Finance and Budget Manager

The Community Assisted Response & Engagement Department (CARE) is seeking an innovative and strategic Finance and Budget Manager. Under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer, this position leads the department’s Budget, Accounting, and Payroll functions.

• Oversee and monitor key accounting functions including fund accounting, grants accounting, revenue accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cost accounting operations, and staffing.
• Oversee and monitor the full budget cycle for CARE.
• Oversee and assist with grants administration including applications, tracking, expense coding, reporting, audits, and close out.
• Provide professional consultation, analysis, and interpretation of financial data for use in management and policy decisions.
• Oversee bi‑weekly payroll for approximately 250 CARE employees while adhering to strict deadlines and conducting internal audits of labor charges for compliance with personnel policies and respective bargaining agreements.
• Ensure maintenance of all payroll data, ensuring the highest level of accuracy and confidentiality, and take ownership for the effective operation of all payroll aspects.
• Provide clarification to employees and managers about paychecks, timesheets, coding, payroll policies, and procedures. Interpret and apply terms and conditions of collective bargaining agreements and City Personnel Rules.
• Prepare analytical labor and ad‑hoc reports for supervisors and managers.
• Oversee leave and donation requests to ensure data is uploaded for each payroll transaction.
• Oversee expense processing for staff and ensure accurate record keeping and timely reimbursements.
• Support the preparation, analysis, review and publication of the City’s financial reporting.
• Ensure accounts payable transactions are processed in compliance with City purchasing rules, policies and procedures, applicable accounting standards, federal, state and city laws, and applicable grant and contract terms.
• Coordinate consultant contracts and other complicated invoices to ensure accuracy and timely payment.
• Administer CARE’s commercial credit card process.
• Oversee monthly and fiscal year‑end closing processes, including journal entries, inter‑fund transfers, reconciliations, accruals, and reviewing/reconciling assigned accounts and funds.
• Review and support internal accounting controls policies, procedures, and practices while ensuring compliance.
• Document accounting policies and procedures, including creation of desk manuals in accordance with best practices. Assist with process improvement projects.
• Prepare supporting work papers and other documents to assist with financial audits.
• Support department goals in promoting diversity and social justice.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or a related field (requires satisfactory completion of at least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter credit units in accounting with no substitution allowed) and/or professional certification as a CPA, plus four years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, or related work (or a combination of education, training, and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).

Successful candidates must pass an FBI Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprinted background check to be employed by the department.

• Three (3) years of experience supervising accounting operations and two (2) years of experience in HR, Payroll, Benefits, Retirement, or labor relations.
• Extensive knowledge of budget, accounting, payroll, and financial reporting systems such as People Soft financial system, Workday, or other enterprise financial systems.
• Extensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting standards. Ability to work at a fast pace while maintaining excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent supervisory and managerial skills including experience supervising represented staff. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative in detecting and anticipating problems, develop solutions…