Chief Financial Officer

Overview

The Agency of Transportation (AOT) is seeking an experienced financial manager to lead the budget, federal programs, financial operations, and financial systems improvements teams to serve as our Chief Financial Officer. This position is responsible for working with the four divisions and one department that comprise the Agency of Transportation to develop and manage a $875M annual budget. The Chief Financial Officer represents the Agency at state, regional and national events, as well as frequently testifying in the Vermont Legislature with and on behalf of Agency programs. This position engages regularly with USDOT Department representatives, aligning work plans with federal funding and ensuring compliance of all funds received by the Agency. 

Examples of work include, but are not limited to:

• Budget development for the agency.
• Responsible for finance bureau level internal control systems.
• Conducting cost analysis.
• Posting, balancing and reconciling accounting records.
• Directs fiscal office processes and procedures.
• Directs the development and publication of financial statements, summaries and reports.
• Oversees staff performing maintenance of accounting and financial records such as budgeting, payroll and auditing.
• Conducts highly complex accounting activities such as: compilation and analysis of complex data for federal reports, reconciliation of benefits accounts, processing payment for contractual services requiring utilization of cost distribution formulas, coordination systems for multiple offices or departments, analysis of accounting initiatives.
• Analysis and distribution of multi-program costs to appropriate funds.
• Serves as a senior liaison with federal agencies, other state departments, or local community partners.
• Responsible for fiscal management of federal grants and federal program fiscal administration. 

 

The Chief Financial Officer reports to the Division Director of the Division of Finance & Administration and has oversight over 3 direct reports and approximately 40 additional positions in the Finance Bureau. This position is eligible for limited telework; work in person at the Agency's Barre location is required each week.

 

Please include a cover letterand resume that includes the following:

1. Responsibility: Describe your progressive responsibility as financial professional. Include examples of specific projects you have led and budgetary oversight accountability. 
2. Leadership: Describe your experience leading change and how you develop teams. Your resume should demonstrate an increasing level of leadership over time.
3. Knowledge: Select what you believe are the four most important Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities associated with the State of Vermont Chief Financial Officer job specification and describe how you meet them.

 

The salary range for this position is: $92,747.20 - $146,432.00.

Who May Apply

This position, Chief Financial Officer (Job Requisition #49620), is open to all State employees and external applicants.
If you would like more information about this position, please contact Jayna Morse at jayna.morse@vermont.gov.
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.

Environmental Factors

Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting but some travel will require private means of transportation. Duties may require extensive time outside of normal work hours. Incumbent will be expected to attend public meetings and hearings and to testify before the Legislature. A wide diversity of opinion and emotions can be anticipated for which diplomacy and tact will be required.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in accounting, business or public administration or a related field AND five (5) years of professional level accounting, budgeting, fiscal auditing, fiscal analysis, federal program fiscal administration or other professional level fiscal operations experience including managing a major fiscal program or operation.

OR

Bachelor's degree in accounting or a bachelor's degree in any discipline that includes or is supplemented by 20 credit hours in accounting and eight (8) years of professional level accounting, budgeting, fiscal auditing, fiscal analysis, federal program fiscal administration or other professional level fiscal operations experience which has included managing a major fiscal program or operation.

OR

Four (4) years or more as a Financial Director III with the State of Vermont.

OR

Three (3) year or more exp