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Harris County is looking for a Director of Finance and Budget

About Precinct One:

There are four precincts in Harris County, the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. There are four elected commissioners, who along with an elected county judge serve as members of the Harris County Commissioners Court, the administrative head of the county’s government. With approximately 1.1 million residents, Harris County Precinct One is a diverse, urban local government unit that covers 363 square miles; if it were an independent city, it would be among the nation’s fifteen largest.

Location: Texas, USA

Job Type: Full-time

What you will do at Precinct One:

Precinct One has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Finance and Budget. The Director will be an integral member of Precinct One’s senior management team, reporting to the Chief of Staff and the Commissioner, and responsible for the establishment and successful execution of strategic plans, goals, and objectives for the Department.

Responsibilities:

Budget development, management, and accountability, processing of accounts payable and receivable, ensuring effective and accurate financial reporting, and operating inventory control and purchasing policies and practices that make the Precinct a trustworthy steward of public resources.

The Director will also be expected to fulfil these responsibilities through the effective deployment of and reliance on the best feasible technological resources. The Director will lead all aspects of the development, implementation, and oversight of the Precinct’s annual operating budget, which requires Commissioners Court approval as part of the Harris County Budget.

The successful candidate will have extensive demonstrated experience and success in facilitating staff planning, designing, and implementation of best-in-class tools and processes to make the Precinct’s budget the most effective financial planning and management assessment tool possible. The Director will be required to meet this expectation through a highly collaborative and cooperative approach to working with the Commissioner, Chief of Staff, other directors, and department personnel across the Precinct.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field of study
• Ten (10) years’ experience in a leadership position responsible for developing, monitoring, and reporting organization-wide budget(s), along with leading accounting and inventory control processes
• Proficiency in Microsoft software applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Knowledge of proper and general accepted accounting principles
• Familiarity and experience with the financial management and reporting guidelines established by the Government Finance Officers Association
• Ability to analyze financial data and communicate results to a wide range of audiences with varying degrees of understanding
• Ability to demonstrate the links between effective financial planning, execution, and reporting with management oversight of organization performance
• Experience and demonstrated skill in designing and using internal controls, including the development of processes, procedures, forms, protocols, and standards
• Knowledge of and experience with the basic principles of Zero-Based Budgeting
• Ability to develop accurate financial forecasts and trend analyses
• Ability to convey the facts and management implications of complex financial data in a way readily intelligible to the director colleagues and their staffs
• Fluency in the use of advanced technological tools to develop cost-effective financial policies, accounting procedures, data collection, reporting, analysis, forecasting, and controls

What you get in return:

You will be surrounded by co-workers who bring their best to work each day. Passionate people that want to make a difference in the communities Precinct One serves along with Harris County as a whole. Harris County employees receive a competitive salary plus medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost to the employee after the first two months of full-time continued employment. Vacation, sick time, and floating holidays allow our employees to recharge and balance work and personal time. Mandatory participation in our retirement program allows employees to save for retirement. Various other benefits and discounts lead to the satisfaction and engagement of our employees.

Interested candidates please apply.