Division Budget Manager (WMS2)

State of Washington•Thurston County – Olympia, WA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Licensing (DOL) is seeking a Division Budget Manager to manage the development, execution, oversight, and maintenance of the Management Support Services' budget. This role is crucial for advising agency leaders on budgetary changes based on observed needs, changing priorities, and strategic objectives to help DOL achieve its purpose. DOL is a highly visible state agency and the second-largest revenue generator in Washington State, serving over 6 million residents annually and collecting nearly $3 billion in taxes and fees. The agency is committed to providing equitable and meaningful access to its services and fostering a culture of belonging through its values: Respect, Trust, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity.

Requirements

Nine (9) years of combined professional experience in budget, accounting, or program financial management field, comparing and analyzing financial data, identifying issues or challenges, and trends; using critical thinking to provide important feedback and status reports; and problem solving to offer well thought out options for resolution and next steps and education.
OR Experience in a State position titled Budget Manager, Budget Officer, or Chief Financial Officer.
Knowledge of principles of state financial management.
Knowledge of state budgeting policies, processes, and systems.
Knowledge of principles of management and public administration, including budget, staffing, performance measurement strategic planning, life cycle cost analysis, tactical and business planning, project management, legislative process, and research techniques.
Knowledge of legislative budget and policy procedures and documents.
Ability to analyze legislation (bills).
Ability to analyze legislative and budget proposals.
Able to understand administrative code pertaining to assigned division.
Ability to develop well-written, financially sound budget decision packages and fiscal notes.
Ability to use strategic planning principles to formulate performance-based budgets consistent with divisional goals and objectives.
Ability to establish, update, and monitor performance measurement models.
Ability to understand customer needs and help ensure customer satisfaction.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a wide variety of executive, management, professional, technical, and front-line staff within assigned division, agency, the Legislature, Office of Financial Management, and other state agencies.
Ability to develop moderate-level Excel spreadsheets, formulas, and graphical display of data.
Ability to present budget information at internal and external meetings, including legislative hearings and work sessions.
Ability to plan, facilitate, and manage group quality processes.
Ability to understand and cultivate stakeholder relationships.
Ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to advise agency executives, Assistant Director and program administrators on policy and fiscal matters.
Ability to understand and follow agency values of respect, trust, diversity, equity, and inclusion through behaviors and decisions.
Ability to promote and support a respectful, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all employees.
Ability to promote and support respectful, equitable, and inclusive delivery of services to customers.
The ability to take action to learn and grow.
The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
Experience can be gained concurrently.
Up to four (4) years of relevant education may substitute year for year for experience.

Nice To Haves

Washington State budgeting and accounting related processes experience.
Develop advanced-level Excel spreadsheets, formulas, and graphical display of data.
Power Pivot/Query Macros.
Experience working through 2 full state budget cycles. (4 years)

Responsibilities

Provide strategic guidance to program executive management and staff on the use of financial resources and performance measures to achieve program, division, and agency goals.
Coordinate and provide direction on fiscal note preparation and processes.
Serve as the division representative in proposing and reviewing revisions to agency resource management policies and procedures.
Assist fellow Budget Managers in departmental policy development and implementation.
Represent the division’s budgetary interests in the agency budget development and budget management processes.
Recommend and develop decision packages to request funding to meet division and agency business needs.
Assure appropriate and optimal use of the division’s resources.
Communicate effectively in plain talk to a diverse audience, providing consultation in navigating budget cycle and operational activities to agency leadership.
Manage and coordinate the budget and fiscal activities of one of the seven divisions.
Improve processes to enhance transparency, ease, and usefulness of budget office products and services.