Budget Manager

Budget Manager

The Benton County finance department is seeking a Budget Manager to join our team. The Budget Manager is responsible for supervising the Budgeting Team, consisting of four budget analysts, within the Financial Services Department. The Budgeting Team leads the development, monitoring and analysis of the adopted budgets for the County and County Service Districts, and ensures compliance with all county, state, and federal budget requirements. The position also performs complex analysis and technical work related to countywide financial and budget activities; conducts countywide revenue and expenditures trend analyses; develops and manages revenue forecasting methodology and models, interprets legal and policy restrictions on resource used; and identifies opportunities and risks to county's budget. The work and recommendations of this position and the team it manages provides the basis for budgetary financial decisions that impact the entire county.

First review of applications will be September 2, 2026. Applications submitted after this date may or may not be considered. Please note that this recruitment may close at any time after the first review date.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college
• Experience: Seven years of governmental accounting/budgeting experience including three years of experience in a supervisory or management role. Supervisory experience includes the authority to hire, terminate, assign, reward and discipline other employees.
• A cover letter is required to be submitted with the application for this position. Please include a cover letter no longer than two pages in length that describes your academic and work experience that meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Please also include details of your management experience, including details of the number and types of employees you have supervised.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Municipal accounting/budgeting experience with similar sized organization is preferred.

Questions regarding this position can be directed to Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines, Chief Financial Officer, Telephone: View phone number on click.appcast.io, Email: View email address on click.appcast.io.

Benefits

Spend more time with your family, friends and get back to doing what you love!

• 11 Paid Holidays + 64 Personal Leave Hours + 2 Floating Holidays + 8 hours of vacation accrual every month + sick leave! Vacation accrual increases with years of service.
• $0 Health Insurance Premium! Medical, Dental and Vision - cover your whole family without paying a dime.
• In addition, the county contributes up to $1,400 per year to your Health Savings or Retirement account! Apart from your deductible you can use this money for things that aren't traditionally paid by insurance – i.e. Ibuprofen, Tylenol and other preventative type medications. You never lose your Health Savings Account funds as it rolls over from year to year.
• Dependents up to age 26 are covered!
• After 6 months of employment: The County makes a retirement contribution of 6% of your salary towards Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)! The County makes a deferred compensation 457b plan contribution of 1.5% of your salary! You can add more if you wish. Loan Forgiveness eligibility.
• A free award-winning wellness program Interactive and personalized approach focused on your whole health Onsite and virtual seminars, wellness challenges and fun activities Monetary incentives and cool prizes to engage everyone and meet your individual needs
• 100% employer-paid coverage for AD&D ($100,000), Life ($10,000), and Long-Term Disability coverage. Supplemental plans are available at reasonable rates!

Annual Salary Range: Budget Manager: $86,413.60 - $117,836.58. This position is eligible for up to two salary raises within your first year. An Increase may be given at the end of the 6-month probationary period, depending on starting salary, and at the 1-year anniversary, as long as your performance is in good standing! Annual performance-based increases are given until the maximum of the salary range is reached.

Your application will be used to determine salary placement based on a pay equity assessment. Please ensure you have provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. For further information, please click on the link for more details.

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