Budget & Financial Planning Lead; BFO III

Budget & Financial Planning Lead (BFO III)

• King County Department of Water & Land Resources
• Seattle, Washington, United States

Summary

Join our dynamic Finance, Budget & Planning team and play a vital role in keeping our parks safe, accessible, and sustainable through thoughtful, strategic budgeting and financial planning. We are seeking two experienced leaders to serve as Budget and Financial Planning Leads (Business and Finance Officer III - BFO III), offering the chance to take on meaningful challenges while strengthening your analytical, innovative, and leadership skills.

About the Role

The Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) Parks Division Budget and Financial Planning Unit is recruiting for two key positions:
Capital Budget Lead and Operating Budget Lead. Both positions are classified as Business and Finance Officer III (BFO III) and report to the unit manager, Budget Supervisor (BFO IV). Responsibilities include performing complex budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis; leading the development of the biennial operating and capital budgets; maintaining the integrity of financial data; supporting cross‑functional accounting and budget activities;

and conducting expenditure reviews with key partners to drive strategic, data‑driven decision‑making.

Job Duties

• Collaborate with departmental partners, cross‑county teams, and external agencies to develop and manage operational budgets, evaluate new initiatives, and estimate costs needed to support programs and operational goals.
• Develop clear, accurate, and data‑driven budget‑focused presentations, dashboards, and recurring financial reports for diverse audiences, including leadership and partners.
• Lead and support finance staff by providing technical guidance, mentoring, training, and oversight of budget research, financial reporting, and analytical work.
• Conduct complex budget and financial analyses, including monthly monitoring of expenditures and revenues, identifying and explaining variances, preparing adjustment entries, and tracking division performance measures to support informed decision‑making.
• Create and maintain advanced financial tools, queries, pivot tables, charts, graphs, and visualizations that enhance reporting, streamline analysis, and communicate key insights effectively.
• Contribute to strategic planning and lead continuous process improvement initiatives to strengthen financial operations, efficiency, and organizational effectiveness.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

• Minimum three years of professional experience in budget, finance, policy, or management analysis with direct responsibility for budget development, financial analysis, and fiscal management.
• Demonstrated experience developing, monitoring, and managing complex operating and/or capital budgets, including preparing budget forms, justification narratives, and maintaining internal controls to ensure financial integrity and compliance.
• Proficiency using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as Oracle EBS, along with advanced skills in financial reporting and data visualization tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, and Power BI.
• Experience leading or supporting collaborative team efforts with a focus on proactive communication, project and workflow coordination, mentoring, accountability, and delivering high‑quality professional results.
• Strong knowledge of governmental budgeting practices, financial policies, procedures, and funding mechanisms including capital improvement programs, long‑range financial planning, and diverse funding sources such as REET, property tax levies, and state and federal grants.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with diverse internal and external partners and to communicate complex financial information clearly to a variety of audiences.

Competencies You Bring

• Financial Acumen: Ability to interpret and apply understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Cultivates Innovation: Ability to create new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Directs Work: Ability to provide direction, delegate, and remove obstacles to get work done.
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