Assistant Director Financial Management

Summary

This role entails leading the Central Business Office under the Deputy Chief of Administrative Services' guidance. Responsibilities include managing annual operating and capital budgets exceeding $450 million, overseeing payroll for over 2,600 full-time personnel, handling accounts payable and receivable, conducting financial analysis and forecasting, managing grants, overseeing fleet and procurement operations, and administering contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• Directs the assessment, design, and integration of departmental financial management systems and develops evaluation methods.
• Leads the creation of multi-year financial plans and collaborates with departmental, executive, and legislative bodies to clarify financial strategies and challenges.
• Drafts legislation aligned with the department's strategic goals.
• Facilitates and reports on the progress of various groups such as focus groups, task forces, and steering committees.
• Provides expertise in planning, budgeting, and management to departmental leadership and operational managers.
• Ensures daily fiscal operations comply with state and federal standards and objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years' experience in financial administration covering areas like program analysis, budgeting, cost evaluation, financial planning, revenue and expenditure forecasting, cash flow oversight, and establishing internal controls.
• At least three years' experience interpreting and evaluating financial reports.
• At least six months' experience in strategic planning, including setting objectives, strategy formulation, activity planning, and performance measurement over a three to five-year horizon.
• At least six months' experience in operations management involving planning, directing, coordinating, controlling, and assessing operations typically via supervisors.

Conditions of Employment

• Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. The employing agency participates in the Federal E-Verify program.
• A satisfactory criminal background check is mandatory; costs may be borne by the applicant.
• Pre-employment drug screening is required upon conditional offer.
• A pre-employment baseline two-step tuberculin skin test (TST) is required upon conditional offer.

Additional Information

Detailed information about benefits is accessible on the state’s benefits website. The hiring process involves evaluation based on education, training, and experience as detailed in the application and supplemental questionnaire. Applicants must provide thorough, accurate information. Communication will primarily occur via email. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.

The State of Delaware is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in its workforce and actively seeks representation across various demographics including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.