Budget & Finance Specialist

Date Opened: Friday, July 10, 2026 12:00 AM

Close Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 12:00 AM

Department: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Salary: $25.00 - $35.1 Commensurate with Experience

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• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

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• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

The Budget & Finance Specialist position for Property & Evidence Management Division manages and maintains the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department’s inventory system, asset accountability, procurement, and evidence-related support functions to ensure operational readiness and compliance with departmental policies.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administrator of the Collective Data Inventory Management System, ensuring accurate records for all serialized and sensitive CMPD equipment.
• Coordinate and track inventory of department supplies and assets.
• Identify, evaluate, purchase, stock, store, catalog, issue, and audit police equipment and supplies.
• Assist in adjusting police allotments in the uniform purchase system for equipment purchases.
• Develop and maintain assets, equipment, and Narcan supply records to ensure operational readiness.
• Enter requisitions, process purchases, pay invoices, and verify receipt through Workday to ensure prompt vendor payment.
• Collaborate with department personnel to fulfill equipment and supply needs across divisions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent with (1) year of related experience.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a valid class C North Carolina driver’s license.
• Must obtain Module 2 DCI certification within the first six months of employment.
• Must be a United States citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Budget and Finance or Criminal Justice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Collect, manage and analyze information, principles and practices.
• Knowledge of general clerical/office practices and procedures including basic office workflow procedures.
• Knowledge of data processing methods, information storage and retrieval techniques.
• Knowledge of common practices and procedures of processing and disseminating information and supporting documentation.
• Knowledge of basic record keeping practices.
• Demonstrate exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Exhibit strong time management, organizational, and prioritization skills to consistently meet deadlines, and maximize productivity.
• Maintain a high level of dependability, accountability, and professionalism.
• Exercise sound judgment and strong decision-making skills while adapting to changing priorities and operational needs.

ADA and Other Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Physical Requirements:

• Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, climbing, or walking for extended periods of time.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying; some crouching, stooping, squatting, crawling, reaching, pushing, and pulling when performing tasks.
• Adequate vision, hearing, and speech required.

Sensory Requirements:

• Concentrated and attentive use of one or more senses (visual, audio, and other sensory modalities) for proofreading, data entry, tabulating data.
• Ability to operate in an environment with frequent interruptions from people and or noises, which in return could result in some level of stress, fatigue, or strain.
• Comprehensive written information in work-related documents.
• Ability to hear,