FINANCIAL MANAGER II - 43000528

State of Florida•Tallahassee, FL

12d•$72,000 - $72,000

About The Position

This position spends most of their time supervising and/or managing a team, which includes providing annual performance expectations and evaluations, selecting qualified individuals to fill vacancies, reviewing, and approving time sheets, taking appropriate corrective/disciplinary action and providing regular feedback. Communicates with, motivates, trains, and evaluates employees. Plans and directs employees’ work and must recommend actions such as hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees. Managerial work planning, supervising, and coordinating accounting, budgeting, and other financial activities at the highest level of management. Responsible for overseeing and monitoring all grant related activities for the Division including the drafting, approval, and execution of contractual grant agreements, abiding by the terms of contractual grant agreements, and procurement of goods. This includes and is not limited to monitoring the facilitation of all state funded grants (fixed capital outlay projects and equipment purchases) and Division funded grants (firefighter assistance) from approval of the annual general appropriations act to contractual closeout. Assist in the development of operational procedures, policies, guidelines, and regulations. Supports the Bureau Chief in liaison duties between the Division and internal and external stakeholders related to all legislation and administrative litigation. Internal stakeholders include and are not limited to the DFS Office of the General Counsel, DFS Legislative Affairs, DFS Divisions and Offices, Division staff, and others in government (federal, state, and local); external stakeholders include constituents, statutory boards and councils, and industry associations. Attends a variety of meetings and periodically travels. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
Valid driver’s license.
Six (6) years of experience in Public Policy, Public Administration, or Finance. A post-secondary degree may be used as an alternative for the years of required experience on a year-for-year basis.
Knowledge of coordinating and supervising activities of staff.
Knowledge of managing and coordinating activities to implement policies, procedures, and practices.
Knowledge of management principles and practices.
Knowledge of laws and agency rules.
Knowledge of administrative principles and practices.
Knowledge of office procedures and practices.
Knowledge of the methods of data collection.
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
Ability to supervise the examination, evaluation, and processing of grant applications.
Ability to coordinate and manage financial planning and budgeting.
Ability to analyze past, present, and expected operations.
Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data relating to administrative functions such as accounting, personnel, purchasing, or report writing.
Ability to prepare correspondence and administrative reports.
Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Ability to develop, plan, organize, and administer policies and procedures for an agency to ensure strategic objectives are met.
Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Responsibilities

Supervising and/or managing a team, which includes providing annual performance expectations and evaluations, selecting qualified individuals to fill vacancies, reviewing, and approving time sheets, taking appropriate corrective/disciplinary action and providing regular feedback.
Communicates with, motivates, trains, and evaluates employees.
Plans and directs employees’ work and must recommend actions such as hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees.
Managerial work planning, supervising, and coordinating accounting, budgeting, and other financial activities at the highest level of management.
Responsible for overseeing and monitoring all grant related activities for the Division including the drafting, approval, and execution of contractual grant agreements, abiding by the terms of contractual grant agreements, and procurement of goods.
Monitoring the facilitation of all state funded grants (fixed capital outlay projects and equipment purchases) and Division funded grants (firefighter assistance) from approval of the annual general appropriations act to contractual closeout.
Assist in the development of operational procedures, policies, guidelines, and regulations.
Supports the Bureau Chief in liaison duties between the Division and internal and external stakeholders related to all legislation and administrative litigation.
Attends a variety of meetings and periodically travels.
Performs other duties as assigned.