Associate Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Director VII)

Job Description - Associate Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Director VII) (00045829)

Organization

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY

Primary Location

Texas-Austin

Work Locations

Texas Education Agency

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1701 NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE

Austin 78701

Management

Employee Status

Regular

ScheduleTravel

Yes, 5% of the Time

State Job Code : 1626

Salary Admin Plan : B

Grade : 32

Salary (Pay Basis)

11,298.08 - 16,563.23 (Monthly)

Number of Openings

Overtime Status

Exempt

Job Posting

Oct 15, 2024, 4 : 33 : 36 PM

Closing Date

Ongoing

Description

MISSION : The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

Core Values :

• We are Determined : We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students.
• We are People-Centered : We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students.
• We are Learners : We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students.
• We are Servant Leaders : Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them.

POSITION OVERVIEW :

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) reports to the Deputy Commissioner of Finance and has direct oversight over the Accounting, Budget and Planning, and Contracting and Purchasing (CPD) divisions (collectively the Agency Finance Department).

The position serves as the chief fiduciary officer for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and is responsible for ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, as well as maintaining an internal controls framework to safeguard and effectively allocate agency resources.

The CFO plays a critical role in providing leadership, oversight, direction, guidance, innovation, strategic planning, training, and quality assurance related to all fiscal operations of the agency.

This position performs advanced, senior-level managerial work and works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

The Associate Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial Officer may work a hybrid schedule.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.

• Stakeholder Support : ensures agency leadership, program staff, and other internal customers have access to adequate information to inform operations and decision making.
• Strategy and Process Improvement : continually reviews and improves budget and accounting processes to achieve efficiency and excellent customer service.
• Compliance and Internal Controls : oversees TEA’s system of internal controls and the preparation of state / federal financial and legislative reports;

ensures compliance with applicable statutes, financial policies, and procedures.

Team Management and Supervision : leads, supervises, and develops a high-performing Accounting, Budget and CPD team focused on superior customer service and data-driven practices;

supervises the work of others to include evaluation and disciplinary processes.

Support for Legislative Session : in conjunction with other divisions, directs the preparation and review of TEA bill analysis and cost estimates on all non-school finance related matters and responds to other external requests for information / analysis as appropriate.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• Education : Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Experience : At least 11 years of experience in successful, progressively responsible fiscal management.
• Substitutions : An advanced degree may substitute for two years of required experience.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS :

• Share the belief that all Texas students can achieve at high levels and are able to succeed in college, career, or the military.
• A proven record of successfully leading organization-wide changes and financial process re-engineering; managing large cross-functional teams and building consensus;

and superior project and time management with the ability to advance multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines.

Ability to act decisively and with a purpose that positively influences the perceptions, thinking, and actions of others;

set challenging goals and reach high standards of performance; establish clear expectations; and hold others accountable for performance.

• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, including the ability to simplify complex problems, identify the most significant issues, and integrate qualitative and quantitative data in analysis and recommendations.
• A desire to self-reflect, give / receive feedback and continuously improve, and the ability to create and engage in a collaborative, results-oriented team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to navigate political processes with professional maturity and to make high-quality presentations that explain complex concepts to a variety of audiences.
• Strength in developing best practices for financial management and related fiscal policies, with an emphasis on efficient implementation of new initiatives.
• Ability to run the day-to-day financial operations of a large and diverse organization in which funds are allocated through highly complex formula distributions and cost allocations.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting and fiscal management, financial projection and estimation methodologies, and business process analysis and re-engineering methodologies.
• Experience preparing complex documents, such as legislative appropriations requests, annual financial reports, and internal operating budgets.
• Extensive familiarity with Texas state budgets and appropriations processes, state and federal funding sources, and related regulations strongly preferred.
• Current accreditation as a Certified Public Accountant preferred.

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status, unless an applicant is entitled to the military employment preference.

This position requires the applicant to meet Agency standards and criteria which may include passing a pre-employment criminal background check, prior to being offered employment by the Agency.

No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls and cannot reply to all email inquiries.

Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

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