Finance Manager

Posting Date

10/31/25

Application Deadline

11/07/25

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Range: $89,000 - $111,250 annually
Full Pay Range: $89,000 - $133,500 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

Animal Care and Control

About the Position

Are you an innovative and versatile leader who is ready to serve the community and have an impact on animal welfare?

The Finance Manager is responsible for managing the department budget and financial operations and providing budgetary, financial, and administrative support the Department Deputy Director and department management so that they can better plan, organize, and control the operations of the department. The incumbent will review finance operations, policies, and procedures, and analyze where we can drive improvement.  This position is eligible for hybrid flexibility after brief training period.

Come apply to one of the largest animal shelters in the nation and help us make a difference

About Us

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control employees are committed to animal welfare and strengthening the human-animal bond in our community. We are always looking to add talented individuals to our team, either at our West or East Valley Animal Care Center. As one of the nation's largest open-admission shelters, we work with our community
to serve the animals and people of Maricopa County. Our adoptions, shelters, clinics, and animal services officer teams learn first-hand about proper care for homeless and stray animals and work hard to help find them new homes.

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
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% 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 finance experience
• Bachelor's level degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or closely related field
• Master's degree or higher in a related field may substitute for up to two years of the professional experience requirement

We Also Value

• Experience with development of financial reports, statistical analysis, budget administration, auditing, accounting and/or public sector accounting Extensive project management or logistics experience
• Supervisory experience
• Master's degree in Accounting, Business or a related field

Job Contributions

• Oversees and monitors the department's financial operations, consisting of special revenue, general, Donation, and grant funds, budgeting, and procurement activities, while overseeing direct reports to provide fiscally responsible, accountable, necessary public services to the residents of Maricopa County
• Leads the development of the department budget and goals and provides guidance to department management on financial and budgetary matters. Oversees billing for services and other accounting activities and maintains Budget Office automated budget system for the Department
• Monitors budget, including actual expenditures for each Unit/Activity; prepares monthly summaries of expenditures and projections, identifies trends/problem areas in the department's revenues and expenditures, and recommends budgetary adjustments
• Prepares and analyzes financial reports; recommends and implements strategies to improve department financial operations
• Completes bank reconciliations, audits, conducts month-end open/close, monitors refunds, conducts financial forecasts, approves purchase orders/purchases, and finalizes travel reconciliation
• Oversees and administers the department's grants and grant reporting requirements in conjunction with the Financial Operations Specialist
• Conducts research projects and prepares special studies and reports as directed by the department Deputy or Director
• Maintains and reconciles accounts, reviews transactions for accuracy, researches discrepancies and incorrect balances, and coordinates the annual fixed asset inventory
• Performs complex financial analysis in the development of recommended rates and/or fee structures and long-term revenue projections
• Ensure the department complies with County fiscal policy and GAAP

Working Conditions

• Exerting up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most
  of the time
• Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions
• This position operates in a busy, often noisy office setting within an animal shelter, with close proximity to animals of various types.  Exposure to cleaning products used in animal shelters and the smells associated with animal housing. While performing this job's duties, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods and occasionally stand and walk on all types of surfaces, sometimes slippery and/or uneven and rough

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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