Position Description

Final Filing Deadline: Sunday, October 26, 2025

25/20B93/10LC

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.
County Administrative Office
The County Administrative Office (CAO) 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

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:

Thorough Knowledge :

• Principles and methods of public finance administration.
• Accounting operations, budgeting preparation and management; fiscal control auditing, cost accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, financial analysis, internal financial and operations auditing, reimbursement, grant management, and third-party reimbursement.
• Computerized data processing as applied to financial management.

Working Knowledge :

• State and Federal laws affecting fiscal operations, public finance, reporting and resource management.
• Principles and methods of supervision and management, including work planning, analysis, and organization; selection and evaluation of employees, and their training and development.
• Word, Excel, Access and other common office software.
• Quantitative analysis and statistical reporting.

Skill and Ability to:

• Direct, plan and organize fiscal and accounting operations.
• Properly interpret and apply laws, regulations and policies.
• Prepare, review and interpret financial data and reports.
• Use personal computers.

Examples of Experience/Education/Training

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

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

• Possess a valid California Class C driver's license at the time of appointment or provide evidence of suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.
• Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency; travel out of County to attend meetings.

BENEFITS:
The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view the X-Unit Benefit Summary Sheet . This information is not legally binding, nor does it serve as a contract. The benefits listed in the Monterey County Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.

NOTES:
As a condition of employment, prospective employees may be required to submit to a background review which may include a review of information concerning present and/or prior employment, driving record, and record of any criminal convictions. Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the U.S.; a list of acceptable documents is available on the USCIS Form I-9. If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position, your rate of pay will be hourly, and you will not be eligible for the benefits listed in the summary.

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

The selection process is tentative, and applicants will be notified if changes are made. To assess applicants' possession of required qualifications, the examination process may include an oral examination, pre-examination exercises, performance examination, and/or written examination. The competitive examination process includes submittal of required application materials. A complete application package will include:

• A completed County of Monterey Employment Application
• Responses to the Supplemental Questions

Applicants who fail to provide all required materials by the final filing deadline will not be considered. Resumes, cover letters, letters of interest, and other correspondence will not be accepted as a substitute for required application materials. All required application materials will be competitively evaluated. Those applicants that are determined to be the most appropriately qualified will be invited to participate further in the selection process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
Monterey County is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer. The County seeks candidates who can make contributions in an environment of cultural and ethnic diversity. Monterey County is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact Laura Carucci, Human Resources Analyst, at (831) 759-6723, or CarucciLR@countyofmonterey.gov .

http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/human-resources/human-resources/benefits/benefit-summary-sheet

Closing Date/Time: 10/26/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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