Financial Specialist IV - NVRPO Finance Manager

The Northern Virginia Regional Projects Office (NVRPO) is excited to announce the position of the NVRPO Finance Manager to join the team! This position serves as regional representative of budget functions and senior manager for grants, supervising a team of professional-level staff. Ensures department is in compliance with the applicable state, federal, and county requirements, financial policies, regulations, and procedures. Develops and maintains linkage with clinical and operational regional stakeholders, to ensure clear understanding of the needs of the regional programming and better meet the fiduciary needs of the region while also maintaining strict adherence to funding support from the various sources (federal, state, local).

General responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Directing all budgeting, purchasing, and payment activities and overseeing audit processes
• Directing all fiscal components of grant management and organizational strategy recommendations
• Supervision of a professional level staff and maintain strong internal controls
• Analyzing and researching the fiscal impact of policy and/or program changes
• Department specific financial reports and complex analytical and statistical reports, completes required deliverables for Annual, Third Quarter, and Carryover budget processes, the State Performance Contract fiscal report and makes presentations to executive leadership

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(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

• Prepares or oversees the preparation of large, complex agency budget;
• Oversees a group of financial staff performing complex work;
• Directs all budgeting, purchasing, and payment activities for a specialized area of grants management, accounts payable/accounts receivable, or financial operation;
• Coordinates and oversees audit processes;
• Prepares grant proposals and reports;
• Ensures compliance with all applicable Federal, State and County regulations and procedures.

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Extensive knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices of governmental budgeting and financial management;
• Thorough knowledge of intergovernmental financial management, grant management and contract management;
• Ability to plan and implement activities to ensure effective and efficient utilization of resources.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with either a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, public administration, public policy or related field; plus, four years of professional-level experience in finance, business administration, budgeting, or contract management, a master's degree in a related field or CPA may substitute for 1 year of experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire.
• Additional Work Schedule Requirements: Occasional overtime for seasonal deliverables
• This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)

• Master's degree in public administration, business administration, public policy, finance, government, or a related field
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with budgeting, forecasting, revenue analysis, grants management, financial auditing, quantitative analysis, and managing multiple funding streams.
• At least five years of experience with researching, preparing, and presenting reports to county executives and senior managers, and various committees, boards, and commissions participating in a variety of high-level and cross-departmental task forces and work groups;
• Experience actively participating on strategic, organizational development, and redesign projects.
• Supervisory experience
• Experience supporting human services functions, departments, and/or programs?
• Considerable experience using computer systems and applications.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and SAP systems