Phpa Fiscal Director

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Prevention and Health Promotion Administration’s (PHPA) mission is to protect, promote and improve the health and well-being of all Marylanders and their families through provision of public health leadership and through community-based public health efforts in partnership with local health departments, providers, community based organizations, and public and private sector agencies, giving special attention to at-risk and vulnerable populations. PHPA is organized into five Bureaus: Cancer and Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response, Infectious Disease Prevention and Health Services, and Maternal Child Health Bureaus. PHPA maintains two business units within the Public Health Services branch of the Maryland Department of Health with a staff of 550 diverse professionals and an overall $500,000,000 budget. This position serves as the PHPA Fiscal Director, with direct management of all budgetary and fiscal operations serving all PHPA units/programs. The position reports to the PHPA Deputy Director and is responsible for facilitating training and providing guidance to all PHPA Office of Budget and Finance (OBF) staff on State and MDH budgetary and fiscal policies and procedures. The PHPA Fiscal Director leads a team of two Fiscal Chiefs representing PHPA’s two business units and is a key member of the PHPA Leadership Team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or a bachelor's degree and 30 credits in accounting and related courses including 3 credits in auditing.
Six years of accounting/financial management experience, including three years at a supervisory level.
A CPA certificate or a master’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration will substitute for one year of general experience.
Applicants who met the CPA exam admission requirements prior to July 1, 1974 will meet the above educational requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience constructing, executing, and overseeing large-scale, multi-system government or institutional budgets.
Experience leading legislative budgeting processes, including formulating formal agency appropriation requests, fiscal impact modeling, and long-range forecasting.
Experience with large-scale public sector enterprise finance systems, including Maryland's Financial Management Information System (FMIS), RSTARS, ADPICS, and BARS (or equivalent state-level budgetary ledger architectures).
Experience leveraging fiscal data analytics to streamline programmatic reporting, operations, and drive agency efficiency.

Responsibilities

Direct management of all budgetary and fiscal operations serving all PHPA units/programs.
Facilitating training and providing guidance to all PHPA Office of Budget and Finance (OBF) staff on State and MDH budgetary and fiscal policies and procedures.
Leading a team of two Fiscal Chiefs representing PHPA’s two business units.
Serving as a key member of the PHPA Leadership Team.