Administrator VI - Deputy Director - CSS Finance

Description Agency Overview The Department of Revenue’s core mission is to collect the revenues required to support the business of the Commonwealth, to make a difference in the lives of children by partnering with parents and caregivers, and to assist Massachusetts cities and towns in sound fiscal management.

Our vision is to conduct our operations in a manner that inspires public confidence in government by administering and enforcing tax, child support and municipal finance laws in ways that are innovative, customer-focused, and transparent.

Division Overview The mission of the Child Support Services Division (CSS) is to enhance the well-being of children by partnering with parents and caregivers to meet the financial needs of the family. Effective child support services are an essential part of the larger effort by the Commonwealth and the federal government to promote families’ economic self-sufficiency.

Deputy Director The Massachusetts Department of Revenue Child Support Services Division seeks a Deputy Director to manage the CSS Finance group located in Boston. DOR/CSS utilizes a hybrid work model where employees work both in-office and remotely, depending on operational needs. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate work environment for telework, including but not limited to, connectivity, and resource access to conduct their job duties while remote.

Candidates will be required to travel to offices where they have direct reports to meet with and/or supervise their staff.  Candidates must be able to supervise and be supervised remotely and must be able to work effectively in an isolated setting. Candidates must be organized, highly disciplined, conscientious, motivated, and committed to utilizing identified tools for successfully performing in a remote setting.

Candidates must be available to travel to their officially designated work location with as little notice as the same workday should an exigent circumstance arise.

Duties Federal Reporting Oversees the preparation and submission of the federal reports which capture financial and programmatic statistics for the Massachusetts child support services program including the ongoing review of system data to identify and resolve potential reporting issues. Monitors CSS’s progress toward meeting the federally established performance measures, issuing periodic status updates to CSS senior management, and forecasting year-end results.

Coordinates the annual federal data reliability audit which includes meeting/communicating with the federal auditors, submitting the required data files to the auditors for review, coordinating any onsite reviews by the auditors at CSS offices or CSS contractor sites, and preparing the final audit responses report for CSS executive management review. Coordinates the federal Advanced Planning Document submission and the required periodic follow-up reporting for CSS.  

Identifies scope of projects, procurement of services and equipment and estimates project completion timelines.
Oversees the preparation and submission of federal financial reports concerning CSS’s interdependent operations with the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department. Financial Account Reconciliation Manages the reconciliation of all cash collection and disbursement activities performed by the lockbox vendor, Depository and Disbursement Banks, and the COMETS HD system.

Oversees the preparation of daily posting activities and financial adjustments on the Solomon General Ledger System in accordance with and generally accepted accounting practice

Technical Oversight Oversees the design, development, and implementation of new ad hoc financial and programmatic reports for use by CSS Finance staff; and the…