Financial Officer

Responsibilities

• Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy.
• Manages the daily operations and activities of the financial team in the HSCS non-regional accounting office by setting and communicating performance measures to ensure performance and output goals are met.
• Directs and evaluates staff performance, and develops and implements budgetary performance reports for HSCS management about the facility's expenditure performance.
• Manages the facility budget and financial staff, coordinating with designated facility staff to provide specific financial information to HSCS management and assist in accomplishing financial goals within the allotted budget.
• Monitors expenditures and recommends budget adjustments as necessary to ensure the facility remains within budget.
• Performs related work professionally, accurately, competently, and on a timely basis.
• Attends and participates in all mandatory training, and monitors compliance with federal and state law, comptroller guidelines, and HSCS financial policies and procedures.
• Sets daily output goals for deposit processing levels and fund account review; develops and approves financial reporting schedules, sets performance priorities, and ensures financial outputs are accurate.
• Actively participates in disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation, which may require alternate shift patterns or locations.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years supervisory experience in the management of financial operations of a business, agency, or department.
• Experience with budget planning and/or development is preferred.
• Experience with local, state, or federal financial operations of a public entity is preferred.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, or a related field is preferred.
• Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aid, Medication Aide, Employee Misconduct, and List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
• Males between the ages of 18-25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• All applicants must be at least 18 years of age; Terrell and Waco Center for Youth applicants must be 21 years of age.
• Compliance with HHSC immunization policy and state hospital operating procedures related to immunizations is required, including vaccinations for hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and influenza. Non-vaccinated individuals may be required to wear a mask and take other protective measures.

Skills

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to financial operations of a public entity, and of the principles and practices of public administration and management.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Skill in operating computers and applicable software.
• Ability to manage financial operations and reporting, establish goals and objectives, devise solutions to administrative problems, develop and evaluate administrative policies and procedures, prepare reports, and communicate effectively.
• Ability to plan, assign, and supervise the work of others.

Schedule

• Flexibility in work hours may be required, including overtime and/or extended hours.