Associate Director, Financial Control - Chicago, United States - Cook County Offices Under the President

Cook County Offices Under the President

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Chicago, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Develop, recommend, and implements financial policies and procedures related to Department/Bureau finances at-large. Responsible for complex and critical elements of determining, implementing, and reviewing the Bureau/Department budgetary requests and grant management. Lead entry-level managers and supervisors and provide strategic leadership. Provide leadership regarding the administration, acquisition, and researching of Federal and State-funded programs, laws, rules, regulations, and applicable guidelines.

Work with leadership to determine department wide budgets and provide concise and timely information for presentation and review for the annual budget.

Responsible for the compilation, analysis, and presentation of annual budget, including review of cash flow projections in addition to assisting with the tracking and preparing of financial reports.

This position is Actively Recruited and At-Will.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a directly related field is
required.
Six (6) years of experience in budget, finance, accounting, or directly related experience
is required.
Four (4) years of previous management or supervisory experience
is required.

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Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States territories and Canada, must be credentialed by the World Education Services (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or a National Association of Credential Evaluation (NACES) member organization.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

Ability to provide strategic leadership, insight, support, and direction to support the unit's mission and goals. Ability to solve complex problems that have longterm impact on the unit and organization. Ability to implement the strategic vision of a department or organizationwide function. Ability to implement plans and objectives, and oversee the efficiency and performance of specific processes and operations. Knowledge of procedures for financial planning and development of budgets with the availability to maintain reliable and accurate controls over rate of expenditure of funds. Ability to create and manage operating and financial processes, meet deadlines, and achieve results with available resources. Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or other financial systemsbased products. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent data analysis skills coupled with the ability to review and evaluate financial/budget figures.

The duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee's normal line of work.

VETERAN'S PREFERENCEMEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION.
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS A VETERAN ON THEIR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION BY ANSWERING YES TO THE QUESTION "Are you a military veteran?"ATTACH A COPY OF THEIR DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (NOTICE OF SEPARATION) AT TIME OF APPLICATION FILING. IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE DD 214S, 215S, OR NGB 22S, PLEASE SUBMIT THE ONE WITH THE LATEST DATE. COAST GUARD MUST SUBMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE MILITARY SEPARATION FROM EITHER THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (BEFORE 911) OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (AFTER 911).**
VETERAN MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL APPLICABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS AT TIME OF INTERVIEW.

Benefits Package

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Basic Term Life Insurance
Pension Plan and Deferred Compensation Program
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time
You May Qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

The County has a hybrid work environment which allows employees telecommuting and flexible scheduling options.
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This position requires successful completion of post-offer tests, which may include a background check, drug screen and medical examination.

EEO Statement
Cook County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") employer.

Cook County prohibits illegal discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, source of income, housing status, military service or discharge status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other protected category established by law, statute or ordinance as further defined in Chapter 44.

Human Resources, Article II. Personnel Polices, Section 44-53 of the Cook County Code of Ordinances and Chapter 42. Human Relations, Article II. Human Rights, Section 42-35 of the Cook County Code of Ordinances.
- **Must be legally authorized to work in the United States wit