ABT BUDGET LEAD

(IT PROJECT MANAGER III)

DEPARTMENT OF EXECUTIVE SERVICES

ACCOUNTABLE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION (ABT) PROGRAM

Annual Salary Range:  $87,933 - $111,461

Job Announcement:  07R7549TLT
OPEN:  2/13/08        CLOSE: Open Until Filled

 

WHO MAY APPLY: This recruitment is open to county employees and the general public. This is a term-limited temporary, fully benefited position that is expected to last until approximately December 31, 2011.

 

WHERE TO APPLY: Required forms and materials must be sent to:

King County ABT Program

Attn: Rick Takeuchi, HR Lead

401 5th Avenue, Suite 800, MS: MLK-ES-0800

Seattle, WA  98104

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Applications not received at the location specified above may not be processed.  You may also e-mail your application materials to rick.takeuchi@kingcounty.gov.

 

FORMS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED: A King County application form, resume and letter of interest detailing your background and describing how you meet or exceed the requirements are required.  Application forms may be found at: http://www.metrokc.gov/ohrm/jobs/JobApplications.htm.

 

WORK LOCATION: Chinook Building, 401 5th Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA  98104

 

WORK SCHEDULE:  This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is not overtime eligible.  The regular workweek is full-time, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but work assignments may require variable schedule for meeting with business partners.

 

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES INCLUDE:  Act as the Accountable Business Transformation Program (ABT) Functional Project Manager to facilitate review and improvement of King County budget business processes; and select and implement a countywide budget system.  This position will coordinate with county agency and department budget Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).  Specific duties include:

• Provide budget business process functional expertise during the ABT Program project.
• Coordinate day to day activities related to review and documentation of current county budget business policies, processes and practices.
• Lead the identification and evaluation of County budget best practices, lead gap analysis of current budget business processes and best practices.
• Lead the development of a cost/benefits analysis supporting the implementation of modified budget business processes.
• Lead the evaluation of budget systems Request for Proposal (RFP) responses.
• Lead the implementation of best practice budget business processes supported by the selected budget system.
• Develop detailed project plans.
• Lead business partners through business process improvement and change.
• Facilitate sessions with business partners.
• Coordinate with other ABT functional area teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to a wide range of individuals, including making presentations before groups and committees.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively on complex tasks within tight time and budget constraints.
• Advanced knowledge of automated systems testing procedures, data conversion analyses, transaction processing, and troubleshooting applications.
• Ability to develop effective recommendations on full range of issues involving the analysis of functional modules and automated systems.
• Demonstrated experience creating business process flows using Visio; writing issue papers, reports, system documentation and user guides using Word; organizing information and doing calculations with Excel; preparing presentations using PowerPoint; and, effectively using Outlook and SharePoint productivity tools.

 

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Valid Washington State Driver’s License or the ability to travel throughout the county in a timely manner.

 

CLASS CODE:  736501