ITD Finance Supervisor

Texas Department of Transportation • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Responsible for overseeing the daily activities and functions of the ITD finance team. Ensures that funding needs for Information
Technology Division are addressed. Reviews ITD expenditures and forecasts spending. Monitors project budgets and ongoing support
in conjunction with other sections conducting projects to identify under/overspend. Ensures Biennial Operating Plan, Legislative
Appropriation Requests, and related activities are completed and submitted. Ensures other frequent reports and special requests
such as the CAFR, legislative estimates, and ABRs, are completed accurately an in a timely fashion. Works closely with the Finance
Division. Work requires contact with governmental officials and private entities. Manages and oversees a group of professional
staff. Creates and nurtures long-term relationships with staff in ITD and in other TxDOT Divisions. Reports to the Service Integration & Governance Section Director. Employees as this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis.
• 5 years of experience in accounting, budget or finance activities.
• Must have three (3) years supervisory/managerial experience.
• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Data Center Services financial management reports
• Experience with ServiceNow and PPMPro
• Forecasting methodologies
• Developing business cases and ROI analysis
• Program/project evaluation methods and techniques
• Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and terminology
• Fiscal planning and management practices
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Financial management and accounting systems
• Supervising professional staff
• Analyzing issues, facts, and available information to develop logical solutions; researching inconsistencies of facts or data; drawing correct inferences from information and making recommendations that support business decisions
• Performing statistical analysis
• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to functional area
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Responsibilities

• Analyzes data trends and creates reports or correspondence to explain resource expenditures, economic impacts, or monthly/ad hoc reports
• Answers inquiries on resource related matters.
• Collects, maintain and conduct advanced analysis on division metrics.
• Compiles data for upcoming fiscal year budget requests and/or financial and special reports.
• Building long-term relationships with IT stakeholders and customers.
• Directs the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of processes, standards and procedures for enterprise wide IT project planning and management.
• Directs the incorporation of effective change and risk management controls.
• Manages finances and performance monitoring across TxDOT IT projects and service solutions.
• Manages financial metrics and portfolio for division.
• Collaborate with IT teams to address customers’ needs
• Oversees business analysis, impact assessment and business case development as needed.
• Addressing customer concerns and complaints.
• Develop a team to act as point of contact for complaints and escalate issues as appropriate
• Oversees, reviews and makes recommendations on resource management.
• Oversees, reviews requests for resource reallocation within the area of responsibility, evaluates justifications and recommends actions; submits Automated Budget Requests as needed.
• Prepares and monitors budget and staffing requirements.
• Prepares written correspondence and/or budget or resource management related ad hoc reports.
• Responsible for communications with division leadership on budgetary matters regarding approval of new IMD solutions.
• Reviews requests for resource reallocations, evaluates justifications, recommends actions and submits Additional Funding and Budget Requests.
• Updates and publishes various statistical reports and manuals.
• Manages budget and finance activities by compiling and preparing operational and financial reports and planning district/division needs using program analysis to track progress, trends and make recommendations.
• Provides leadership to the team to meet the objectives.
• Communicates a clear vision of the objectives and manages the team in achieving them.
• Supervises a group of professional employees.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees