Budget Manager

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County’s residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

The Prince George's County Fire/ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department is currently seeking qualified, experienced and motivated applicants to fill a Budget Manager position, grade G33, in the Fiscal Affairs Division.

This is an executive-level, professional position, whereby the incumbent is responsible for forecasting, providing research, recommendations, and guidance to the Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chiefs and department groups, in the areas of Budget, Finance/Accounting, Payroll, Contracts, Grants, Emergency Transport Billing and related matters. Responsibilities include conducting budgetary management analysis, projecting budget spend and compressions and advising on budgetary contracts and funding availability.

The incumbent will operate with a high degree of independent judgement and will report to the Deputy Director of Administrative Services & Member Command.

The mission of the Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department is to serve our communities with excellence by providing the highest quality of risk reduction, fire suppression, rescue, emergency medical, and all-hazards response services to enhance the quality of life in Prince George’s County.

• Directs the planning, development, and management of the Departmental budget
• Attends annual budget school session as scheduled and orchestrated through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), obtaining budget instructions for fiscal year formulation cycle
• Serves as the department's Fiscal Officer in the development of budgetary content, tables, charts and spreadsheets as necessary to showcase and project department needs and forces at an enterprise level across funds/cost cents and relative commands
• Provides guidance to budgetary, financial, grants personnel responsible for collecting, capturing and reporting out on key budget elements during formulation period
• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Fiscal Command ensuring timely processing, reconciliations and monitoring of the fiscal year budget
• Provides leadership, guidance and supervision to Fiscal Affairs Office
• Supervises personnel, processes, and programs in the Fiscal Affairs Office
• Coordinates timely preparation of the annual operating budget and related reports
• Oversees the Department's purchasing card program in coordination with the Office of Central Services, County policy, and Department Standard Operating Procedures
• Reviews Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Prepares accurate studies, surveys, reports, memorandums, and letters as required by the Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief

• Master's Degree from an accredited College or University in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in all areas of Finance/Accounting including at least three (3) years in a supervisory capacity managing staff

An equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered; however, there is no substitution for the required supervisory experience.

EACH APPLICANT MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.

• Five (5) years or more management-level experience in all areas of Finance/Accounting
• Two (2) years of experience using SAP Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
• Work experience within a Public Safety environment
• Experience in organizational department planning, emphasizing quality, continuous improvement, employee retention/high performance, and department-wide communications

9201 Basil Court, Largo, MD

Upon selection, the candidate must:

• Meet all training and performance standards and demonstrate proficiency as required by the agency.
• Wear and use agency protective apparel and equipment in the performance of their assigned duties, if applicable.
• Successfully pass preemployment checks which may include reference checks, background investigations, and drug screenings, where applicable.

• Be willing and able to serve as an essential employee. Essential employees are expected to report during standard or non-standard hours as operations necessitate, or during emergencies. Essential employees are expected to report or remain at work when other County employees are granted Administrative Leave.