Review Vacancy
AgencyHuman Rights, Division of
TitleDirector of Financial Administration
Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $108665 to $137319 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and six years of relevant experience.*
*Substitutions: four years of specialized experience or associate’s degree and two years of specialized experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree; J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of specialized experience.
Duties Description • Participates in meetings with Executive Staff and Regional Directors regarding all matters financial, including federal reporting obligations and claims, expenditures and controls, budgetary forecasts, programmatic impact on fiscal operations, and reports on statewide and multi-agency developments;
• Provides input to Executive Staff and Division Directors from a financial perspective on developing policies for administrative and programmatic issues within the Division;
• Meets with staff from the NYS Division of the Budget and with the NYS Office of the State Comptroller on agency specific financial matters, including budget requests, funding, DHR accounts, etc., and responds to their questions and concerns;
• Directs and supervises the activities of the Budget and Travel Unit, Revenue Unit and the Procurement Unit by providing guidance to the Unit supervisors on operations, expectations, outcomes, reporting, personnel issues, scheduling, etc.;
• Responsible for enhancing customer service delivery, operational/streamlining efficiencies, consolidating diverging policies/procedures, etc.;
• Ensures that the reporting of claims and documenting of investigatory activities is conducted appropriately and that all transactions are documented; directs the collection and administration of special funds;
• Ensures that the audits of various claims and processes are defensible;
• Directs the maintenance of departmental accounts and expenditure controls;
• Directs major financial management functions, including but not limited to:
o Contract Administration/MWBE and SDVOB Utilization/Purchasing
o Accounts Payable
o Budgeting
o Travel
o Oversight of Facilities and Fleet Administration
Additional Comments Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via e-mail at Info@goer.ny.gov
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