Budget Manager

City of Snoqualmie • Wa, WA

21h

About The Position

The Budget Manager performs professional financial planning and analytical work for the City and helps the Finance Director carry out the Finance Department’s workplan. The role manages and oversees day-to-day budgeting, including budget development, forecasting, and monitoring, and provides technical guidance to City employees. It requires thorough knowledge of financial systems and procedures and the ability to exercise independent judgment and analytical skills within established policies.

Working with the Finance Director, the Budget Manager helps implement City financial policies concerning reserves and fund balance, budgeting, capital budgeting, and long-term financial planning. The position may attend Council, committee, community, and internal meetings as directed, and serves as backup in the Director’s absence. It also directs assigned staff and may conduct other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, public administration, or business administration, or a combination of education and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Five years of progressively responsible governmental finance experience, or a combination of education and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Two years of supervisory experience, or a combination of education and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Must be bondable.
• Knowledge of municipal budgeting, capital budgeting, financial management practices, and financial forecasting techniques.
• Ability to perform and prepare complex financial analyses and forecasts using statistics and trend analysis.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise budget and financial documents and reports, and compile and analyze financial records and reports.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting Standards (BARS), public finance, fund accounting, cash investment activity, and modern municipal finance principles.
• Knowledge of municipal administration, ordinances, statutes, legal processes, and contracting processes and requirements.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make effective decisions while applying applicable laws, policies, ordinances, court decisions, procedures, and practices.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality as appropriate.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with the Mayor, City Council, City Administrator, department heads, employees, and the public.
• Ability to lead employees, colleagues, and elected officials through change.
• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions, work collaboratively and independently, and work with little oversight and without frequent reminders.
• Ability to operate a personal computer; familiarity with Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel, and accounting software programs.
• Ability to be coachable, collaborate regularly, and demonstrate accountability.
• Ability to adhere to the job site safety plan.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree in public administration, business administration, or finance is highly desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the City’s budget development processes, including forecasts, models, and analyses that support decision-making.
• Assist departments with formulating and developing budgets.
• Calculate financial capacities and constraints and assist City leadership in developing budget strategies.
• Present financial information to decision-makers and prepare budget reports.
• Process budget amendment requests.
• Coordinate and attend budget review meetings and conduct follow-up as needed.
• Monitor sources, uses, and fund balances to ensure compliance with approved appropriations and financial policies.
• Evaluate trends and recommend strategies to address funding issues.
• Support development of the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
• Support debt issuance, prepare materials for rating presentations, and work with bond counselors, underwriters, and financial advisors on debt issuance documents.
• Manage preparation of fiscal studies, including utility rate studies conducted by staff or outside consultants.
• Analyze proposed labor agreements and develop models and forecasts of fiscal impacts under different options.
• Write fiscal impact statements for City legislation and analyze the impacts of administrative and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain budgeting and capital project accounting modules in the City’s financial system and train users to access system reports.
• Review contracts for budget and fiscal compliance.
• Develop, update, and implement financial policies concerning reserves and fund balance, budgeting, capital budgeting, and long-term financial planning.
• Direct assigned staff, assign and evaluate work, monitor progress, improve procedures, and provide leadership, oversight, and performance feedback.
• Attend Council, committee, community, and internal meetings as requested and serve as backup in the Finance Director’s absence.
• Conduct analyses and complete special projects as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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