Budget Management Manager – Jefferson County (Finance Department)

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

12/02/2026

PAY GRADE:

Grade 39

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The Budget Management Manager within Jefferson County's Finance Department plays a key leadership role in overseeing the County's budgetary operations and supporting its long-term financial planning and fiscal accountability. This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing budget management activities, including guiding County departments in developing and managing their budgets, monitoring expenditures, and ensuring the responsible allocation of public resources.

Working collaboratively with County leadership, department heads, financial directors, and elected officials, the Budget Management Manager provides financial guidance, develops and implements strategic budgetary plans, and promotes compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies. The position also oversees payroll operations to ensure accurate and timely employee compensation and leads a team of professionals by directing daily activities, developing staff, and promoting effective financial management practices throughout the County.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Jefferson County provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:

$130,790 - $202,904

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Experience developing, monitoring, and managing a departmental or organizational budget.
• Experience supervising employees (e.g., directing the work of multiple subordinates, training subordinates, conducting performance appraisals).

TARGETED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by Jefferson County. These qualifications may be considered when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

• Experience working directly with senior departmental leadership or high-level officials to provide information, offer guidance, or explain policies and procedures.
• Experience presenting financial information to senior departmental leadership or high-level officials.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Enforces compliance by creating, reviewing and updating policies related to budgetary activities, conferring with various stakeholders and resources, and implementing corrective actions to ensure adherence to federal, state and local budgetary laws and regulations.

• Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.

• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.

• Communicates and collaborates with various parties and organizations (e.g., department heads, employees, citizens, board and council members) by preparing budgetary documentation and reports, making presentations, and attending meetings to disseminate and receive information on budget-related activities.

• Develops and implements the organization’s budgetary strategic plans by reviewing financial information and identifying opportunities for process improvements to maintain compliance with professional standards and alignment with the organization’s overall objectives.

• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.