Director of Finance

Run the numbers that move a county.

Every weekday, BCRTA gets people to work, to class, to the doctor, to the grocery store. Behind every one of those rides is a budget that has to balance, a federal grant that has to be won, and an audit that has to come back clean.

That’s this job.

We’re hiring a Director of Finance to own the financial picture of a public transit agency: accounting, budgeting, payroll, procurement oversight, grants, and insurance. Then you’ll turn all of it into plain-English recommendations the Executive Director and Board of Trustees can actually act on.

• Serve on the BCRTA executive leadership team and participate in key decisions on strategic initiatives, operating models, and operational execution
• Deliver forward-looking financial analysis that informs business plans and forecasts
• Analyze financial results and translate them into strategic and tactical recommendations
• Help set annual objectives and engage outside auditors and advisors
• Develop agency procedures that improve quality and efficiency
• Represent the Executive Director at meetings as needed

• Manage all accounting functions: accounts payable, general ledger, monthly financial reporting, and payroll
• Develop, administer, and maintain operating and capital financial plans and budgets
• Prepare and maintain regular financial planning reports
• Oversee weekly cash management, approve weekly payables, and execute check signing
• Ensure all agency funds are properly received, deposited, and disbursed
• Maintain appropriate internal controls and financial procedures
• Oversee investment and asset management
• Manage BCRTA’s insurance program
• Maintain an internal accounting system that meets Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements

• Prepare all federal, state, and local grant applications and manage awards after they land
• Serve as the key point of contact for external auditors and manage all external audit preparation and support
• Oversee state, federal, and special audits
• File all required federal, state, and local reports and information requests, including the annual National Transit Database (NTD) report
• Work with FTA, ODOT, and other agencies to secure available funding and meet every reporting requirement
• Maintain current, working knowledge of GASB standards and apply new pronouncements as they take effect
• Stay current on public audit best practices and state and federal law governing RTA operations
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across all financial functions
• Serve as BCRTA’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Liaison

• Serve as Treasurer to the BCRTA Board of Trustees and any subsidiaries, fulfilling the related responsibilities outlined in the BCRTA Bylaws and Subsidiary Code of Regulations
• Report to the Board of Trustees on financial matters, including issues, trends, and changes affecting BCRTA’s finances, investments, and risk exposure

• Oversee agency procurements through the Manager of Procurement & Compliance, in consultation with the appropriate departments
• Supervise the Senior Accountant, Manager of Procurement & Compliance, and Accounting Clerk
• Supervise and coordinate financial and statistical data collection and processing
• Maintain organizational records consistent with adopted retention guidelines
• Prepare statistical data and reports for internal and external needs

• College degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• 3 to 6 years in a senior financial-management role in government or public-sector finance (transit authority, municipality, county, township, school district, or similar public entity)
• Significant…