Finance Division Director

Ramsey County•(Ramsey County Government Center) Saint Paul, MN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for directing, managing and monitoring the annual comprehensive financial report for Ramsey County. This position will be the accounting lead for the county and oversee all county financial related activities and serve as an advisor on formulating policy and financial decisions. This position will lead the accounting, collections and payroll teams and set standards for process. This position will oversee the financial related work of Ramsey County service team Controllers to ensure county wide accounting effectiveness and perform related duties as assigned. This role is a senior member of the Finance department leadership team and will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The position exemplifies and demonstrates the underlying values of equity, inclusion, transparency, and efficiency. It leads county wide efforts in establishing and directing strategic plans with a consideration for racial equity in all work and in alignment with Ramsey County values, goals and strategic priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Policy, Business Administration or related field.
Five years of progressive administration and management experience in public sector finance, procurement, accounting or auditing, with at least three years in a supervisory capacity.
Equivalent combination of education and related experience.

Responsibilities

Direct division activities to assign and review work, answer questions, and serve as a backup when necessary to meet deadlines.
Perform duties including hiring, performance development, staff evaluation, discipline, and succession planning so that qualified employees are efficiently performing well-defined tasks.
Direct, develop, manage and monitor the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Ramsey County including working with all service teams on financial statements; establish guidelines and requirements for completion; review, approve and monitor expenditures and revenues across the county; identify and resolve problems to ensure the presentation of accurate and complete information consistent with state and federal law and county board policy and the distribution of resources to adequately meet legal mandates and good management practices.
Serve as the main point of contact for the County for the single audit, present financial reports and audit results to the Internal Audit Committee, Executive Team and Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.
Act as the accounting lead for the County by overseeing finance related activities for the enterprise and serve as an advisor between Central Finance, Service Team Controllers, Auditors, and Deputy County Managers and departments; participate as a member of the Finance management team by providing guidance on formulating policy and financial decisions.
Lead the payroll team within Finance including working with Human Resources to set policies and standards for the payroll process.
Lead the collections team for Ramsey County including overseeing staff, setting the county-wide policy and working across the enterprise to increase collections.
Manage and prepare the development of ad-hoc and year-end financial reports and analysis of complex issues and decisions affecting the current and future operations of the County.
Analyze state and federal legislation to determine fiscal impact on the county.
Participate in the overall management of major system development and implementation for county-wide systems.
Participate as a member of county-wide project management teams to provide overall guidance to the development of projects, including reviewing and identifying financial impacts, major tasks and issues that need to be developed prior to implementation of the project.
Present to the Executive Team and Ramsey County Board on financial, audit and other related work.
Represent the Finance Team in meetings with state and federal officials.
Establish, monitor, and enforce internal controls relating to cash receipts, collections and disbursements for the entire county.
Responsible for problem-solving and resolving high-visibility financial difficulties across the enterprise.
Oversee the financial related work of the service team Controllers and define and advise on what is needed to improve county-wide accounting effectiveness.