Business And Finance Supervisor

Salary: $106,308.80 - $134,763.20 Annually
Location : Seattle - Regional area, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number: 2024-20833
Department: DNRP-Natural Resources & Parks
Division: Parks
Opening Date: 01/22/2024
Closing Date: 2/11/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: F3A : L117-P&T
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week
Summary
Build upon your dynamic finance career with this exceptional leadership opportunity!
King County Parks is seekinga highly skilled and strategic financial professional to serve as a Business and Finance Supervisor (BFO IV) within the Budget and Financial Planning unit of the Parks Finance Section.
Why this is a great opportunity?
The Business and Finance Supervisor will play a pivotal role in overseeing financial management, budget development, and strategic financial planning for King County Parks. This position not only invites you to engage with diverse stakeholders but also challenges you to refine your strengths, elevate your innovative and analytical skills, and cultivate effective leadership. Leading a team of Business and Finance Officers, you will champion continuous professional development in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
About the Role:
The BFO Supervisor will report to the Financial Services Administrator, assuming a crucial role in delivering financial leadership, management, and oversight. Responsibilities include guiding business planning, overseeing biennial budget development and monitoring, conducting financial analysis, strategic thinking, and contributing to sustainability planning. Leading and supervising a team of Business and Finance Officers, the position entails offering advanced financial expertise to shape operational and policy decisions.
About the Team:
The Finance, Budget, and Planning Section manages the Parks and Recreation Division's financial affairs and business administration in support of its mission to steward, enhance and acquire parks to inspire healthy communities. This section is a vital internal support resource to the Parks Division and is comprised of 23 employees across four work units.
The four work units represents: Finance Administration; Accounting and Fiscal Administration; Budget and Financial Planning; and Grants Administration and Purchasing with teams dedicated to core values that embodies accountability, diversity and inclusion, stewardship, and workforce development.
Commitment to Equity, Racial and Social Justice:
King County, named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity, racial and social justice, making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a BFO Supervisor, you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at
If you're seeking a leadership role in Finance that combines strategic impact, diverse responsibilities, and a commitment to equity and sustainability, then this is an excellent opportunity to make a significant contribution to both your career and Park's mission.
Apply now for a rewarding career at of King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks (DNRP). Join our talented workforce in protecting and restoring the natural environment and promoting more resilient, sustainable, and equitable communities. Enjoy training, comprehensive benefits, and growth opportunities.
Job Duties
What You Will Be Doing:
Technical Budget Management:

• Oversee the intricacies of budget development for complex funds such as Parks Levy Fund, Operations and Maintenance Fund, Parks Capital Funds, and Youth and Amateur funds.
• Drive the creation of biannual and supplemental budgets, conduct projections and forecasting, monitor financial activities, lead audits, and coordinate year-end processes.

Strategic Financial Management Leadership:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to steer financial strategies and program implementation that encompasses the preparation of budget narratives, policy memos, financial plans, and legislative compliance to ensure widespread alignment.
• Integrate equity, race, and social justice principles into financial modeling, analysis, and engagement with managers and budget personnel to promote positive outcomes for historically marginalized communities.
• Supervise financial and business management activities adhering to King County's enterprise-wide guidance, coordinating with the Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget. This includes the development and implementation of fiscal policies and procedures, overseeing the development of financial plans, modeling, forecasting, reconciliations, and business planning..
• Manage burden and central rates processes and reporting for the Parks Division.
• Complete quarterly financial forecasts and conduct regular and ad-hoc analyses, involving research, compilation, and interpretation of financial data to monitor budget performance and established performance metrics.
• Lead financial processes for grants & contracts, and accounts payable & receivable administration for the designated area of responsibility.

