Financial Services Administrator

Summary

WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to the public.

The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is excited to add a new Financial Services Administrator position that will lead the department's finance, contracting, and grant administration as part of the Policy, Finance, and Government Affairs Team. This position will also supervise three professional staff and work closely with the department’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who leads and manages the Budget and Accounting Unit.

This position is situated within the Policy Section, reporting directly to KCSO’s Chief of Staff.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience in financial management and strategic planning and are adept at engaging with all levels of the organization and KCSO’s business partners. This is an outstanding opportunity to advance in a career as a Financial professional with King County.

The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency for all unincorporated areas of King County and delivers law enforcement services to the Muckleshoot Tribe, 13 cities, two transit agencies, and the King County International Airport through contracts using contracting rate models. KCSO also provides regional-level support services to other local law enforcement agencies such as air support and search and rescue.

The department has over 1,200 full time positions, a biennial budget of nearly $700 million and serves 2.1 million people.

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• Coordinate and administer high-level, complex financial systems, projects, and processes for the Sheriff’s Office.
• Supervise a team of three finance professionals; this will include recruitment, hiring, performance evaluation, coaching, and supporting staff on goals and career development.
• Direct all financial modeling and rate models. Develop revenue projections, analyze funding options, and recommend rate adjustments through the cost-allocation process.
• Lead the development, proposal, and management of the Sheriff's Office (approximately) $700 million biennial operating budgets and supplemental budgets.
• Develop complex budget and financial spreadsheets for management information and reporting purposes. Ensure standardization, consistency, and uniformity in the gathering, processing, and reporting of financial information.
• Implement financial policies and standard operating procedures on budgeting, grants, and cost-allocation processes.
• Identify and develop new budget options that improve transparency and efficiency. Integrate changes into existing or create new cost-allocation processes through an enterprise-type model or other reorganization.
• Collaborate on matters related to policy and new technologies and their financial impact on the Sheriff's Office.
• Develop annual charges for police contract agencies. Create supporting materials and present costs to contract agencies.
• Serve as the lead for ad-hoc financial projects and participate in the design and implementation of such projects.
• Participate in development of strategic direction for the Sheriff's Office.
• Anticipate and develop alternatives to address changes in the Sheriff's Office financial outlook.
• Provide ongoing training to all levels of staff in the implementation of financial systems and processes.
• Identify and assess projects and systems requirements; provide strategic advice and participate in development of strategic direction for the Sheriff's Office.
• Identify and assess policy and procedural issues and make recommendations to management on recommended courses of action.
• Perform other duties within area and scope of responsibilities as assigned.

Candidates must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience working with budgeting and financial forecasting in a public sector role (with demonstrated evidence of increasing responsibilities over time)
OR any equivalent combination of experience and education which provides the applicant with the skills, knowledge and abilities required to perform the work.

Additional required experience includes:

Minimum of three (3) years leading or managing financial staff, which should include responsibility for hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations and feedback, corrective action, and staff development and mentoring.

• Strategic financial management, budgeting, accounting, financial analysis, and forecasting.
• Administering existing or developing new rate systems.
• Administering grants within a government or public-sector environment, including compliance, monitoring, and financial reporting.
• Leading, mentoring, and training staff and providing direction and oversight to a work team.
• Analyzing, interpreting, explaining, and applying relevant laws, regulations, ordinances, budget, and other policies and procedures to a wide variety of audiences.
• Incorporating transparency and equity into budget processes to support fair and…