Sr. Manager, Budget And Performance

Position Description

Department of Economic Equity & Opportunity

Mission: To connect, value, and empower people, businesses, and communities.

Vision: An inclusive, accessible, prosperous, and resilient Harris County.

What you will do at the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity:

The Sr. Manager, Budget and Performance is a key position in the department's Finance & Administration division. Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Finance and Administration, they will lead the internal evaluation of programs and services, oversee the budget of the department, manage financial operations, and track program/service metrics to ensure goals are met. This position will work collaboratively with the Assistant Director of Finance and Administration in creating a culture of accountability and data-driven decisions in the department. This position encompasses a range of high-level responsibilities that involve overseeing diverse financial functions, developing, and analyzing reports, and fostering intra and interdepartmental collaboration to guarantee the seamless flow of financial operations. The Sr. Manager is expected to have solid technical skills and strong analytic abilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performance Measures Data and Processes: Support the data collection and reporting processes and procedures within the Department to ensure that program/service data is captured, reported, and analyzed accurately to track performance measures across all divisions.

• Develop department-wide best practices and processes for collecting key performance measurements.

• Performance Measures Development: Develop performance measures and tracking tools for new and existing initiatives and programs; ensure that program data is captured, reported, and analyzed accurately to track performance measures for all divisions.

• Budget/ Finance: Assists in the annual budgeting process for the department by providing timely and accurate reports and analysis of results of the Department's performance against historical data, current budget, and forecasted performance.

• Performance Measures Training: Coordinates and facilitates staff technical training and assistance, and provides support, instruction, and guidance for data entry and management.

• Reporting: Creates monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc performance and financial reports, as well as Charts, and PowerPoint Presentations to visually represent these for internal and external audiences, including Commissioner's Court and department leadership.

• Fiscal Management: Monitors general and grant budgets/expenditures to ensure on-track spending and accurate and timely supplier payments.

• Leads the execution of the day-to-day financial operations, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, and expense management.

• Other duties as assigned.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Political Science, Accounting, Economics, or related field with (5) years of direct experience in budget management, metric design, managing key performance indicators, and outcome evaluation.

OR

• Associate degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Political Science, Accounting, Economics, or related field with (7) years of direct experience in budget management, metric design, managing key performance indicators, and outcome evaluation.

Additional Experience:

• Financial data analysis and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) experience required.

• Project management experience, including managing multiple projects on tight deadlines.

• Strong Excel skills required; SQL and/or data visualization experience preferred.

• Stakeholder management experience, including engagement across internal departments, third-party consultants, or community partners.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong Excel skills required

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, including Teams, Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Knowledge of program performance (KPI) and evaluation, including budget development and management.

• Knowledge of financial reporting.

• Self-starter: takes initiative, able to operate within a program start-up environment..

• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and deliver high-quality results on-time.

• Strong writing, presentation, and project management skills.

• Skilled at working collaboratively with a commitment to serving the public.

• Understanding of and commitment to advancing equity throughout the department and its programs/services.

• Ability to maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior, exercising honesty and integrity, respect, and fairness in the execution of their responsibilities.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Preferences

• Master's degree preferred.

• SQL and/or data visualization experience preferred.

General Information

Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time, position.

• Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Work Environment:

• This role is eligible for majority remote work from within the greater Harris County region in compliance with the Harris County Telework Policy.

• This job also operates in a workstation within a professional office environment.

• This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers and copiers.

• Must be able to telework or work from a central office location as assigned.

Reporting Relationships:

• Reports To Position: Assistant Director, Finance and Administration

• Supervises Positions: N/A

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.

The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage

• Dental Coverage

• Vision Coverage

• Wellness Plan

• Life Insurance

• Long-term disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service

• Accrual rates increase based on years of service

• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday

• Professional development opportunities

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan

• Healthcare Reimbursement Account

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:

https://benefitsathctx.com/

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma

• Associate Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or higher

• None of the above

02

If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Public Policy

• Public Administration

• Public Affairs

• Political Science

• Accounting

• Economics

• Other Related Field

• Unrelated Field

• N/A; No Degree

03

Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.

04

Which of the following best describes your verifiable direct experience in budget management, metric design, managing key performance indicators, and outcome evaluation? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than five (5) years

• Five (5) years but less than six (6) years

• Six (6) years but less than seven (7) years

• Seven (7) years or more

• I do not have this experience

05

Please provide details about your verifiable direct experience in budget management, metric design, managing key performance indicators, and outcome evaluation. Do not use "Please see Resume" or "See Resume" (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history) Please include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.

06

Do you have Financial data analysis and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) experience?

• Yes

• No

07

Do you have SQL and/or data visualization experience?

• Yes

• No

08

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced

• Intermediate

• Basic

• Entry Level

• Not proficient

Required Question

Agency Harris County

Address 1111 Fannin St

Ste. 600

Houston, Texas, 77002

Phone 713-274-5445

Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx