Job Description
Posting Date 02/05/25
Application Deadline 02/19/25
Pay Range $85,000 - $128,000 annually
Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Job Type Unclassified
Department Environmental Services
About the Position Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in your community while advancing your financial expertise?
Join us as a Finance Manager and play a vital role in our mission to create a healthy and safe environment for Maricopa County residents. In this position, you will report to the Environmental Programs Administrator and oversee the Department's Financial Services and Budget Activity. Your responsibilities will include providing comprehensive oversight of the Department's financial operations and enabling management to meet their financial obligations and support their mission.
Be a part of something bigger. Apply today and help us make a lasting difference!
About Us For more than 60 years, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department has been working with our community to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Maintaining a healthy environment improves the quality of life and seeks to prevent exposure to mosquito-borne diseases and hazardous substances in food, water, and soil. We are using education and innovative methods to protect more than 4 million residents of Maricopa County and its visitors.
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Environmental Services | Maricopa County, AZ Proud to Offer - Work with a greater purpose
- Tuition reimbursement
- Exceptional work-life balance
- Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
- Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
- Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
- Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
- Employee discounts for goods and services
- Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
- Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ
We Require - Four years of professional-level accounting and finance experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
- Postgraduate degrees in Finance, Accounting, Business and/or related experience may substitute for education or experience on a year-for-year basis
We Also Value - Experience with public sector budget administration and accounting
Job Contributions - Assigns and monitors the workload of finance staff; determines work priorities; trains staff; evaluates the performance of staff and develops/implements unit's procedures
- Monitors actual expenditures for each division/program and prepares monthly/quarterly summaries of actual versus budgeted expenditures to keep management informed of fiscal activities and to identify trends/problem areas in the department's expenditures
- Coordinates the annual fixed asset inventory, oversees billings for services and other accounting activities, and performs complex financial analysis work in the development of recommended rate and fee structures. Prepares various management and financial reports and resolutions and research, compiles, and presents technical accounting and budget information to the management team
- Analyzes and resolves budget-related problems and develops and implements methods and procedures to achieve budget balance, long-term financial planning, and to improve department fiscal control
- Works closely across divisions to assist with the maintenance of the general ledger; provides guidance and direction to staff regarding the coding of accounting transactions; creates new codes as necessary; researches accounts with negative balances; identifies discrepancies and/or errors and makes necessary journal entries to correct codes. Maintains and reconciles accounts; reviews transactions for accuracy; research discrepancies and incorrect balances
- Completes bank reconciliations; completes audits; monitors Department timekeeping (Workday); conducts month-end open/close; monitors refunds/returned checks; conducts financial forecasts; approves purchase orders/purchases; finalizes travel documents/per diem/post-travel reconciliation; manages grants
- Develops Results Initiative Requests (RIRs), prepares reports on Managing Results data, prepares, coordinates, and tracks Board of Supervisor agendas, conducts research projects and prepares special studies and reports as directed by a department administrator or executive; prepares department financial information in conjunction with the budget for rate development and analysis; and recommends department rate structures and rates to ensure revenues meet operating and capital budget demands
- Other Job Duties as assigned
Working Conditions - Certified Agency Procurement Aide Certification required within 90 days of employment
- Must have or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver's license at the time of hire
- Exerting up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time
- This position is eligible for hybrid flexibility after a brief training period
Selection Procedure - Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
- Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
- Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
- Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive
Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.
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