Chief Fiscal Officer, Operations Manager II; NCS; Department of Housing & Community Development

THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION

Salary Range: $ - $ Annually

Hiring Salary Range: $ - $

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Job Summary:

The Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) was created in 1968 and leads City efforts to promote thriving neighborhoods through community revitalization investments; supporting homeowners; funding critical programs and neighborhood stakeholders; creating and preserving affordable housing; and ensuring safe conditions through code enforcement. The CFO is an executive level position responsible for monitoring, managing, analyzing, compiling, and reporting on all fiscal operations within the agency in accordance with all applicable statutory procedures and regulations.

This position reports to the Chief of Staff. The CFO is responsible for creating DHCD’s annual operating and capital budgets in collaboration with agency leadership. They oversee all financial forecasts, proposed fiscal plans, audits, agency procurement, as well as the development of financial and budgetary policies and procedures in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The CFO leads fiscal optimization efforts, engaging in strategic planning to best support DHCD’s overall vision, mission and continued growth.

In addition to overseeing these fiscal functions, the CFO is responsible for the selection, training, and supervision of the fiscal office employees. The CFO manages the fiscal staff to provide guidance and training on complex fiscal transactions, policies, and procedures in addition to providing technical expertise and direction for the purposes of adhering to employee growth and agency guidelines.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee all financial operations in the agency.
• Lead the annual budgeting process for both DHCD’s operating and capital budgets.
• Supervise payroll to ensure all staff are paid on a timely and accurate basis.
• Monitor and approve budget expenditures.
• Prepare cash flow projections and determine budgetary impacts, make recommendations to senior management staff.
• Direct the preparation of all financial reports in an accurate and timely manner.
• Oversee the monitoring of grant funds and make recommendations on grant expenditures.
• Direct and coordinate the agency’s financial affairs according to sound principles, GAAP, and City, State and Federal government regulations.
• Oversee all procurement for DHCD.
• Provide direction and recommendations to the Housing Commissioner on all financial and fiscal matters.
• Provide direction and oversight for DHCD’s payroll, grants accounting, procurement, and telecommunications operations.
• Manage a team of approximately ten…