Business and Finance Officer III

Business And Finance Officer III

The King County Facilities Management Division ("FMD") Finance Section is looking to fill a Business and Finance Officer III position, directly supporting our Real Estate Services ("RES") section and managing the Real Estate Services Sub-Fund of the King County General Fund and the stand-alone Long-Term Lease Fund. We are looking for someone with real estate and/or property management experience, who will not only be able to execute all financial requirements of the County's Real Estate Section, (charged with negotiating and executing real property acquisitions and divestitures, leasing space for other King County agencies, and supporting other property sales and leasing transactions), while also ensuring compliance with all applicable legal, funding source, or contract compliance;

including research on any open issues or operational variances within that section. It is an exciting time for FMD as we are in the process of assessing and improving internal operations, challenging existing ways of doing our work, and looking to become proactive partners in our support of all King County initiatives.

The successful finance professional in this role would not only be responsible for overseeing and implementing all the accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting for both the RES Fund and the LTL Fund, this role will also provide needed financial analysis of fund revenues and costs for FMD leadership and other KC entities. The position is responsible for making recommendations to FMD leadership on matters related to financial processes, including preparing Fiscal Notes to be included in legislative decision packages submitted to King County Council.

Finally, the role will provide subject matter expertise, recommendations, and other support for the Real Estate Section.

This role also supervises one Business & Finance Officer I ("BFO I") direct report, providing excellent opportunities to develop or expand your supervisory skills. The position will assign, direct, and monitor the work of the BFO I which currently includes:
1) overseeing permit billing and processing of permit payments,
2) reviewing and approving RES invoices for payment,
3) reviewing RES lease invoicing and recording adjustments to customer accounts as needed.