Budget Director - Business Services Bureau - SFPUC (0933) - (166846)

About the role

Under general direction of the Deputy CFO, the Budget Director will assist in the day-to-day operations of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Financial Strategy Division, with responsibility for the SFPUC's Operating and Capital budget. This position is responsible for the development and management of the SFPUC's $2+ Billion annual operating budget, $1+ Billion annual capital budget and $12.5 Billion 10 Year Capital Plan. The Budget Director is a senior manager who leads and supervises a team of five professionals in complex financial work. This critical leadership role is a key member of the SFPUC's Financial Strategy team and a key advisor to leaders throughout the agency. The role requires both technical proficiency, excellent communication skills and political savvy to be successful.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the SFPUC-wide biennial operating and capital budget development, implementation and amendment process, including the 10-year capital plan.
• Leads the internal budget development process from end to end, including coordinating with senior leadership throughout the agency, leading internal deliberations and decision making, and managing the Commission adoption process.
• Shepherds the budget through the Mayor and Board process, including representing the department with the Mayor's Budget Office, Controller's Office, Board of Supervisors and Board's Budget and Legislative Analyst to ensure successful adoption.
• Daily oversight of the SFPUC operating and capital budgets throughout the year, including directing the preparation, review, and distribution of detailed and complex financial analyses and management reports that provide information on status of budget/expenditures, appropriations, fund source/availability, and projected revenues and expenditures. For example, this includes oversight of quarterly budget variance reports, and presentation of these reports at Commission hearings.
• Presents and effectively communicates complex financial information and policies in a clear and straightforward manner to a variety of audiences including senior management, and in various public settings such as the Commission and Board of Supervisors hearings.
• Acts as the go-to person in the agency for budget matters, answering questions, developing solutions to problems and advising agency staff on how best to meet changing business needs within established citywide policies and procedures.
• Serves as the liaison between the SFPUC and the Mayor's Budget Office, Controller's Budget and Analysis Division and the Board's Budget and Legislative analyst. Builds and maintains excellent working relationships with these stakeholders.
• Directs a team of professional staff in a highly complex, fast-paced working environment. Assures accuracy across the budget team's work, including analysis, reporting and budget and other financial system entries. This also includes coaching, career development and a focus on a good team culture, with the goal of good performance and staff retention.
• Works cross-functionally with other leaders in finance including the Director of Financial Planning and the Capital Finance (Debt) Director to ensure open communication and proactive collaboration.
• Development and presentation of other as-needed financial reports and analysis to senior management.
• Participates in the SFPUC's Capital Planning Improvement Initiative Project, supporting the project as needed from the budget perspective and contributing to its goals.
• May direct development of financial policies and procedures to further SFPUC's financial sustainability and compliance with local, state and federal mandates.
• Manages the transition to a new internal budget development IT system and works with IT on issues related to financial reporting to ensure SFPUC management has accurate monthly financial information.
• Prepares and provides oversight of indirect cost plans or other overhead allocation plans.
• Leads the development of budget related publications such as the Biennial Budget Book, Capital Plan Report, internal Budget Detail reports and other related reports and publications.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; and eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in budgeting, financial planning, or financial management, including coordinating, preparing, monitoring, and managing complex operating and capital budgets for a large public-sector utility (water, wastewater, and/or power) agency with an annual budget exceeding $1 billion, of which three (3) years must include supervising professionals performing similar work.

Education Substitution: Applicants may substitute up to two (2) years of the required education with additional qualifying experience in professional experience in budgeting, financial planning, or financial management, including coordinating, preparing, monitoring, and managing complex operating and capital budgets for a large public-sector utility (water, wastewater, and/or power) agency with an annual budget exceeding $1 billion. One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours (based on a 40-hour work week).

Desirable Qualifications

• A master's degree in business administration, finance, public administration, economics or related field
• Experience with both operating and capital expenditures within the public sector

Compensation and Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life insurance
• Long-term disability plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pension Plan
• Retiree Healthcare
• Deferred Compensation Program
• Paid Management Training Program
• Wellness Program
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave
• Management Leave

Selection Process

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

• Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application at a later time. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.
• Behavioral Consistency Questionnaire (BCQ) Evaluation (Weight: 100%): Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a BCQ Examination via electronic mail after the closing of this filing period. The BCQ Exam is designed to measure the knowledge, skills and/or abilities in job-related areas required for the position. Applicants will be given a deadline to return the BCQ Exam. Those who do not respond by the established deadline will not be eligible to continue in the examination process and will not be added to the eligibility list resulting from this process. All applicants' responses to the BCQ Exam are subject to verification. The BCQ Exam component may include but not be limited to: Experience with development, oversight and management of a large and complex budget, within the public sector and including both operating and capital expenditures. Experience directing and managing a team.