Fiscal Manager Chief of Financial Services

The mission of the Division of Motor Vehicles is to provide excellence in transportation by offering courteous and efficient service to the public while protecting Delaware residents. This includes establishing the validity of licensed drivers, ensuring safe and non-polluting vehicles are operated on Delaware roadways, and maintaining a safe, efficient, and environmentally sensitive toll network with cost-effective options for processing vehicular traffic.

About the role

The Fiscal Manager provides executive leadership and oversight of the Division of Motor Vehicles' financial operations, including budgeting, financial planning, revenue management, procurement, grants, contracts, compliance, and internal controls. This position serves as the Division's principal fiscal advisor, ensuring sound financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and strategic decision-making while safeguarding millions in annual transportation-related revenues.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyzes financial transactions and records to determine accuracy and monitors adherence to agency budget, applicable agreements, grants, or contracts, as well as state or federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Analyzes, reconciles, and consolidates data to the general ledger from journals, records, and documents; takes trial balances and makes corrections, updates, and adjustments to bring funds into balance while maintaining an audit trail.
• Reviews financial transactions, classification, and codes to ensure accuracy and recommends changes.
• Maintains internal controls and applies accounting principles, practices, and standards.
• Provides advice and technical guidance on matters in assigned fiscal function(s).
• Compiles, analyzes, and prepares a variety of statements and reports on financial health used in financial, budget, and personnel planning.
• Researches and provides data, reports, and other documentation to state, federal, and independent auditors and for other requests for financial information.
• Uses commercial and proprietary automated information systems and computer software to research, review, evaluate, and report on financial data.
• Delivers excellent customer service to internal and external customers and the public in person, electronically, or by written communication.
• Communicates and interacts effectively with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, ages, and races.
• May be responsible for purchasing, disbursement, and inventory of equipment and supplies.

Requirements

• Three years’ experience in analyzing financial problems, developing alternatives, recommending, and advising management on solutions.
• One year of experience in assembling, analyzing, and interpreting financial and accounting data and preparing comprehensive financial reports.
• One year of experience in budget management and control, such as managing a budget to keep expenditures within available appropriations and revenue while maintaining, monitoring, projecting, and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
• Six months' experience in staff supervision, which includes planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others.

Conditions of Hire

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify.
• Pre-employment drug testing is required upon a conditional offer.
• A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.
• Must possess a valid driver's license (not suspended, revoked, or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).
• All new hires are required to attend the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package, please visit the Delaware Department of Human Resources benefits page.