Finance and Administrative Services Manager

Salary: $133,941.39 - $169,779.17 Annually
Location : 401 5th Avenue - Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number: 2025CJ24220
Department: DPH - Public Health
Division: Administrative Services
Opening Date: 04/01/2025
Closing Date: 4/15/:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

Summary
The Finance and Administrative Services Manager (Controller) role is an extraordinary opportunity for a seasoned finance leader with deep experience in finance, accounting, and auditing. The ideal candidate has experience in a large public organization with multiple lines of business and models the qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to Public Health's mission. We are looking for a strategic thinker and operations manager who, with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and finance team, ensures effective and efficient operations and compliance.

The position reports to the CFO and supervises the accounting services of receivables, payables, general ledger, and payroll functions for a department with a biennium budget of over $1.2 Billion and full-time employees of over 1,700. The department's financial functions are organized into a central finance section overseen by the CFO and finance teams located in seven divisions with a matrixed reporting relationship. In consultation with the CFO, the Controller implements the department's financial procedures and ensures compliance with County policies and conducts review of financial management practices. The Controller collaborates with Division Finance Managers and provides departmentwide financial management guidance for accounting transactions. This position also works closely with King County's Finance and Business Operations Division (FBOD) and Business Resource Center (BRC) to ensure compliance and adherence with county policies.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all - in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.
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Work Schedule

This position works Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00pm- 40 hours per week. This is a full-time salaried position and is FLSA Exempt (not eligible for overtime).
Work Location

Chinook Building 401 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104

Some of the work associated with this position will be performed through teleworking and will report to office location and to meetings as needed. Travel to other work locations may be necessary. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. To support employees during this time King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team.
Job Duties

• Direct, oversee, and participate in the operations of department accounting including general accounting, accounts payable, payroll, and accounts receivable, and efficient administration of multiple funds.
• Set clear direction and manage workflow of accounting functions.
• Manage staff by participating in the hiring process, establishing work schedule(s), performance coaching, providing training, evaluating performance, and making recommendations for promotion, discipline and/or termination.
• Provide guidance to finance staff in divisions regarding financial issues and compliance and make recommendations.
• Integrate equity into financial analysis and recommendations.
• Assist in the development, planning and implementation of management and strategic projects by conducting research, analysis, and preparing reports for leadership.
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality customer service.
• Manage annual financial statement preparation and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• Assist with plan for implementation of new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and applicable Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements.
• Adherence to funding and report requirements.
• Establish, monitor and enforce accounting services policies and procedures
• Manages the Financial Statement Audit.
• Prepare monthly budget to actual reports and monitor revenue and expenditure trends.
• Produce the department monthly financial statements for executive leadership.
• Monitor performance metrics and explain trends to leadership.
• Develop and maintain overhead allocation methodologies for county central rates and department administrative costs.
• Establish, monitor, and enforce asset management internal controls.
• Serve as the department single point of contact (SPOC) for Enterprise Business Systems (Oracle Financial)

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the following (Minimum):

• Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to present and speak in public, and the ability to communication effectively in writing.
• Working knowledge of understanding Certified Indirect Rate (CIR) methodology, calculation, review, and application.
• Strong supervisory and management skills, with the ability to mentor, coach and develop staff. Able to delegate work effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to assess customer needs and respond to them quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to build effective teams committed to organizational goals and values.
• Ability to direct departmental programs. Must possess qualities of leadership, initiative, and the abilities to make decisions, inspire others.

The most competitive applicants will have the following experiences and qualifications (Desired):

• A combination of education and experience demonstrative knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent to a bachelor's degree with coursework in business, finance, accounting, or related field and a master's degree in business, finance, accounting or related field.
• Seven (7) years minimum of combined experience in accounting, public accounting, finance, audit, or equivalent in a large and complex organization.
• Five (5) years of governmental grant contracting administration and management and progressive supervision of a large finance team.
• Seven (7) years of analytical experience working with PeopleSoft, Oracle EBS and BI Insight Reporting tools with large data extract or other similar financial systems.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)

Supplemental Information
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Guided by our , we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees . click apply for full job details