Business and Finance Officer III

King County • Seattle, WA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

King County Metro Transit’s Finance & Administration Division seeks to hire two (2) experienced financial professionals to fill Business and Finance Officer III positions. These roles offer an opportunity to showcase strong analytical and strategic skills in key positions for one of North America’s largest and most innovative transit agencies. These vital roles will help shape Metro’s strategy, service, and infrastructure growth in the coming years, ensuring that the agency can meet mobility needs for the region. These roles will serve as the lead financial analysts on Metro’s Central Business and Finance Team for three divisions: Finance & Administration; Safety, Security, and Quality Assurance; and the General Manager’s Office. These positions will also provide support for Metro’s department-wide budget development and financial reporting efforts. This recruitment will be used to fill two (2) Career Service Business and Finance Officer III classification vacancies. In addition, this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility pool for future Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), and Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur in this classification within this workgroup. The eligibility pool will be retained for 12 months from the date of posting and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority. Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of your work.

Requirements

• Three (3) or more years of increasingly responsible experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or public sector finance OR a combination of education, training, and/or professional experience which provides the equivalent experience and background required to effectively perform the work of this position.
• Expert proficiency developing and applying complex Excel based modeling tools used to support decision-making, including clear, detailed documentation of assumptions, cost drivers, and unit costs.
• Demonstrated experience leading and supporting continuous improvement efforts, including workflow analysis, standardization of processes, and collaboratively working with teams to identify and implement improvements.
• Experience designing intuitive and easy to use financial reporting and models to meet needs of diverse audiences and explain financial concepts to non-financial staff and leaders.
• Skill in creating analyses based on transaction level data or through the application of standard financial and statistical analysis using business intelligence reporting tools.
• Knowledge of accounting concepts such as fund and grant accounting.
• Strong written and verbal communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with enterprise finance systems, analytical and reporting tools, such as Oracle EBS, Oracle Business Intelligence, Hyperion/PBCS, and Microsoft Power BI or similar tools.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of King County Metro’s operations, mission, and policies.
• Experience working with large public sector agencies or governmental organizations.
• Experience in municipal government or public transit.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead division-wide financial monitoring and reporting including developing budgets, analyzing budget to actuals, and preparing spending forecasts.
• Present division financials to division leadership and staff on a regular basis.
• Provide data-driven recommendations on finance and business processes to support decision-making and maintain the financial health of the organization.
• Monitor and manage transaction level financials (accounting entries, personnel coding, etc.).
• Oversee division position management data and work with division staff and Human Resources to manage personnel counts and costs against budget.
• Support Metro’s Central Business & Finance Team with department-wide budget and financial analysis tasks.
• Support continuous improvement efforts for Metro’s operating program budgeting and analysis. This work may include evaluating existing processes, identifying areas for improvement, documenting new processes and procedures, monitoring implementation, and adjusting based on feedback and results.
• Coordinate with financial and non-financial staff to develop zero-based budgets and resource models, including clear, detailed documentation of assumptions, cost drivers, and unit costs.
• Develop, maintain, and improve financial models that are intuitive and easy for others to use.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

What This Job Offers

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