IS Advisor 1 - Technology Finance
About The Position
The IS Advisor 1 - Technology Finance performs complex professional and analytical work supporting the Information Technology Division of the Metro Nashville Police Department. The role plans, organizes, and maintains non-salary operating budgets, capital project funding, and IT-related contracts and procurements. The department operates 24/7/365, and this position may provide on-call support for Police IT operations, including potential on-site response outside standard business hours. The role manages IT-related general fund non-salary expenses and budgets, grant funds, capital funds, and operating capital funds. It also supports strategic planning, financial analysis and reporting, purchasing and compliance, cost-efficiency efforts, internal controls, and special projects. The position works with program managers on funding, expense, and procurement matters and may prepare budget justifications and presentations.
Requirements
- Five years of experience in information technology and data processing operations, procurement and finance applications, or related areas. Additional education in an IT-related degree field may be considered in lieu of some experience at a 1:1 ratio.
- Valid driver's license.
- Employees must be residents of Tennessee or become residents within six months of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Microsoft 365 and Power Platform applications.
- Experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement, Payables, and Reporting modules.
- Experience with budget development and management in a large government organization or agency, including budgeting, purchasing, payroll systems, and financial policies.
Responsibilities
- Manage Police IT-related general fund non-salary expenses and budgets, grant funds, capital funds, and operating capital funds.
- Manage Metro contracts for critical information technology goods for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
- Manage procurement of subscriptions and maintenance and repair services for the Police IT Division.
- Assist with development, ongoing modifications, and implementation of the division's strategic plan.
- Research, analyze, interpret, and produce financial and narrative reports and projections.
- Perform accounting, auditing, compliance, budgeting, purchasing, and other assigned professional finance functions.
- Monitor and analyze non-salary costs and recommend cost-efficiency measures.
- Work with program managers on funding, expense, and procurement matters and provide resolutions and recommendations.
- Prepare concise management reports to support effective internal controls and provide current summaries of technology funding balances and expenditures.
- Interpret policies, procedures, rules, and regulations as necessary.
- Exercise financial accountability over purchases and disbursements and ensure compliance with special-fund limitations and restrictions.
- Prepare justifications for proposed budgets and deliver or assist with presentations for budget requests.
- Attend off-site meetings, trainings, or conferences related to budget and finance planning, compliance, and operations.
- Perform on-call support duties as required for Police IT's 24/7/365 technology operations, including potential on-site response outside standard business hours.
- Develop and evaluate departmental policies and operating procedures.
- Carry out special projects as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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