Business and Finance Officer III (Internal Only – Special Duty)

King County•Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Public Health – Seattle & King County is seeking a Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Business and Finance Officer III responsible for monitoring the overall financial and budget operations of the Community Health Partnerships, School Based Health Partnerships, and Early Learning programs. Community Health Services is the largest of 7 divisions in Public Health – Seattle & King County with over 600 employees, delivering a variety of health services through the programs, partnerships, and Public Health Centers they operate. We provide family health, pediatrics, parent-child health, dental, teen clinic, health insurance enrollment services and ORCA Lift. We serve a diverse low-income population including people who are experiencing homelessness, recent immigrants and refugees, people with complex health conditions, and people with limited English proficiency. We are mission critical employees and are dedicated to showing up and providing the best care under any and all circumstances. This vacancy will be filled as a Special Duty opportunity for four (4) months. Special Duty Assignments are open to Career Service, Career Service Exempt or other regular (non-temporary) employee in King County who has completed their initial County probation. You must have supervisor approval prior to taking a Special Duty Assignment. This posting will create a list of qualified candidates that may be considered for selection of additional vacancies of the same position type over the next 6 months.

Requirements

Experience developing and reviewing contract exhibits including budgets, invoice templates, cost price analyses, letters of agreement and scopes of work.
Experience analyzing data from a large financial management system (e.g. Oracle E-Business Suite).
A high proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including formulas, pivot tables), Microsoft Office 365, and other web-enabled tools including Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
Candidates must also be comfortable with using Microsoft Outlook and Word.
Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing consultation and technical assistance to external grantees unfamiliar with federal award requirements.

Responsibilities

Review program contracts and invoices assuring the program’s financial data are accurate and compliant with accounting principle.
Managing all year-end financial work and reporting on yearend financials on the assigned programs.
Managing quarterly financial forecast, analyzing variances, and reporting out on results.
Managing and performing billings on the assigned programs.
Handling financial audits, assuring internal controls support financial compliance for grants/contract.