Budget & Finance Manager

El Paso County will be a trusted regional leader known for excellence in county service delivery.

We provide essential public services to the Pikes Peak Region in support of our residents, businesses, and communities, enhancing the freedom for all to thrive.

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• Collaborative
• Accountable
• Trustworthy
• Transparent

As the Budget & Finance Manager for our Digital, Strategy, and Technology department, you’ll lead budget planning and financial operations, guide a small team, and give senior leaders the insight they need to make informed investments. You’ll evaluate market costs, contracts, and hardware and software life cycles while improving reporting, processes, and internal controls. We’re looking for an experienced IT finance leader who enjoys digging into numbers and transactions, takes initiative to solve complex problems, and can turn detailed financial data into clear, practical recommendations.

$90,000.00 - $ Annually

Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM with flexibility required.

Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

Plans, organizes, manages, and evaluates assigned financial operations and programs for a County department or office. Provides leadership and oversight for one or more financial functions, which may include budgeting, accounting, accounts payable and receivable, contracts, procurement, grants, financial reporting, auditing, compliance, and related fiscal operations. Performs complex financial and operational analysis and provides recommendations to department leadership regarding financial strategies, resource allocation, operational needs, and short- and long-term planning.

Develops, implements, and manages procedures, processes and internal controls; ensures compliance with applicable requirements; and provides management and direction to assigned staff. Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function. This position may be subject to grant funding.

• Plans, organizes, manages, and evaluates assigned departmental financial programs, operations, and services; establishes priorities and ensures activities support departmental goals and operational needs.
• Manages one or more financial functions, which may include budgeting, accounting, accounts payable and receivable, contracts, procurement, grants, financial reporting, auditing, compliance, and related fiscal operations.
• Performs and oversees complex financial and operational analyses, studies, and research. Evaluates financial information, trends, funding, costs, and operational issues; develops recommendations regarding financial strategies, resource allocation, and short- and long-term planning, to support strategic direction and decision making
• Proactively manages department or office costs by monitoring spending, contracts, and purchase orders to identify cost savings and prevent budget overruns before they occur. Analyzes usage trends, vendor agreements, and marketplace data to recommend consolidation, renegotiation, or elimination of unnecessary expenses. Communicates cost risks and recommendations to leadership in time to support informed decisions.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates financial policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls. Identifies financial and operational risks and ensures assigned activities comply with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, funding requirements, County policies and procedures, contractual…