Supervisor, Budget & Financial Planning and Accounting & Fiscal Administration Unit

In addition to the current opening, this recruitment may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to fill future Financial Services Administrator openings within the Parks and Recreation Division or throughout the Department of Natural Resources & Parks (DNRP) over the next six months.

King County Parks is seeking a financial leader who’s inspired by purpose and energized by collaboration. In this role, you’ll help guide the resources, insights, and systems that allow our parks, trails, and programs to thrive—ensuring our communities continue to benefit from places that connect, restore, and bring people together.

About the Role:

The Supervisor, Budget & Financial Planning and Accounting & Fiscal Administration Unit (Financial Services Administrator) plays a pivotal role in shaping the division’s financial strategy, service delivery, and long‑term growth. Partnering closely with the Finance Section Manager, this leader will guide the section’s financial operations to ensure they align with the division’s mission and evolving priorities.

In this role, you will lead a high‑performing team of finance officers and fiscal specialists across the Budget & Planning and Accounting units. Together, you’ll drive excellence in division‑wide financial systems, processes, reporting, and strategic projects.

You will also serve as the division’s lead architect for budget development and performance management. This includes building and maintaining financial models that inform key planning decisions, overseeing financial fund stewardship, and ensuring accurate, compliant year‑end reporting.

This position follows a hybrid work model, blending remote and in‑person work.

The Finance Section plays a central role in advancing the Parks and Recreation Division’s mission to steward, enhance, and expand parks that inspire healthy, thriving communities. As the division’s trusted business and financial backbone, the section ensures strong fiscal stewardship, strategic planning, and operational excellence.

This team serves as a key internal partner and is organized into four specialized work units:
Finance Administration, Accounting and Fiscal Administration, Budget and Financial Planning, and Procurement and Strategic Sourcing. Together, these units provide the financial insight, structure, and support that enable the division to deliver high‑quality services and long‑term community impact.

King County, named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity, racial and social justice, making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a Supervisor, Budget & Financial Planning and Accounting & Fiscal Administration Unit, you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work.

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• Work across the division to develop, implement and monitor the operating, capital and youth and amateur sports budgets and financial reporting of budget to actual results.
• Lead effective teams including positive employee engagement, managing work, acting as a change agent, providing training, evaluating performance, and handling conflict effectively.
• Primary owner of the Parks Levy financial model, aligning the impacts of operating and capital expenditures and serving as the point of contact for stakeholder distributions and communications.
• Implement and oversee processes related to capital asset accounting, accounting for bonds and loans, and financial audit processes.
• Serve as the lead contact for and supervise direct reports in the functions of capital asset accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, debt accounting, regulatory accounting, and other GASB and GAAP matters and contribute to related policy review work.
• Represent the Finance Section on various committees and initiatives to identify issues, solve problems, develop solutions, and provide presentations to leadership groups within…