Senior Financial Operations Manager

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The mission of Yakima County Government is to provide accessible, responsive and responsible public service through leadership and teamwork committed to understanding and meeting public needs.

Our Values:

• Integrity
• Common Sense
• Innovation
• Accountability

Position Data:
Senior Financial Operations Manager-J23-U00-S

Regular

Exempt (ineligible for overtime)

Overview:
Pay Range: $ $56.64 per hour (Non-Bargaining Pay Plan, D62 Step 1-13)
Hiring Range: $ per hour (Non-Bargaining Pay Plan, D62 Step 1-4)

There is one Senior Financial Operations Manager opening with the Yakima County Treasurer's Office. This position is responsible for overseeing intricate, professional-level accounting functions; monitoring financial operations, including automated systems; formulating policies and procedures to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, and security protocols; analyzing revenues and expenditures along with cash and investment management; and serving as a lead and/or supervisor to professional and technical personnel for the financial operations of the Treasurer's Office programs.

- A copy of your Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field is required as part of the application process.

Benefits included in position:
-Health Care Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life and Basic LTD)
-Retirement Benefits
-Paid Vacation
-Paid Holidays
-Paid Sick Leave

Note: This is a Non-Bargaining Unit Position.

This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies that occur within 90 days of the closing of this position.

Responsibilities:

Essential Duties:

Manages professional and technical level staff located in two physical locations: the general office as well as the drive-thru location. Prioritizes, assigns, and monitors work; evaluates performance; initiates and implements decisions regarding employee selection, training, and disciplinary action.

Ensures continual safeguarding of Yakima County's banking and eCommerce operations in conjunction with ongoing system implementation and industry changes.

Plans, develops, and implements strategies to accomplish the goals, priorities, and objectives of the accounting division. Manages division's resources, i.e. employees, budget, and statutory timeframes. Develops, interprets, and monitors the legal and financial aspects of the division.

Under the direction of senior management, develops and implements Countywide policies and procedures that establish precedent for the work of the division. Provides guidance to Yakima County districts and departments regarding policies and procedures as they impact the business operations and statutory requirements for the department.

Assists the Treasurer in managing, planning, directing, and overseeing the continual development and implementation of multiple individual financial applications as they relate to the Treasurer's financial operations.

Prepares or supervises the preparation of a variety of complex reports, statements, and documents for major County or agency (Federal, State, and local) financial requirements such as: Governmental Standards Accounting Board (GASB) statements, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reports; Comprehensive Annual Financial Reporting (CAFR) for property tax collections and receivables, local improvement district receivables, and debt management.

Manages the development of the Treasurer's Financial Statement as it is impacted by ongoing development of Yakima County's various financial systems.

Tracks legislation (local, State, and Federal) and ensures County compliance with laws, rules, and regulations. Assists State Auditor's Office by compiling requested information during County and agency audits; assists the State Department of Revenue and other State agencies with requested reporting and tracking.

Directs, reviews, analyzes, and makes effective recommendations regarding annual budget requirements, reserves, and reporting. Monitors and analyzes the activity to ensure that the projections are accurate; researches and monitors any trends or discrepancies that may require a budget amendment. Provides oversight for property tax and benefit assessment certifications, including reconciliation of all County-wide funds and validation of accurate distribution; supervises annual tax/assessment billing to comply with contractual and statutory requirements; provides accurate reporting to State agencies for property taxes.

Prepares cost analyses for statutory-based administrative fees; oversees special projects requiring tracking and finite reporting.

Performs other duties as required including duties of the lower levels.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field AND four (4) years of professional-level accounting experience inclusive of 3 years of supervisory experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Required:

Valid WA State Driver's license and proof of insurance, if requested.

Copy of Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field.

Successful completion of a criminal and financial background check and general employment verification.

Preferred:

Knowledge of the Washington State budgeting, Accounting and Reporting System.

Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel computer programs.

Experience with financial management software programs such as Ascend and Workday.

Equipment Used: Computer, calculator, automated financial systems and other software as required, printers, copier, fax, telephone, scanning and imaging equipment, other standard office equipment.

Working Conditions: This is rated as Sedentary Work, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Environment: multiple work locations, Confidentiality is a Requirement. Duties are performed primarily in an office environment. May be exposed to hostile/angry individuals; work outside standard business hours and locations.

Physical Demands: reaching, sitting, standing, fingering, crouching, kneeling, hearing, talking, mobility, grasping, repetitive motion, and visual acuity.

Intellectual Demands: ability to multitask, confidentiality, ability to work under pressure, ability to articulate and communicate in conversations, ability to follow written and verbal instruction.

Knowledge:

• Practices and principles of project management
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Financial theories and principles including audit functions
• Laws and regulations governing financial activities of the County Treasurer's Office
• Cost analyses accounting principles
• Budgeting theories and principles
• Cash and investment management
• Public finance and debt management
• Government and fund accounting theories and principles
• Customer service techniques and team building concepts
• Supervisory experience in a business setting

Skills and abilities:

• Applying Generally-Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP);
• Assigning and monitoring the work of others;
• Developing, writing, applying and interpreting policies, procedures, laws and regulations;
• Tracking fixed assets, investments and cash flow;
• Analyzing financial information and preparing sound financial recommendations;
• Paying attention to detail and accuracy;
• Preparing complex financial reports and statements;
• Using office equipment such as phones, copies, calculators and fax machines;
• Using a personal computer and related software applications including keeping financial systems in balance/reconciled;
• Establishing and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with County and other officials, at all organizational levels and with the public;
• Communication, both oral and written, sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give or receive work direction.

"AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER"
Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and the Disabled are encouraged to apply.

Yakima County ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of a person's age, color, creed, sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political belief, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and military status, or any other protected status under federal or state statute.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish the information.

Disabled applicants may request accommodation to participate in the job application and/or selection process for employment. Please contact Human Resources for further information.

Yakima County is a qualified Public Service entity for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to or contact your federal loan servicer.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Yakima County will hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

Yakima County is an E-Verify Employer.

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