Supervising Business and Finance Officers:

• Lead a collaborative team of Business and Finance Officers, emphasizing employee engagement, proactive communication, and team building.
• Assign workloads, ensure quality checks on technical tasks, provide feedback, highlight achievements, and address conflicts.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Qualifications You Bring:

1. Experience:
   • Bachelor's degree in business, economics, public administration, accounting or related field anda minimum of five (5) years in progressively responsible experience in financial management, including budget development, financial reporting and forecasting.OR
   • A combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position will be considered.
2. Knowledge:
   • Understanding standards and trends in public sector budgeting, and managerial/financial accounting, including GAAP, GASB, and Federal/State accounting and reporting.
   • Knowledge of public capital improvement programs and long-term strategic funding for multi-million-dollar projects.
   • Understanding of public administration, legislative processes, public procurement, and workforce sustainability planning.
3. Communication Skills:
   • Strong oral and written communication skills for technical (budget and Finance background) and non-technical audiences, presenting financial information on key policy issues and resource allocation.
4. Problem-Solving and Decision-Making:
   • Ability to anticipate and plan for future business needs, assessing financial implications and tradeoffs to propose solutions and enhance financial performance, support cost control, and reduce financial risk.
5. Commitment to Equity:
   • Demonstrated commitment to Equity and Social Justice, advocating for changes to policies addressing systemic racism and inequities.
6. Leadership and Supervision:
   • Experience in supervising and leading teams effectively and consistent with King County values, with emphasis on diversity, motivation, employee development, coaching, mentoring, setting clear expectations, and providing constructive feedback.
7. Task Management:
   • Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a dynamic environment, meeting deadlines and time constraints.

Competencies You Bring:

• Uses financial acumen to interpret and apply understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• An organizational savvy leader who can maneuver comfortably through managing complexity in policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals by anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Communicates effectively by developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of the different audiences.
• Builds effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals and instills trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Manages conflict situations effectively with a global perspective and lens and recognizing the values differences in perspectives and cultures bring to the organization.

It Would Be Great if You Also Bring:

1. Capital Budget Expertise:
   • Advanced knowledge of capital budgets and expertise in the capitalization of assets.
2. Revenue Sources Mastery:
   • Advanced knowledge and experience with property tax levies, general obligation bonds, Real Estate Excise Taxes, and grants related to capital improvement programs.
3. Public Sector Financial Knowledge:
   • Advanced knowledge of public sector budgeting and expertise with Washington State's BARS system.
4. Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) Proficiency:
   • Expertise in Oracle EBS, Oracle Business Intelligence, Hyperion/PBCS, PeopleSoft, or other ERP systems specifically for budgeting and financial performance.

Supplemental Information
Working Conditions:
Remote and Onsite Work Details: Employees in this role work remotely from a home location, with onsite reporting requirements typically once a month. The frequency of onsite work is determined by business needs and may be adjusted accordingly.
Onsite reporting locations may be at various King County worksites including the collaboration space at King Street Center (201 S. Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104). This work arrangement promotes work-life-balance and reduces carbon footprint under the department's vision of
Remote Work Location Requirement: Employees must reside in Washington State and be within a reasonable distance to King County worksites to meet onsite reporting requirements.
Work Location: Primarily teleworking andKing Street Center 201 S. Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98104
Work Schedule: This full-time position works a 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday, standard hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. This position is exempt from the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and is not overtime eligible. Weekend, holiday, and evening work will occasionally be required.
Union Representation: This position is represented by Teamsters Local L117- Professional and Technical Employees Union.
Application and Selection Process:
We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. We value diversity, diverse perspectives and life experience and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness and alignment with the experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.
Applications without the following required materials may not be considered for this position.

• Complete Application - Please fill out your application as fully as possible. We cannot accept attached resumes (or "see resume") in lieu of the application section.
• Resume
• Responses to supplemental questions

Cover Letter is optional (Will be reviewed if submitted)
Note: Additional documents won't be considered during minimum qualification screening.
Anticipated Timeline for this recruitment: (Subject to change)
1st round of Interviews- Week beginning 2/19/2024
2nd Round of Interviews- Week beginning 2/26/2024
Who to Contact: For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact Divya Mathew at or (206) 263-4082.
Discover More About the Parks Division: Visit our website
Check us out on the socials at , , and
Discover More About DNRP: Visit our website, explore an interactive map of our recent accomplishments and check us out at Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Keeping King County Green News
Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our , we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thriv...