Finance Manager, Environmental Services & Budgeting

Oregonmetro; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro’s WPES Finance Manager leads budget development, forecasting, and financial analysis to support environmental and sustainability programs in the Portland region. This role partners with WPES leaders to guide strategic financial decisions and manage a team of analysts overseeing contracts, accounts payable, and internal controls.

Strong supervisory experience and a CFO mindset are essential to drive planning, cost accounting, grants administration, and regulatory compliance across complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in governmental budgeting and accounting, including at least five (5) years in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
• Any combination of education, professional, volunteer and lived experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the classification duties and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of operating and capital budgets for the WPES department.
• Provide strategic financial guidance and perform forecasting, analysis, and revenue modeling.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, internal accounting policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide supervision and development for analytical staff and role in contracts, accounts payable, revenue recognition, and internal controls.
• Present financial information to leadership and external stakeholders and support grant billing.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

Leadership & supervision

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Public Administration

Tools

PowerBI

PeopleSoft

NEOGOV

ERP systems (Workday/PeopleSoft)

Job description

Metro’s WPES Finance Manager leads budget development, forecasting, and financial analysis to support environmental and sustainability programs in the Portland region. This role partners with WPES leaders to guide strategic financial decisions and manage a team of analysts overseeing contracts, accounts payable, and internal controls.

Strong supervisory experience and a CFO mindset are essential to drive planning, cost accounting, grants administration, and regulatory compliance across complex