Chief Financial Officer – Economic Security

About the Unit

The Office of Economic Security (OES) shares the CDHS vision to serve Coloradans through bold and innovative health and human services. In collaboration with our partners, OES's mission is to provide income, nutritional, and support services to those in need.

The OES exists to manage internal programs and divisions as well as all external activities, including the supervision of 64 counties’ social/human services for compliance with Federal and State statutes and regulations.

This position is hybrid, with at least two (2) days required and as determined by business need at the office located at 1575 Sherman St, Denver 80203. The role may involve travel within the state for meetings and community engagement activities.

The purpose of this position is to provide financial and contract leadership and management for OES, and to develop, implement, and oversee the tactical plans, fiscal/contract operations, technological and other resource plans, and related initiatives for the office. In the process, this position works closely with the CDHS Chief Financial Officer, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), the Division of Economic & Workforce Support, the Division of Food and Energy Assistance, the Division of Child Support Services, and the Division of Staff Development and the Budget & Legislative Manager to establish and maintain the office’s alignment with the overall CDHS financial/contract strategy.

This position is responsible for maintaining an understanding of statutory and regulatory changes and legislative initiatives in fiscal policy and ensuring that the office's operations are consistent and up-to-date. Additionally, this position is the Office’s representative finance expert on base budget initiatives, fiscal policy analysis, financial compliance, grant and contract management, resource allocation, budget and rate calculations, financial reporting, projections, Joint Budget Committee (JBC) decision items, and proposals that directly influence management's decisions.

As a member of the OES Senior Leadership Team, this position helps establish strategic priorities of the Office and allocates resources needed to achieve those priorities.

Fiscal/Contract Management Operations

• This position is responsible for the management of the Office of Economic Security (OES) operation expenditures, local, state, and federal.
• This position oversees office-wide budget forecasting, management, and reporting process; and provides a monthly summary report to the Director & Deputy Director of Division and Office budget status of expenditures, encumbrances, and projections.
• This position provides second level supervision to the OES Divisional Senior Budget/Contract Analysts and first level to the OES Budget & Legislative Manager to include setting performance standards, conducting performance planning and appraisal of staff and ensuring that subordinate staff development needs are met.

Financial & Budget Authority and Legislative Requests

• Develops a plan for Federal, State and cash fund revenue maximization; develops any corrective action plans necessary to deal with penalties. This position is responsible for financial planning and forecasting, utilizing expertise in state and county programs to strategically direct OES resources to areas that maximize Federal, State and cash fund financed participation. Evaluates and makes recommendations on the Office’s operating and personnel costs.
  
  Monitors and adjusts the Department’s indirect cost allocation plan to ensure federal compliance and maximize federal reimbursement.
• This position provides assistance and support to the OES Budget and Legislative Manager in the responsibility of formulating, writing, supporting and defending funding requests (Funding Requests/Decision Items, Supplementals, Budget Amendments, Emergency Supplementals, Budget Reductions, and Fiscal Notes). Responsible for maintaining a solid understanding of State funding request requirements, instructions, protocols and strategy for completing successful funding requests. This position is expected to explain and…