Budget Manager Jobs in Oregon (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $120,785.60 - $172,764.80 Annually
Location : Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave, OR
Job Type: Regular
Job Number: 2026-00654
Bureau: Public Safety Service Area
Opening Date: 07/13/2026
Closing Date: 7/27/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
The Position
Job Appointment: Full time, regular
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm. Alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: This position will report to The Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave. Portland, Oregon. This is a manager position. Beginning April 2025, all manager positions will be expected to report to their worksites full time. Remote work days remain an option, to accommodate travel, or occasionally focus on major work projects.
Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position.
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is or may be eligible for for qualifying employees.
Application Material:Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland's online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.
Position Summary:
The Analyst IV (Budget Manager) for the Public Safety Service Area is responsible for aligning public safety resources and systems to improve services and outcomes for the community. This position manages budget development and financial analysis for the bureaus within the Public Safety Service Area, including the Portland Police Bureau, Portland Fire & Rescue, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, the Bureau of Emergency Communications, and the Office of the DCA of Public Safety. Leading a team of Financial Analysts, the Budget Manager ensures effective cross-bureau financial modeling, budget management, and planning. This role is critical to advancing the City of Portland's goals of ensuring a safe and peaceful community while promoting fiscal responsibility.
As a Budget Manager, you will have the opportunity to work closely with Bureau Directors, Division Managers, and the City Budget Office to ensure accurate financial analyses and ensure program goals are being met. Reporting to the Manager of the Budget, Strategy & Performance Unit, this position enjoys a high degree of independence while collaborating closely with other team members on grants management, strategic planning, and performance management.
As the Budget Manager, you will:

• Lead a team of analysts that serve the Public Safety bureaus - Police, Fire, Emergency Communications, and Emergency Management. Supervise staff's day-to-day work. Help develop goals, evaluate performance, and provide feedback, and, if necessary, recommend disciplinary measures for team.
• Coordinate the annual budget development cycle for the service area, ensuring tasks are completed by deadlines in a manner that advances city goals.
• Analyze and prepare reports comparing bureau budgets to actual revenue and expense activity throughout the fiscal year, including information regarding multiple revenue streams and expense categories. Project future activity to allow for long-term planning. Provide policy recommendations based on organizational goals, risks, and opportunities.
• Present and communicate information about finances, programs, performance, and strategy to bureau and City leadership. This will involve making complex financial information clear and accessible to assist in informed decision-making regarding budgetary matters.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Bureau directors and staff, representatives of other governmental agencies, the public, and others encountered in the course of work.
• Identify opportunities for improving financial systems, processes, and tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy in budget management and financial analysis.
• Engage in strategic planning activities, contributing financial insights and analyses that support long-term goals and initiatives for the Public Safety Service Area.

Questions?
Jaclyn Snyder, Senior Recruiter
Bureau of Human Resources
To Qualify
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

1. Experience with budget development, the public budget process, and applying generally accepted accounting principles.
2. Experience establishing and managing systems, processes, and schedules to ensure the timely and efficient production of high-quality work products in an environment with multiple competing priorities.
3. Experience working with stakeholders to understand their needs and then provide sound strategic advice focused on budgetary and organizational impact.
4. Ability to apply analytic and problem-solving skills to independently develop sound decisions, conclusions, and recommendations.
5. Ability to supervise and/or lead a team including hiring, training, motivating, assigning work, and managing performance.

Although not required, you may also have:

• 2+ years of experience using SAP
• Experience supervising a budget/finance team

The Recruitment Process
STEP 1: Apply online between Monday, July 13, 2026 - Monday, July 27, 2026
Required Application Materials:

• Resume
  • Note: Do not include your age, date of birth, or the dates you attended or graduated from school. Only provide this information if it is specifically requested to meet job requirements or to follow federal, state, or local laws or rules.
• Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• Veteran documents to request for Veteran Preference (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.)
  • Effective January 1, 2026, the State of Oregon law ORS 408.225 - 408.238 is amended to expand eligibility for Veterans' Preference to current and former Oregon National Guard service members. If applicants are existing state or former Oregon National Guard servicemembers, they are encouraged to attach appropriate documentation to their future recruitment applications.
  • Update: As of March 3, 2025, if you have already submitted veteran documents and qualified for preference, you do not need to resubmit them for future recruitments.
  • To update or remove veteran preference for this recruitment or from your profile, contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.

Application Tips:

• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your resume should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• How We Determine Pay: The City of Portland is covered by the . Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.
• Do not attach materials not requested.
• All completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process. E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting; instead, use AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of July 27, 2026

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your resume and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of August 3, 2026

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview): August/September

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates to interview.

Step 5: Conditional Employment Offer: September
Step 6: Start Date: October

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change*
Additional Information
Click here for additional information regarding the following:

• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
• Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity

An Equal Opportunity Employer
A Career with the City of Portland offers many Employee Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to

• Health Care (Medical, Vision and Dental)
• Carrot Fertility
• Wellness Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), including contributions to the PERS IAP plan paid by employer
• Family Medical Leave
• City Paid Parental Leave

AND SO MANY MORE!
Benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status.
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Thank you for your interest in joining the team at the City of Portland. We sincerely value your time and hope to make your application experience as positive as possible.
The following supplemental questions are an important step to assist us in determining if you have the minimum qualifications to succeed in the posted vacancy.
Write specific and unique responses to each question. Answering "No", to any of the Yes/No questions or answering an essay question with the following "See resume", or entering "N/A" for any of the minimum qualifications listed in the "To Qualify" section may eliminate you from further consideration.
Note: If you are requesting veterans' preference, please be sure to upload a copy of your DD214 and/or Veteran's administration letter stating your disability. Veteran's preference documentation must be submitted by the closing time of this announcement.
Have you read and understood all the information listed above?

• Yes
• No - If you have any questions, please contact the recruiter on the announcement.

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Where did you first learn about this job opportunity? (If on a website or job board, please specify which one)
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The City of Portland receives public records requests at times. Please indicate which response you find appropriate:(Answer will not disqualify you from the process)

• My application was submitted with the understanding that the City of Portland would keep the information confidential and would only disclose the information if ordered to do so. I would not have submitted this application without the promise of confidentiality.
• You may release my application; I am waiving confidentiality.

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Do you have experience with budget development, the public budget process, and applying generally accepted accounting principles?

• Yes
• No

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Provide a detailed example(s) of your experience with budget development, the public budget process, and applying generally accepted accounting principles.
In your response, include details which clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.

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Do you have experience establishing and managing systems, processes, and schedules to ensure the timely and efficient production of high-quality work products in an environment with multiple competing priorities?

• Yes
• No

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Provide a detailed example(s) of your experience establishing and managing systems, processes, and schedules to ensure the timely and efficient production of high-quality work products in an environment with multiple competing priorities.
In your response, include details which clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of