Budget & Financial Planning Manager, Finance

Deschutes County Human Resources • Bend, OR

3d • $10,292 - $13,792 • Onsite

About The Position

The Budget and Financial Planning Manager position is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and collaborative professional to contribute to the success of the central Budget Office and County organization. Deschutes County is seeking an experienced budget professional to lead the day-to-day operations of the Budget Office. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic county with a reputation for excellence in financial management, as evidenced by our Aa1 bond rating, Commissioner-adopted financial policies, and longstanding recognition for our budget documents. The Budget and Financial Planning Manager plays an important role in the County’s financial decision-making and interacts regularly with department directors, the executive team, and the Board of County Commissioners.

Requirements

• Knowledge of or experience with Government finance and budgeting, specifically Oregon Local Budget Law.
• Experience leading and supervising professional employees.
• Advanced analytical skills, and familiarity with information systems, specifically experience with Tyler Munis and Workiva preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others and present complex financial information.
• Skill in Managing the development, implementation, and monitoring of the County’s budget.
• Skill in Interpersonal communication, principles of leadership, directing and leading staff, delegating tasks and authority, evaluating and coaching to improve staff performance.
• Skill in Conducting financial analyses, recommending County financial and budget strategies, and producing professionally written documents with clearly organized thoughts and concepts.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Business or Public Administration; AND five years of public sector financial and budget analysis, forecasting, and budget preparation experience; OR any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills and knowledge to perform the job.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in public budgeting within a local government organization in accordance with Oregon Local Budget Law.
• Experience managing a centralized budget office in the public sector.
• Experience with Tyler Munis ERP System and Workiva software.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Query.

Responsibilities

• Manages and oversees the planning, development, publishing, and implementation of the County’s annual budget process, including developing and publishing the proposed and adopted budget book and other related documents, such as narratives, graphs, charts, tables, schedules, and Legal FTE reports.
• Provides authoritative decision support to the Budget Committee, Board of County Commissioners, and County Administrator regarding budget development, fiscal viability, legal FTE, long term financial planning, financial forecasting, risk management, trend analysis and County business intelligence.
• Manages, develops, prepares, and presents complex financial analyses and forecasting models, develops revenue and expenditure forecasts; identifies trends impacting the allocation of budget resources; recommends County budget strategies; develops internal service rates; analyzes and creates County-wide personnel projections and staffing analysis.

Benefits

• Excellent County benefit package when eligible.
• Robust healthcare package covers medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage at a minimal cost of $100 for employee only and $121 per month for employee plus dependents, which includes an innovative on-site clinic, pharmacy, and wellness and wellbeing services.
• Life insurance
• Retirement (PERS)
• Generous paid time-off (14-18 hours/month to start, pro-rated for part-time)
• Holidays
• Professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager