Finance Manager

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The City of Bothell is hiring a Finance Manager to help shape our city’s financial future. We’re seeking a strategic leader to guide long-term fiscal policy, provide expert analysis to City leadership, and manage key financial programs. 

If you're driven by public service, strategic planning, and meaningful financial impact, this is an exciting opportunity to make a difference.

Recruitment information:

The first round of application will be reviewed on Wednesday, August 6. 

What will you do in this position?

• Strategic Thinking: Develop and defend strategic financial policies with long-term impacts on the City’s resource planning and fiscal sustainability.
• Financial Expertise: Deliver expert financial analysis and recommendations to City leadership, including forecasting, economic evaluations, and funding strategies.
• Operational Expertise: Oversee key financial operations and programs, including utility rates, cost allocation, contracts, and capital financing agreements.
• Leadership: Lead and collaborate across departments, manage teams, and guide staff to align with strategic financial and operational goals.
• Communication: Served as a key financial spokesperson, communicated complex financial matters clearly, and upheld confidentiality and professionalism.

A successful candidate in this position will:

• Develop and strengthen internal and external relationships by collaborating to achieve effective agreements and foster mutual trust and goodwill 
• Ensure clear and efficient communication of information and ideas through diverse communication channels.
• Apply objective reasoning and action, maintaining perspective when evaluating both qualitative and quantitative information.
• Consistently lead by example, embody the City’s core values, and help others understand and prioritize the organization’s vision and values in all decisions and actions.
• Utilize a thoughtful and strategic approach to reduce conflict, fostering collaboration between individuals through appropriate communication methods and interpersonal techniques, while handling challenging situations with professionalism, impartiality, and objectivity.

A Master’s Degree in Public Administration or a closely related field and Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) designation are highly desirable.  

About City of Bothell: 

• The City is comprised of 13.6 square miles within both King and Snohomish Counties and is home to 51,760 people (2025). This figure is projected to grow to nearly 75,000 over the next 20 years in tandem with Bothell’s increasingly vibrant downtown and life sciences employment cluster near the I-405 corridor.
• Learn more about the City’s Organizational Values and the Bothell’s City Council 2040 Vision and Strategic Priorities.
• Discover more about the Finance Department and explore the diverse facets of their work, including budgeting and capital facilities planning. 

 To read the full job description and review the minimum qualifications, click here. 

We are committed to being a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace and community. 

The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.  Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives.    The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.     

We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a widely diverse range of backgrounds.  We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.  

If you need a reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please send an email to hrhelpdesk@bothellwa.gov.

To learn more about the City of Bothell’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, visit the DEI at Bothell Webpage.

Why Bothell? 
Bothell offers a career-enriching opportunity to apply your skills and experience in a way that has a positive effect on the community. We encourage professional growth and for employees to “think outside the box”.  We value work-life balance and provide paid vacation and sick leave benefits.  
 
We offer ample time off, including 11 paid holidays as well as 2 personal holidays. As an employee, you have access to a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision for you and your family.  We also offer life and disability insurance, state pension and deferred compensation for retirement.  Commute trip reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environment, and hybrid work options are available when appropriate.  The City of Bothell creates an environment that supports wellness practices which enhance the quality of life for City employees and encourage and incentivize participation in an employee wellness program. As a result, the City is a recipient of the Association of Washington Cities WellCity Award.

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