Deputy Chief Financial Officer - FINANCE

Sedgwick County•Wichita, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Position serves as second-in-command of the Finance Division and provides daily oversight and guidance of operations to Purchasing, Accounting, Risk Management, and Budget departments. The position is responsible for developing and delivering innovative and relevant financial reporting and analysis to Commissioners and senior leadership, including quarterly financial and performance reports. The position has responsibility for Finance-related County strategic plan initiatives; development and annual update of the Division of Finance strategic plan; Division-wide employee development and succession planning; incorporation of strategic and secure artificial intelligence tools in compliance with County policy and best practice; and drives performance improvement based on financial analytics. The position provides ad hoc financial analysis and performs complex special projects as requested by the Board of County Commissioners, County Manager, and CFO or as determined necessary by Deputy CFO within scope of duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
At least five years related experience in governmental operations in a managerial/supervisory capacity
Managerial level experience with accounting, budgeting, risk management, grants compliance, or purchasing operations.
Demonstrated experience in leading the identification and implementation of fiscal process improvements.
Experience with executive level presentations and public speaking.
Valid Kansas driver’s license without restrictions and current proof of automobile insurance.

Nice To Haves

At least seven years related experience in local governmental fiscal operations, with demonstrated experience in leading the identification and implementation of fiscal process improvements.
Extensive experience with executive level presentations and public speaking.
Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Accounting, Public/Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
CPA or CPFO designation desired.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day supervision of directors of Accounting, Budget, Purchasing, and Risk Management and acts as the backup in a director’s absence; act as the primary hiring authority for these positions
Develop and maintain adequate subject matter expertise to provide backup for department directors; oversee all budget preparation for Division of Finance; ensure staff members have the skills and resources to be effective through appropriate hiring, coaching, and training practices
Ensure direct reports are aware of expectations and hold them accountable and perform periodic reviews/evaluations. Differentiate between high and low performance. Reward and recognize hard work and results.
Ensure direct reports are routinely working with their staff to prepare and update training/employee development plans, to include succession planning for key positions
Address Division of Finance personnel issues and promote effective teamwork and respect in the workplace within the Division of Finance
Act as liaison with external departments to resolve issues, concerns, or conflicts with Division of Finance staff, policy, procedure, or practice; act as the escalation point for external departments, vendors, or the public when conflict cannot be resolved by a department director
Ensure continuous review and update of financial policy and procedure for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and best practice, as well as internal divisional policies and procedures, including provision of fair and equitable use of training resources across the Division
Ensure adherence to statutory, regulatory, contractual and other deadlines as appropriate
Ensure communication within Finance, including the planning and facilitation of Division of Finance quarterly staff meetings, weekly Finance director meetings, and other meetings as appropriate. Develop other communication methods as appropriate.
Provide routine updates to the CFO on all items above as appropriate
Act with high financial and ethical integrity
Oversee development of quarterly financial report and present to Commissioners in accordance with policy
Routinely evaluate information and format of financial reporting to ensure the most relevant financial and performance information is presented in the format and style best equipped to effectively share the most important parts of the story to a given audience
Provide support to the Accounting Director in the development of the annual comprehensive financial report, including audit activity, and financial statement presentation to Commissioners
Provide support the Budget Director in the development of the annual budget and actively participate in the budget development process
Act as reviewer and editor for documents prepared by Division of Finance staff and distributed to Commissioners, senior leadership, and citizens
In the CFO’s absence, review agenda items to ensure information is accurate, complete, and timely
Lead County and Division of Finance strategic plan initiatives, and ensure adherence to goals, timely key performance indicator data monitoring and reporting, and submit Division of Finance budget requests when KPI results show a deficiency caused by insufficient resources
Work with Communications and ERP to expand/improve County dashboard/financial data availability, tying the financial data to performance when practical
Provide quarterly statistical reports to CFO regarding key performance indicators and strategic plan initiatives for all departments reporting to the position
Collaborate with CFO and Grants Compliance Director to implement corrective strategies within the Division of Finance and in external departments, based on any internal or external audits, policy/procedure reviews, or data analytics performed by internal or external sources
Work with Accounting, Purchasing, Budget, Grants Compliance, and ERP to assess opportunities for enterprise-wide process improvements, especially within existing software tools
Lead efforts to incorporate strategic and secure artificial intelligence tools into financial processes and systems, in compliance with County policy and best practice
Oversee Division of Finance continuity of operations plans (COOP) for both “acts of God” and cyber attacks