Behavioral Health Administration Budget And Finance Director - Human Services Manager 3 - Remote Eligible

Behavioral Health Administration Budget And Finance Director

Job Class: Human Services Manager 3

Agency: Human Services Dept

Job ID: 93595

Location: St. Paul

Telework Eligible: Yes

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Unlimited

Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers

Date Posted: 04/16/2026

Closing Date: 05/06/2026

Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Human Services Dept / DHS Manager

Division/Unit: DHS-Central Office / BH Administration

Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift / 8:00am to 4:30pm

Days of Work: Monday - Friday

Travel Required: No

Salary Range: $47.38 - $68.02 / hourly; $98,929 - $142,025 / annually

Classified Status: Classified

Bargaining Unit/Union: 220 - Manager/Unrep

FLSA Status: Exempt - Executive

Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The Department of Human Services is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. DHS does not participate in E-Verify.

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

This position is eligible for telework for applicants who reside in Minnesota or in a bordering state, with supervisory approval and satisfactory performance. If you live in a state bordering Minnesota, you must live within 50 miles or less from the primary work location to be eligible for telework. Flexible work hours may be permitted with supervisor approval.

About the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) - BHA is an administration of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) responsible for ensuring access to high-quality mental health, substance use disorder, and integrated behavioral health services for Minnesotans across the lifespan. BHA administers behavioral health policy, oversees federal block grant programs, and manages Medicaid-funded behavioral health services - working in partnership with counties, tribes, providers, and communities statewide. BHA is committed to advancing equitable access to behavioral health services and to building a workforce that reflects and understands the communities we serve.

About the Role – The Budget & Finance Director is the primary fiscal authority and senior advisor to the Assistant Commissioner and the BHA's senior leadership team. This senior leadership position has wide latitude to shape fiscal strategy, influence policy, and direct three multidisciplinary teams: Federal Grants Management, Behavioral Health Payments and Rates, and Fiscal Operations. You will report to the BHA Deputy Assistant Commissioner and serve as a visible member of BHA's senior leadership team. In addition, key responsibilities of this position include:

• Provide executive-level direction over the establishment, oversight, and maintenance of BHA's complex operational and programmatic funding and budgets.
• Direct development and oversight of BHA's operational and programmatic budgets, including final authority over expenditure transfers and budget activity accounts.
• Supervise three management-level direct reports and their teams, ensuring quality outcomes, staff development, and state and federal compliance.
• Serve as BHA's strategic liaison to the DHS Chief Financial Officer, Financial Operations Division, and Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB).
• Manage budget activity level reporting for all aspects of BHA's approximately $415 million in combined administrative and grant budgets to support informed executive decision-making.
• Embed an equity lens into budget processes—attending to how resource allocation decisions affect communities experiencing disparities in behavioral health access and outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

Professional leadership or supervisory experience.

AND

Two (2) years of advanced level experience managing budgets, spending plans and fiscal policy direction programs for a public or non-profit organization along with the required experience listed below.

OR

Five (5) years of highly skilled financial work experience providing leadership or supervisory experience supporting budgets, spending plans and fiscal policy directions for a public or non-profit organization along with the required experience listed below.

Required experience includes the following:

• Managing large, complex budgets across multiple funding sources, appropriations, or grant funds.
• Developing or advising on fiscal policy, budget strategy, or multi-year spending plans in a complex organizational setting.
• Providing fiscal analysis, guidance, or recommendations to senior or executive leadership to support high-stakes decision-making.
• Managing funds across multiple appropriations or funding streams, including monitoring expenditures to ensure funds are used within required timelines and in compliance with applicable requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Recognizing that strong candidates come from many different paths. You are encouraged to apply if you meet the minimum qualifications, even if you don't check every box in the preferred list.

• Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
• Experience managing budgets at significant scale (e.g., $50 million or more) across administrative and grant funding sources.
• Experience supervising supervisors or managers who lead their own technical teams.
• Experience with federal grant compliance, reporting, and fund administration — in any program area.
• Experience with government payment policy, reimbursement systems, or rate-setting processes in health, human services, or other publicly funded context.
• Familiarity with Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) systems, DHS financial operations, or equivalent state agency fiscal processes.
• Knowledge of Minnesota's behavioral health system, Medicaid program structure, or public assistance programs.
• Experience applying an equity lens to budgeting, resource allocation, or fiscal policy — including attention to outcomes for communities facing systemic disparities.
• Experience working effectively across diverse communities, cultures, and backgrounds — whether with colleagues, clients, partner organizations, or the public.
• Familiarity with legislative or intergovernmental relations, including experience navigating political dynamics across agencies, branches of government, or other stakeholder environments.
• Experience applying project management or continuous improvement practices to track progress, measure outcomes, and drive operational results.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams or workgroups, including facilitating meetings, setting clear direction, and supporting staff through complex or changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and present it clearly to diverse audiences — including executive leadership, policymakers, community members, or other stakeholders with varying levels of technical background.

Additional Requirements

• A Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) criminal background check will be conducted on all finalists for this position. Finalists must pass the DHS background check.
• Employee reference checks will be conducted on all finalists. This may include a review of documentation related to job performance. It also includes contact with the applicant's former employer(s).

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us. Please indicate what assistance is needed.