Assistant Director Financial Management

State of Delaware • Dover, DE

7h

About The Position

Under the direction of the Chief and Deputy Chief of Administrative Services, the Assistant Director Financial Management provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Department of Correction’s Central Business Office. The position ensures effective financial and administrative operations across the agency, including development and management of annual operating and capital budgets exceeding $530.2 million. Areas of oversight include accounts payable and receivable, financial analysis and forecasting, grants management, fleet operations, procurement and contracting, and payroll administration for more than 2,600 employees. The role supports fiscal accountability, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and alignment of financial resources with agency priorities.

The position manages the analysis, formulation, and integration of the Department’s financial management programs and develops and implements methods for program evaluation. It oversees the development of multi-year plans and programs, provides planning, budgetary, and management expertise to Department administration and operations managers, and monitors day-to-day fiscal activities for compliance with state and federal objectives or guidelines. The incumbent works with departmental, executive, and legislative officials on financial plans and issues, identifies problem areas and recommends solutions, proposes legislation supporting the Department’s strategic plan, and coordinates and reports on the activities and progress of focus groups, task forces, and steering committees.

Requirements

• Three years of experience in financial administration, including comprehensive analysis of programs, budgets, projects, services, alternatives, and costs; financial planning; revenue generation and forecasting; expenditure forecasting; cash flow management; and establishing internal controls.
• Three years of experience interpreting and analyzing financial reports.
• Six months of experience in strategic planning, including planning a path between the present and future, determining objectives and strategies, identifying activities, and developing performance measures to gauge and report progress or success.
• Six months of experience in operations management, including planning, directing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating operations, typically through subordinate supervisors.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.
• Pre-employment drug testing is required upon a conditional offer.
• A pre-employment baseline two-step tuberculin skin test (TST) is required upon a conditional offer.

Responsibilities

• Manage the analysis, formulation, and integration of the Department’s financial management programs.
• Develop and implement methods for program evaluation.
• Oversee the development of multi-year plans and programs.
• Work with departmental, executive, and legislative officials to explain financial plans and issues.
• Determine problem areas and recommend solutions.
• Propose legislation that supports the Department’s strategic plan.
• Coordinate and facilitate focus groups, task forces, and steering committees, and report their activities and progress to management.
• Provide planning, budgetary, and management expertise to Department administration and operations managers.
• Monitor day-to-day fiscal activities to ensure they meet state and federal objectives or guidelines.
• Develop and manage annual operating and capital budgets exceeding $530.2 million.
• Oversee accounts payable and receivable, financial analysis and forecasting, grants management, fleet operations, procurement and contracting, and payroll administration for more than 2,600 employees.

Benefits

• The posting refers applicants to the State of Delaware benefits website for information about its comprehensive benefit package; specific benefits are not listed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed