Finance Manager Iii

An Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace

Invites your interest for the position of

Finance Manager III

$11,443 - $15,628 monthly

Final Filing Date:
January 11, 2026

Exam #: 25/20B94/12MC

The County of Monterey is committed to honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and eligible military spouses and awards veterans’ preference points for this recruitment. To learn more about the eligibility requirements and the process, be sure to read the Hiring Preference for Veterans and Eligible Military Spouses section located towards the end of this job flyer.

Monterey County Health Department, Administration Bureau is seeking to fill a vacant Finance Manager III (FM III) position. The Health Department consists of over 1,100 budgeted positions, and the Finance Manager III position will provide oversight to the Department's finance team, providing consistent and cohesive leadership to professional and paraprofessional finance and accounting staff. This position will help the Department respond to the increasing complexity of the finance function in the Health Department, due to the increasing size of the department and the proliferation of programmatic funding streams.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process will be used to fill current and future vacancies, both regular and temporary, as they arise in the Health Department.

• Exercises overall responsibility for budget preparation, monitoring and control to ensure that programs are conducted within allocated funds; develops timely management reports which ensures that departmental managers are aware of budgets, expenditures and revenues and program fiscal performance; prepares periodic financial reports.
• Develops, implements, monitors and continually evaluates departmental fiscal systems, financial controls and accounting operations including cost accounting, budgeting, program billings, contractor payments, financial reporting and internal auditing to insure proper controls, compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, local, state and federal policies, guidelines and requirements; assures the timely and accurate fiscal year end closure of department budgets and accounting activities.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, implements and evaluates fiscal management policies, goals, objectives, procedures and standards.
• Assures that the Department’s fiscal program adheres to standards to meet State and Federal Audit requirements; prepares complex responses to disputed State and federal audit requirements and prepares materials for appeals as appropriate; provides coordination and follow‑up to external auditors engaged by the County to perform fiscal and compliance audits.
• Selects, trains, assigns, and evaluates the work performance of subordinate staff.
• Designs and participates in quantitative analysis of systems and programs, analyzes data and projected trends and prepares complex technical and financial reports, rate studies and major project plans.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with department management and staff, other county departments, outside agencies, vendors and external auditors.

To view the complete job description, please visit the Monterey County website:

Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Principles and methods of public finance administration, particularly in the areas of accounting operations, budgeting preparation and management; fiscal control auditing, cost accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, financial analysis, internal financial and operations auditing.
• Principles and methods of supervision and management including analysis, and organization; selection and evaluation of employees, and their training and development.
• Accounting and auditing principles and practices used in public finance, including third‑part reimbursement principles, policies and procedures.

• Principles and practices of internal auditing and operations auditing.
• Computerized data processing as it relates to accounting operations and management information…