Business and Finance Officer IV

Business and Finance Officer IV

The King County Department of Information Technology (KCIT) is seeking an experienced and highly skilled financial professional to join our Business and Finance Team as a Business and Finance Officer IV. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this position plays a key role in developing budgets, managing revenue, building service rates, and guiding complex financial operations across the department. You will serve as a subject‑matter expert in accounting, budgeting, cost recovery, and financial analysis operating both independently and collaboratively to support high‑impact financial initiatives.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical acumen with the ability to cultivate respectful, productive relationships with colleagues, customers, and external partners.

• Prepare biennial budgets, revisions, and supplemental requests for assigned programs and funds, including all supporting financial documentation.
• Develop and maintain service rates, cost‑recovery models, and long‑term financial planning tools that ensure cost effective, sustainable operations.
• Oversee accounting and financial reporting activities to ensure accuracy, compliance, and strong internal controls, initiating necessary accounting transactions.
• Lead improvements to financial processes, reporting tools, metrics, and dashboards to enhance efficiency and support decision‑making.
• Provide advanced financial analysis, forecasting, and scenario modeling to support department‑wide planning and strategic decisions.
• Manage revenue and billing processes to ensure accurate, timely, and well‑documented revenue collection.
• Supervise financial staff and lead cross‑functional financial initiatives, as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

• At least four years of progressively responsible experience in fiscal management, budgeting, accounting, or financial analysis for large or complex government organizations.
• Progressive experience in developing service rates and designing cost allocation and cost‑recovery models.
• Strong expertise with financial systems, forecasting, modeling, variance analysis, financial reporting, and performance measurement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capability to clearly convey complex financial information to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to applying equity and social justice principles in financial and operational decision‑making.
• Strong knowledge of governmental accounting standards and GAAP.
• Experience managing enterprise‑level financial systems.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related field.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, or similar.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel or comparable analytical tools.
• Experience developing reports and dashboards in Power BI.

Hybrid Work: KCIT works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is the Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, Washington.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

Classification:
Business and Finance Officer IV - 214401

Union:
This position is not union represented

Work Schedule:

The normal work week for this position is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position is FLSA Exempt and is not eligible for overtime pay.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.