Strategic Budget & Finance Manager

State of Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services; Lakewood (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Western State Hospital in Washington state seeks an Assistant Budget and Finance Manager to influence hospital budgeting, financial analysis, and reporting. You will report to the Budget and Finance Manager, oversee hospital-wide budgeting, perform complex data analysis, and support CFO decisions as part of the Senior Leadership Team.

You will develop budget materials, monitor expenditures, and provide guidance on overtime controls, policy adherence, and CBA requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, health administration, or a related field and three years of experience conducting research and analyzing financial data, policies, laws, rules, or regulations, or comparable combination of education.
• Additional qualifying experience may substitute year-for-year for the required education.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor all budget and finance related material for projects as assigned by the CFO or Budget and Finance Manager.
• Conduct advanced, comprehensive financial analysis of the project’s budget and recommends budgetary controls.
• Provide monthly analysis of budget, forecast, and expenditure trends to the CFO, executive management, and BHHA leadership for all assigned projects.
• Receive and manage all WSH purchase requests through the Tracks Systems.
• Provides strategic assistance and guidance to staff, leadership, and other stakeholders on policy, management of positions, tracking and reporting requirements, strategy to control overtime expenditures, agency directives, attendance policy, and the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
• Ensure the financial integrity of services delivered by Consolidated Business Services (CBS) in support of the Civil Center and Gage Center.
• Jointly develops and implements WSH Policies and procedures.

Skills

Budget analysis

Leadership

Policy interpretation

Forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, health administration, or related field

Three years of experience in financial data analysis/research

Tools

Excel

Windows

Job description

Western State Hospital in Washington state seeks an Assistant Budget and Finance Manager to influence hospital budgeting, financial analysis, and reporting. You will report to the Budget and Finance Manager, oversee hospital-wide budgeting, perform complex data analysis, and support CFO decisions as part of the Senior Leadership Team.

You will develop budget materials, monitor expenditures, and provide guidance on overtime controls, policy adherence, and CBA requirements.