Budget Officer

This is an in-person position.

First review of applications: 01/07/2026 (every 2 weeks thereafter until filled)

Under general direction of the County Administrative Officer, participate in and direct the development, preparation and monitoring of the County budget; provide highly responsible and complex administrative and financial support to the County Administrative Officer, Board of Supervisors and County Departments; to plan, direct, coordinate, review and participate in fiscal and administrative activities and special projects; to develop and implement policies and procedures affecting the County budget and related aspects;

and to perform other related duties as required.

This single position classification professional position is responsible for developing and managing the County-wide budget, including ongoing reviews and the reporting process, and for a variety of administrative policies and procedures related to budget, fiscal, and administrative practices, and processes. The position also provides liaison with and support to departments in all phases of budget development, implementation, and ongoing review. The class is distinguished from that of an Analyst or Fiscal Technical Specialist by the latter’s performing advanced analyst-level budget analysis, financial and administrative reports, and coordination with Department Heads and staff relating to special budgetary, financial, and administrative projects.

May exercise supervision or lead direction over professional, technical, and clerical employees.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage and coordinate County budget preparation, development, reviews, publication, and monitoring.
• Review final budget presentation with justifications; and perform budget preparation and analysis.
• Advise County Administrator and Departments of possible budget deviations and variances, problems, and events likely to impact operations; analyze and explain causes.
• Measure impact on department mission and resources and operations.
• Advise and Consult with Departments on issues related to budget preparation, analyses, presentation, and review.
• Analyze and review departmental budgets, provide recommendations and alternative solutions to department(s), assist in reframing departmental budgets to better reflect the goals and objectives of the County departments regarding sensitive and complicated fiscal, policy and program issues and efforts.
• Fostering and growing relationships with department heads and fiscal staff
• Coordinates and tracks, with Human Resources and Finance, the County’s Position Allocation List to ensure budget properly expresses staffing of County departments.
• Lead the construction of fiscal forecasts and estimates for revenue and expenditure projections.
• Provide alternative budget scenarios for discussion and finalize budget in accordance with County Administrator and Board of Supervisors’ direction and input.
• Create and maintain working spreadsheets and statistical reports for budget analysis.
• Implement necessary adjustments.
• Maintain fiscal controls.
• Coordinate, with departmental budget teams, the tracking of budget variances.
• Ensure that proper and generally accepted budget and fiscal accounting practices are being followed in accordance with Mono County Budget Policy.
• Support departments in creating effective and appropriate budget and fiscal-related agenda items, memoranda, and correspondence for the County Administrative Officer and Board of Supervisors’ review.
• Advise and assist departments in the development of appropriate explanations, documentation, and justification to support budget related agenda items.
• Lead county departments in preparing agenda items and budget adjustments for presentation to the Board of Supervisors and other key officials as needed.
• Provide, as assigned, direction to professional, technical and clerical staff.
• Assist County Administrative Officer in employee compensation and benefit costing and management, provide technical support to County bargaining team for labor contract costing, provide…