Strategic Budget Architect

Douglas County (NV); Minden (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas County is seeking a Budget Strategist to lead the development and administration of operating and capital budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and long-term fiscal sustainability. You will collaborate with the County Manager, elected officials, and the Finance Department to deliver transparent, accountable budgeting processes.

The role emphasizes complex financial analyses, forecasts, and policy development, with duties spanning performance monitoring, reporting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or closely related field with six years of governmental budgeting/financial planning experience.
• Six years of progressively responsible professional experience in governmental budgeting, strategic financial planning, fiscal policy, or public finance, including experience developing complex budgets and financial forecast.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and coordinates the development, preparation, implementation and administration of the County's annual operating, capital improvement and supplemental budgets under the direction of the County Manager, developing and recommending budget schedules, guidance, priorities, and timelines for countywide budget development.
• Conducts complex financial, operational, and organizational analyses to critically evaluate departmental budget submissions, staffing models, and resource requests; synthesizes data to formulate options and recommendations for the County Manager.
• Collaborates closely with the Comptroller and Finance Department to ensure alignment between budget development, financial reporting, accounting practices, revenue forecasting, cash flow considerations, debt management, capital planning, and long-range fiscal sustainability.
• Monitors countywide budget performance throughout the fiscal year, analyzes significant revenue and expenditure variances and emerging fiscal risks, and recommends corrective actions, budget amendments, funding alternatives, or other management strategies to the County Manager/Chief Operating Officer.
• Evaluates the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, Board actions, organizational changes, labor agreements, capital projects, and new programs, developing analytical reports and funding strategies for executive review.
• Assists in developing, recommending, and implementing countywide budget policies, procedures, standards, and budget instructions to promote consistency, transparency, accountability, and compliance with applicable laws, policies, and established budgeting principles.
• Represents the County with dignity, integrity, professionalism, and a spirit of cooperation in all interactions with elected officials, County leadership, employees, governmental agencies, and the public.
• Prepares and presents financial and budgetary reports to the County Manager, Board of County Commissioners, and other internal or external stakeholders as required.
• Leads and coordinates the preparation, consolidation, and presentation of the County's budget documents, including public-facing budget reports, executive summaries, and supporting schedules.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or closely related field

Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional experience in governmental budgeting, strategic financial planning, fiscal policy, or public finance

Job description

Douglas County is seeking a Budget Strategist to lead the development and administration of operating and capital budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and long-term fiscal sustainability. You will collaborate with the County Manager, elected officials, and the Finance Department to deliver transparent, accountable budgeting processes.

The role emphasizes complex financial analyses, forecasts, and policy development, with duties spanning performance monitoring, reporting, and