprehension, analysis, interpretation, and reconciliation of complex financial data, including forecasts and projections.

Ability to facilitate and lead meetings with executive level positions.

Ability to be innovative, strategic thinker; ability to do complex analytic work; schedule and prioritize multiple complex assignments.

Ability to motivate and mentor lower-level professional staff.