What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Management and Budget Specialist, Grade N27 position at Montgomery County Government?
About The Position
Please note - The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $91,058 - $118,915 , based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
At the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), we are at the forefront of strategic decision-making, driving initiatives that directly influence the quality of life in the County. By providing an objective, data-driven perspective on public and fiscal policy, OMB empowers the County Executive, County Council, and other partners to make informed, impactful decisions. Our work ensures that resources are allocated responsibly and aligned with key priorities, driving the effective operation of County government.
The Shared Services Team plays a critical role in this mission by providing comprehensive administrative and operational support to smaller County departments.
Our team is a dynamic and collaborative unit that specializes in delivering a wide range of services, including human resource liaison support, contract and grant administration, bill payments, and purchase approvals. Additionally, we serve as trusted advisors, providing subject matter expertise and guidance to departments on complex administrative and compliance matters. Our goal is to streamline processes, optimize resources, and deliver high-quality services that enable departments to focus on their core functions.
Who We Are Looking For
At OMB, we believe that meaningful work comes from knowing your expertise has a direct and lasting impact on how the County operates. As part of our Shared Services Team, OMB is looking for a Senior Management and Budget Specialist to play a critical role in ensuring that budget operations across the County are accurate, efficient, and aligned with the County’s strategic priorities. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical precision, analytical depth, and collaborative problem-solving.
You will excel in this position if you find purpose in bringing clarity to complex financial systems and take pride in ensuring that budgets, operating, capital, and grant-funded, are implemented with accuracy, integrity, and consistency. Your work will directly influence the County’s ability to plan, execute major capital initiatives, and maintain fiscal responsibility across departments.
Our Ideal Candidate Is Someone Who Finds Purpose In
What You'll Be Doing
As a Senior Management and Budget Specialist, you will:
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Please note - The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $91,058 - $118,915 , based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
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At the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), we are at the forefront of strategic decision-making, driving initiatives that directly influence the quality of life in the County. By providing an objective, data-driven perspective on public and fiscal policy, OMB empowers the County Executive, County Council, and other partners to make informed, impactful decisions. Our work ensures that resources are allocated responsibly and aligned with key priorities, driving the effective operation of County government.
The Shared Services Team plays a critical role in this mission by providing comprehensive administrative and operational support to smaller County departments.
Our team is a dynamic and collaborative unit that specializes in delivering a wide range of services, including human resource liaison support, contract and grant administration, bill payments, and purchase approvals. Additionally, we serve as trusted advisors, providing subject matter expertise and guidance to departments on complex administrative and compliance matters. Our goal is to streamline processes, optimize resources, and deliver high-quality services that enable departments to focus on their core functions.
Who We Are Looking For
At OMB, we believe that meaningful work comes from knowing your expertise has a direct and lasting impact on how the County operates. As part of our Shared Services Team, OMB is looking for a Senior Management and Budget Specialist to play a critical role in ensuring that budget operations across the County are accurate, efficient, and aligned with the County’s strategic priorities. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical precision, analytical depth, and collaborative problem-solving.
You will excel in this position if you find purpose in bringing clarity to complex financial systems and take pride in ensuring that budgets, operating, capital, and grant-funded, are implemented with accuracy, integrity, and consistency. Your work will directly influence the County’s ability to plan, execute major capital initiatives, and maintain fiscal responsibility across departments.
Our Ideal Candidate Is Someone Who Finds Purpose In
- Ensuring the accurate execution, validation, and reconciliation of Countywide operating and capital budgets within BASIS, Oracle, and other enterprise financial systems.
- Researching, diagnosing, and resolving complex, cross-departmental budget and financial system issues, serving as a trusted subject matter expert who brings solutions and clarity to technical challenges.
- Leading coordination and technical administration of capital and grant-funded projects, Projects & Grants (“PnG”) updates, capital budget loads, funding switches, and project records are accurate, compliant, and synchronized across systems and departments.
- Training and guiding department users and junior staff on budget systems, processes, and reporting tools through clear instruction and shared expertise.
- Working with department stakeholders on operating budget submissions, quarterly analyses, and other budget related tasks.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Senior Management and Budget Specialist, you will:
- Provide comprehensive budget support to Shared Services departments by assisting departments with the preparation and submission of budget materials, including operating budgets, Future Fiscal Impacts, quarterly analyses, and allocation of operating accounts.
- Provide Countywide technical execution and control of operating and capital budget data within County enterprise financial systems. You will accomplish this duty by:
- Ensuring accurate implementation of approved budgets by loading, validating, and reconciling budget data in BASIS and Oracle modules.
- Executing budget adjustments, processing supplemental appropriations, and making technical corrections.
- Reviewing interface reports, researching discrepancies, resolving errors, and coordinating corrective actions with departments, ERP teams, and the Department of Finance.
- Operate as the functional expert for the PnG module, overseeing capital and grant-funded projects. You will accomplish this duty by:
- Coordinating with ERP and Finance teams to establish capital projects in PnG, ensuring all relevant parties update systems simultaneously.
- Collaborating with OMB’s CIP Macro Team to manage supplemental appropriations, transfers, and funding switches, facilitating synchronized updates across departments, resolve complex, cross-departmental budget and financial system issues.
- Develop, refine, and document technical budget processes and standard operating procedures for enterprise budget systems.
- Experience: Four (4) years of professional experience reviewing, analysing and monitoring operating and/or capital budgets, including analysis of and reporting on management and programmatic issues having budgetary implications.
- Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.
- Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Proven experience supporting operating and capital budget development, including preparing fiscal impact analyses, submitting budget materials, and coordinating executive and legislative budget cycles.
- Proven experience loading, validating, and reconciling budget data within enterprise financial systems such as BASIS and Oracle, including executing budget adjustments and resolving system discrepancies.
- Proven experience functioning as a technical or functional expert for financial system modules, preferably for project and grants (PnG), including establishing capital projects and coordinating cross-departmental financial updates.
- Proven experience collaborating with financial, ERP, and departmental partners to resolve complex budget, system, or data issues requiring cross-functional coordination.
- Proven experience developing, documenting, and refining technical budget processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures for enterprise budget systems, and demonstrated success training staff. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Salary : $91,058 - $118,915