Department Budget Manager

The Department Budget Manager in the Wayne County Treasurer's Office is responsible for the completion and monitoring compliance of the annual budget and the quarterly projections for Tax Accounting related accounts. Other responsibilities include processing payables, year‑end accruals, assisting with contracts, and budget monitoring as it relates to purchasing. The Department Budget Manager reports to the Deputy Treasurer‑Finance, Department Administrator – Tax Accounting, the Wayne County Treasurer and the Chief Deputy Treasurer.

• Develop the annual budget and quarterly projections for all operating units of the Wayne County Treasurer's Office
• Develop forecast models for current and delinquent tax revenues for use in county‑wide and WCTO budgets.
• Monitor and coordinate activities to ensure compliance with the budget
• Prepare and track budget adjustments when needed
• Work with the Purchasing Manager on contract‑related items
• Work extensively with the assigned budget analyst from Management and Budget
• Report to and advise the Treasurer and Deputies on budget activity
• Assist with monitoring blanket orders for spending limits
• Enter vouchers and other payables in the JDE system
• Enter correcting journal entries for accrued expenses at fiscal‑year end
• Assist in maintaining files for historic/auditing purposes of all purchasing requests
• Assist various Wayne County Treasurer's Office departments with voucher entry and processing
• Perform other related duties as assigned that are consistent with this classification

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field; and one (1) year of full‑time paid professional experience in a governmental tax accounting function, including performing accounting, financial analysis and budgeting, and experience in a leadership role.

This examination is open only to employees of the County of Wayne, who are Government Administrator's Association (GAA) members, and at the time of application, have: qualified experience and education as described above.

Qualified candidates will have their application forwarded to the hiring department. Applicants must comply with the provisions of their union contract regarding career demotions and career shifts. Applications from G.A.A. employees who have regular status in this class (and are employed in this class) or in a class on the same or higher level will not be accepted.

How to Apply:

The application may be used both for determining admission to the examination and for rating experience and training. Section 5 (b) of Rule 6 of the Rules of the Department of Personnel/Human Resources provides that persons denied permission to compete in an examination may make a written appeal to the Wayne County Civil Service Commission for a final decision within twenty (20) days following the mailing of such notification, stating the basis on which it is felt that their application should be accepted.

In accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement, appointees must satisfactorily complete a probationary period before the appointment will be considered permanent.