Capital Budget Planning Coordinator

Job Description

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Arlington County's Department of Management and Finance (DMF) is seeking a Capital Budget Planning Coordinator to lead and manage a team whose main responsibility is to prepare, coordinate and manage the County's biennial, ten-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). This position will be responsible for full coordination and development of the CIP, monitoring capital project expenditures and execution across the County, developing funding plans and providing financial oversight to approved capital projects.

Responsibilities

Specific duties include:

• Designing and executing the CIP planning process, including presenting capital project funding options and recommendations, ensuring all decisions are reflected in capital budget projections, and ensuring that CIP documents are complete and accurate;
• Assembling a balanced, multi-year financing plan for the CIP that incorporates a diverse set of capital funding sources, many of which have restrictions on eligible uses;
• Monitoring project execution against project budgets, ensuring projects are closed out when moved into service and remaining balances are handled properly;
• Tracking CIP work session follow up questions from the County Board, in addition to reviewing, editing and writing responses;
• Supervising a team of Staff Financial Analysts to include hiring, assigning work, evaluating and managing job performance and mentoring;
• Providing CIP training and mentoring DMF and departmental budget analysts and leading special projects; and
• Monitoring the financial system of record to ensure CIP budgets, purchase orders, payables, and general ledger entries are accurate and up to date.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Public Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field;
• Significant and progressively responsible fiscal experience which has included development and monitoring of financial plans for complex projects, economic or financial analysis and providing financial advice to senior/executive management; and
• Experience supervising and coordinating the work efforts of others.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.

Desirable: Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:

• Developing and monitoring a large complex multi-year capital budget with multiple funding sources and making recommendations to senior leadership at the Federal, State or local level;
• Analyzing, researching, negotiating, and recommending solutions for operating or capital budgets;
• Preparing complex, detailed spreadsheets, reports, or other documents;
• Training experience and/or coaching to staff in budget procedures; and
• Masters degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance or a closely related field.

Special Requirements

Please submit a cover letter or use the space within the supplemental questionnaire to demonstrate how your experience relates to the position.

Additional Information

Normal work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with some flexibility. The official work location is 2100 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington VA. The Department of Management and Finance is conducting the majority of the work remotely with occasional on-site requirements for meetings at County facilities.

The official title for this position is Senior Staff Financial Analyst

As an Employer of Choice, Arlington County offers a generous benefits package. For more information on Arlington's family friendly benefits, click here.

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Each section of the application must be completed. A resume may be attached but will not substitute for the completed application. Do not enter "see resume" in the Education, Work Experience or Supplemental Questionnaire sections of the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered