Finance Manager II

Finance Manager II

The County of Monterey is hiring for one vacancy and invites applications for the position of Finance Manager II. The County of Monterey is a diverse community set in a picturesque coastal location and offers tourists and residents alike the comfort of a moderate, Mediterranean climate, miles of beautiful beaches, spectacular mountain ranges, groves of redwoods, low-rolling foothills, and scenic valleys. Boasting such world-renowned attractions as the spectacular Big Sur Coast, Laguna Seca Raceway, 17-Mile Drive, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, the Steinbeck Center, the Monterey Jazz and Blues Festivals and Pebble Beach possibly the world's most famous golf course it's easy to see why over 450,000 residents choose to live here and an estimated four million visitors a year make the County of Monterey their destination of choice.

The County of Monterey County Administrative Office is looking to hire an experienced and ethical Finance Manager II with excellent interpersonal and analytical skills. Overseeing and managing fiscal, billing, and grant accounting systems and the procedures to ensure the accuracy and quality of all financial operations within the department. This role also includes training and supervising professional, paraprofessional, technical, and / or clerical staff, as well as overseeing applications, budget administration, and compliance with state and federal laws affecting fiscal operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating the preparation and management of the budget and providing budgetary and fiscal guidance to the Department Head and management team.

The County Administrative Office oversees the preparation, adoption, and administration of the County's $2.3 billion budget and coordinates the activities of county departments to ensure the effective accomplishment of the Board's directives and policies. The Administrative Office includes the divisions of Budget and Analysis, Contracts and Purchasing, Finance and Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used County-wide to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis.

Examples of Duties :

• Maintain a current knowledge of industry standards for public finance administration, cost and fiscal control accounting, budget preparation and management, financial reporting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Coordinate and maintain fiscal, billing and grant accounting systems and procedures to assure the quality and technical accuracy of all fiscal programs.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with Department management and staff, other Departments, outside agencies, vendors and state and federal program auditors.
• Manage and supervise professional, paraprofessional, technical and / or clerical staff; provide training to staff in accounting applications, budget administration and state and federal laws affecting fiscal operations; plan and organize work of staff; provide staff development training; select and evaluate staff.
• Advise management team, Department Heads and administrators regarding fiscal policies, goals, objectives, standards and programs.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of a variety of complex periodic and special accounting reports, financial statements, special financial studies, technical financial reports, budgets, cost analyses, rate studies and projections.
• Provide planning and oversight for Departmental budgeting; develop timelines and coordinate the financial portion of the budget; provide budgetary and fiscal advice to the Department Head and management staff; prepare budget for the Department or a portion related to the major area of responsibility.
• Direct and monitor Departmental accounting systems, financial controls and accounting operations including general ledger and cost accounting, financial reporting and internal auditing.
• Assure that the Department's and / or the County's fiscal program meets standards and passes State and Federal audits.
• Prepare responses to disputed state and federal audits and prepare material for appeals as appropriate.

To view the complete classification description, please visit the County of Monterey website : Finance Manager II.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills and abilities :

Examples of Experience / Education / Training : Any combination of training, education and / or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is : Education : Equivalent to completion of a bachelor's degree in Public or Business administration, Economics, Accounting, Finance or a related field with coursework in accounting, finance and business administration. Experience : Three years of increasingly responsible experience performing a wide variety of duties related to fiscal resource management, including at least one year of significant administrative experience in public finance and accounting.

Additional Information : The required conditions of employment include, but are not limited to the following :

The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. The benefits listed in the Monterey County Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.

Application and Selection Procedures :

Apply On-Line at https : / / www.governmentjobs.com / careers / montereycounty by Sunday, October 26, 2025, 11 : 59 PM(PST) or Hard copy applications may be obtained from and submitted during normal business hours, Monday Friday, 8 : 00 AM - 5 : 00 PM by contacting :

County of Monterey Attn : Laura Carucci, Human Resources Analyst 168 W. Alisal Street, 3rd Floor Salinas, CA 93901 Phone : (831) 759-6723