Finance Advisor

The City of Seattle wants every child to have the opportunity to succeed in their education. This journey starts with providing access to high-quality early education to our youngest learners. To achieve this goal, the Department of Education and Early Learning is seeking a Finance Advisor who can provide financial, analytical, and program implementation support to department leadership and divisions.

Please visit http://www.seattle.gov/education to learn more about the Department of Education & Early Learning.

The Department of Education & Early Learning strives to embed the City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative into its education objectives and seeks staff that value the importance of working together as a government and community to eliminate racial disparities and achieve racial equity. Our core values of equity, results, stewardship, transparency, and collaboration guide our work, support our operations, and hold us accountable.

• Preparing and presenting budget, decision-support materials and program proposals to leadership, division managers, department directors, City Budget Office, Mayor’s Office, City Council and other partners. This includes proposals for the City’s biennial budget process and responses to the Mayor’s Office and City Council requests for changes to planned or new investments.

• Providing financial guidance on budget constraints, revenue collections, financial policies and procedures to division directors and program leaders to support sound fiscal management and decision-making.

• Leading and supporting financial planning, budgeting, and fund management activities, including monitoring expenditures, revenues, and program performance.

• Assisting in preparing budget materials, fiscal analyses, and program proposals for Department leadership, the City Budget Office, and other partners.

• Developing and maintaining financial tools, reports, and procedures to improve monitoring, controls, and decision-making across programs and divisions.

• Providing analytical support and guidance for program design and investment planning, including assessing costs, benefits, fiscal sustainability, and resource constraints.

• Contributing to development and implementation of levy-funded initiatives, including financial tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement of investment approaches.

• Assisting in development and revision of fiscal, operational, and management policies to ensure funds are used effectively to meet department objectives and aligned with legislative intent.

• Supporting improvement of financial and operational processes, such as plan-to-report and procure-to-pay workflows.

• Coordinating and supporting implementation of projects related to financial systems, policy changes, process or program improvements.

You’ll be prepared to take on this role if you have:

• Budgeting practices and financial management principles.

• Financial forecasting, financial modeling, and cost analysis methods.

• Performance measurement practices.

• Preparing financial analyses and summaries for decision-makers.

• Project management.

• Interpreting and explaining fiscal information to non-technical audiences.

• Developing spreadsheets, financial tracking tools, and reports.

• Supporting Continuous Process Improvement or Continuous Quality Improvement.

• Supporting policy and program design through fiscal analysis.

• Working collaboratively with