Finance Director

Full-time, in-office position located at 1594 W North Temple, Salt Lake City.

About the Role

The Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking a Finance Director to direct and manage the fiscal activities of DNR. This is a career service exempt job with a direct reporting relationship to the Department Head and Deputy Directors.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the department's chief fiscal officer; advises executive, division, and agency directors regarding fiscal operations.
• Develops and implements department procedures and controls.
• Manages and reviews the formulation of the department's appropriation and division/region budget requests.
• Estimates and analyzes program needs, priorities, revenue sources, federal matching money, and legislation.
• Manages the allocation of federal, state, or other grants.
• Evaluates and applies executive and legislative guidelines for agency budget preparation and process.
• Assists department executive staff by providing detailed analysis of requests and defends proposals to the Governor, Legislature, Office of Planning & Budget, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analysts.
• Advises department executives and managers of fiscal problems and alternatives to minimize impact of revenue cutbacks and shortfalls.
• Explains and interprets state/federal guidelines to agencies and subordinate staff.
• Provides reports to agency management, the Governor's office, Legislature, and federal government on agency fiscal activity.
• Supervises professional-level personnel in fleet and accounting by making hiring recommendations, determining workload, delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions, including termination.
• Oversees legislative fiscal note submissions.
• Manages accounting or budget activities and provides fiscal information including forms, reports, and routines.
• Develops or modifies rules, policies, or standards.
• Reviews fiscal operations to ensure integrity, accuracy, and control of data.
• Develops and/or interprets fiscal statements and reports.
• Prepares and defends budget recommendations, requests, reports, proposals, and/or projections.
• Analyzes, summarizes, and/or reviews data; reports findings, interprets results, and/or makes recommendations.
• Reviews legislation to determine impact on the operation of an agency or the state; gives recommendations regarding fiscal notes and implementation of passed legislation.
• Monitors and evaluates contract/contractor performance to ensure compliance with contract; recommends action(s) to correct deficiencies.
• Writes, reviews, and/or negotiates grants, contracts, and/or agreements.
• Responds to inquiries and requests made by individual legislators, committees, or subcommittees, LFA, and GOPB.

Qualifications

• Principles, theories, and practices of budget management.
• Ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions, prepare financial reports and documentation, determine how money will be spent, and account for expenditures.
• Use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts associated with information or data to draw conclusions and make decisions or solve problems.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, and/or policies and procedures.
• Experience supervising others by assigning/directing work; conducting employee evaluations, staff training and development, taking appropriate disciplinary/corrective actions, and making hiring/termination recommendations.
• Ability to speak clearly, concisely, and effectively; listen to and understand information and ideas as presented verbally.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely in writing; read and understand information presented in writing.
• Principles, theories, and practices of purchasing goods and services, bid, quote, and award procedures.
• Ability to deliver presentations or training using acceptable methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of agency and/or organizational programs.
• Principles, theories, and practices of administrative rulemaking.
• Procurement and/or administration of contracts, grants, loans, or similar agreements.
• Principles, theories, and practices of employee relations.
• Principles, theories, and practices of the legislative process.

Supplemental Information

• Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated (e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations).
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, or driving an automobile.
• Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.

Benefits

In Utah, we believe hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital element to our culture.

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.

Pay

$51.44 - $90.31 per hour.