State of Washington Dept. of Labor & Industries invites applications for the position of:
L&I Budget Director & Program Manager
SALARY: $77,189.00 - $108,888.00 Annually
OPENING DATE: 04/21/15
CLOSING DATE: 05/21/15 11:59 PM
DESCRIPTION:
L&I Budget Director & Program Manager, Management Services
In this high profile leadership job, there’s a lot of face time with agency executives who rely on your credible budget, revenue, and FTE data to make decisions that influence budget and policy decisions. One of the first things you’ll face is managing the 2015-17 allotment process to ensure funding is available, within appropriations received, moving L&I closer to meeting strategic goals. The challenge for you is that forecasting tools are desperately needed to understand agency spending and FTE trends.
We are 2 years into building a culture of continuous improvements using Lean tools to solve problems, eliminate waste and improve customer service in the areas of budget management, expenditure / revenue / FTE forecasting, and reports to executives. You’ll work with staff and agency leaders to develop a long term strategic direction for L&I that encompass industry best practices and standard internal controls to mitigate risk in purchasing and contracting.
Sound intriguing?
Your success in the first 6-12 months requires you to:
Implement a new strategic direction that strengthens the role of the Budget Office, ensuring credible budget status reports that inform our agency Director
Lead an initiative to develop expenditure and FTE forecasting tools
Develop an agency-wide process to build the 2017-19 biennial budget request
Additionally, you’ll build multi-program and multi-discipline teams to solve budget related issues and respond to questions from OFM, the Governors’ Office, and the Legislature. You’ll facilitate these teams to reach consensus on solutions. You’ll ensure that the agency adheres to our legal requirements in procurement and contracting. Plus, you’ll Lean, coach, and mentor a highly engaged Budget, Contracts, and Procurement staff. You’re responsible for the performance management of 4 direct reports in this program of 23 staff total.
Here’s what we’re looking for:
Bachelor degree in Public Administration, Finance, Accounting, Organizational Leadership or allied field and progressively successful experience managing a state budget or accounting program to achieve strategic results
Several years’ experience managing performance of professional staff in the areas of complex budget development, forecasting, and financial reporting in a state agency
Knowledge and experience with centralized contract management and procurement of goods and services in a state agency
Ability to provide critical analysis of the description and supporting data used to request biennial appropriations from the Governor and Legislature
Experience developing and monitoring budgets for a state agency. Experience developing alterative budget and funding allocations based on projected availability of funds prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Ability to recommend approval, modifications, or disallowance to agency executives
Ability to use statistical formulas to project budget needs and to forecast the availability of funds. Ability to present statistical data in a form that is easily understood by internal and external stakeholders
A basic understanding of Lean principles, experience leading Kaizen events, use of visual management, and sustaining continuous improvement is desired
Knowledge of Washington State fiscal reporting systems including but not limited to: AFRS, BASS, FN System, Enterprise Reporting, HRMS and WEBS
To Apply
Please attach:
A letter of interest which clearly indicates how you meet what we’re looking for (listed above) Your resume
Incomplete application packages, lacking the requested information outlined above, will not be considered.
For further information about this opportunity contact Catthi Olson at Olca235@Lni.wa.gov
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Live and Work in Washington
Washington State employment offers a total work/life package of pay, benefits, flexibility and workplace opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and out of life. Washington State is a great place to work, play, and be part of a community. Washington offers a quality of life that is unsurpassed. From the high energy urban center of Seattle, one of the nation’s top ranked cities, to the more relaxed pace of our rural communities, Washington’s distinctive Northwest lifestyle blends a progressive, creative culture with a casual nature. The job is located in Olympia, the capital city of Washington State. Olympia is a vibrant city with a small town feel conveniently situated between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. Mount Rainier and the rugged Cascade Mountains provide majestic scenery to the east while Washington’s Pacific Coast is just an hour drive to the west. Olympia enjoys the benefits of an engaged and educated community and a well supported school system, augmented by two universities and a community college.
Application review starts immediately and the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the job at any time. It’s to your advantage to apply quickly.
Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver’s license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
Prior to any new hire into L&I, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted.
For more information about the Department of Labor & Industries visit: http://www.lni.wa.gov/
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Contact us at: Jobs@Lni.wa.gov
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