Police Budget Coordinator

Salary: $92,828.74 - $ Annually

Location: Mesa, AZ

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 17029

Department: (H210) Police

Opening Date: 02/13/2026

Closing Date: 2/19/2026 11:59 PM Arizona

A Police Budget Coordinator performs professional, advanced level budget coordination, preparation, research, analysis, and forecasting.

Duties include:

communicates with all ranks of police personnel in order to provide an understanding of budget, projections, procedures, philosophies, and needs; leads the Police Executive Staff members in expenditure estimates, budget preparation and maintenance, budget reductions, and other fiscal matters; manages the grant pre and post‑award coordination and tracking process; coordinates audit of restricted police funds including, but not limited to Asset Forfeiture;

generates, summarizes, and distributes quarterly budget reports from the City’s Financial system to Police Command Staff; monitors, researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations on expenditures and funding sources; develops complete cost estimates for new position requests, closely monitors and analyzes the bi‑weekly Department wide payroll expenditures to include forecasting year‑end estimates ensuring adequate budgetary capacity exists, works with Office of Management and Budget to meet deadlines and provide budgetary input as required;

develops and oversees the carryover process at year‑end; reviews Police Department policies and procedures relating to accounting practices and recommends process improvements; develops financial controls for police systems and processes; supervises financial staff; provides development, training, and education to staff; monitors performance; and participates in department projects as a team member or leader. This class is responsible for performing related duties as required.

A Police Budget Coordinator is expected to display considerable initiative, independent judgment and leadership in performing budget, fiscal analysis, research, and supervisory work. This class is supervised by a Police Fiscal Administrator who reviews work through conferences, meetings, written reports, and by results achieved. This class is FLSA exempt‑administrative.

All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City’s shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public or Business Administration, or a related field.
• Extensive (5+ years) professional-level experience in budget preparation, accounting, financial cost analysis, or a closely related financial/fiscal activity.
• One year of supervisory experience.

• Due to the confidential, sensitive nature of information handled, successful completion of a background investigation is required.

• Due to the safety and/or security sensitive nature of this classification, individuals shall be subject to pre‑employment or pre‑placement alcohol, drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy and procedures.

• Considerable (3 – 5 years) experience in budget preparation.

A Summary of City of Mesa Benefits is linked here.

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Employer:

City of Mesa

Address: PO Box 1466, Mesa, Arizona, 85211‑1466

Phone: 480‑644‑2758 | 480‑644‑3240

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