Police Budget Coordinator

About This Role

The Police Budget Coordinator performs advanced budget coordination, preparation, research, analysis, and forecasting for the Mesa Police Department. This role involves leading fiscal discussions with executive staff, managing grants, and overseeing financial staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional, advanced level budget coordination, preparation, research, analysis, and forecasting
• Communicate with police personnel to provide budget understanding, projections, procedures, philosophies, and needs
• Lead Police Executive Staff members in expenditure estimates, budget preparation and maintenance, budget reductions, and other fiscal matters
• Manage the grant pre and post-award coordination and tracking process
• Coordinate audit of restricted police funds including, but not limited to Asset Forfeiture
• Generate, summarize, and distribute quarterly budget reports from the City’s Financial system to Police Command Staff
• Monitor, research, analyze, and make recommendations on expenditures and funding sources
• Develop complete cost estimates for new position requests
• Closely monitor and analyze bi-weekly Department wide payroll expenditures to include forecasting year-end estimates
• Develop and oversee the carryover process at year-end
• Review Police Department policies and procedures relating to accounting practices and recommend process improvements
• Develop financial controls for police systems and processes
• Supervise financial staff; provides development, training, and education to staff; and monitors performance
• Participate in department projects as a team member or leader

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public or Business Administration, or a related field
• Extensive (5+ years) professional-level experience in budget preparation, accounting, financial cost analysis, or a closely related financial/fiscal activity
• One year of supervisory experience
• Successful completion of a background investigation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public or Business Administration, or a related field
• 5+ years of professional-level experience in budget preparation, accounting, financial cost analysis, or a closely related financial/fiscal activity. 1+ year of supervisory experience.

Nice to Have

• Considerable (3 - 5 years) experience in budget preparation

Benefits