Chief Fiscal Officer(Chief Of Fiscal/Administrative Services 2 | Hybrid)

$135,082 - $184,186/Yr

State Of Connecticut - Hartford, CT

Full-time - Senior

Hartford, CT

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Chief Fiscal Officer (CFO) for the State of Connecticut's Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the fiscal and administrative operations of the agency. The CFO will manage financial operations, including budgeting and forecasting, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. This position requires strategic and analytical skills to align financial strategies with operational goals, promote team culture, and drive efficiencies through technology. The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders and administration of the DAS Business Office, supporting multiple state agencies.

Responsibilities

• Administers staff and operations of a major fiscal or fiscal/administrative services division including budget preparation and management, accounting and financial reporting and analysis.
• Develops, implements and evaluates division policies, goals and objectives.
• Designs and develops division programs and activities.
• Implements new procedures and procedural revisions.
• Determines appropriate staffing levels and directs management and coordination of staff.
• Designs and implements performance review standards for division staff.
• Maintains contacts with individuals within and outside of division who might impact on policy or program activities.
• Acts as liaison for department with internal and external state contacts.
• Directs financial planning activities including long and short-term forecasting.
• Assists EDP experts in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems.
• Utilizes EDP systems for financial analyses.
• Prepares programmatic fiscal/administrative analysis and impact statements on proposed regulations and legislation.
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection.
• May direct a program of internal and/or external audit.
• May direct support services such as maintenance, duplicating services, switchboard, mailroom, food services, security and housekeeping.

Requirements

• Ten (10) years of experience in a combination of fiscal/administrative functions (e.g. accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grants administration, personnel, payroll, purchasing) at least one (1) of which must be an accounting or budgeting function.
• One (1) year of the General Experience must be at a managerial level.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with public sector budgeting and accounting within the State of Connecticut, including overseeing fiscal budgets of $50 million or more.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic fiscal programs.
• Experience utilizing technology such as Peoplesoft - CORE-CT to create program efficiencies.
• Experience managing large teams and remote staff.
• Experience developing Capital Budgets.
• Experience communicating and presenting fiscal information to internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance
• Flexible schedule