NVRPO Finance Supervisor (Financial Specialist III)

This position works within the Northern Virginia Regional Projects Office (NVRPO) as a part of its fiscal team. This role involves providing strategic budget and financial support in the dynamic field of public behavioral health, and requires strong analytical skills, significant budgeting and financial management, reporting experience, and the ability to think critically, solve problems, while balancing multiple priorities and tasks. Responsibilities include developing, executing, monitoring, analyzing, and reporting for the Region 2 budget which is composed primarily of grant funds and supports five Community Service Boards (CSBs).

This position will ensure department compliance with the applicable state, federal, and county requirements, financial policies, regulations, and procedures. Develops and maintains linkage with clinical and operational regional stakeholders, to ensure clear understanding of the needs of the regional programming and better meet the fiduciary needs of the region while also maintaining strict adherence to funding support from the various sources (federal, state, local).

Under the supervision of the NVRPO Finance Manager (Financial Specialist IV), the primary NVRPO Finance Supervisor duties include, but are not limited to:

• Oversight of all budgeting, purchasing, and payment processing and reporting activities and overseeing audit processes, adhering to strict reporting and grant/budget management fiscal deadlines
• Managing all fiscal components of grant management and providing organizational strategy analyses recommendations
• Supervision of professional level staff and maintaining strong internal controls
• Analyzing and researching the fiscal impact of policy and/or program changes
• Completing and presenting regional financial reports often requiring complex analytical and statistical report generation.
• Completing required deliverables for annual, third quarter, and carryover budget processes, the State Performance Contract fiscal reporting, and making presentations to executive leadership.
• Special projects and other duties, as assigned, to support Region 2 during staff vacancies and for staff on long term leave, or to support a scheduled team deliverable, i.e. DBHDS State Performance Contract reporting and annual budget development and the financial Year End.

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Note: This is a grant funded position.

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

• Participates in the formulation and documentation of agency fiscal policies and procedures;
• Maintains numerous fund/subfund accounts;
• Reviews long range revenue and expenditures estimates to ensure availability of funds;
• Prepares and/or oversees the preparation of large agency budget;
• Applies budget, procurement, and payment procedures in accordance with established county policies, accounting principles (GAAP and GASB), and local and state policies and procedures;
• Researches budget, finance and procurement requirements, analyzes impact on current operations and recommends means of implementation.

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Considerable knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices of governmental budgeting and fiscal management and the ability to apply them to complex governmental systems;
• Considerable knowledge of federal, state and county policies, procedures, regulations and legislation impacting the maintenance of financial records;
• Ability to effectively supervise and coordinate the activities of staff;
• Ability to develop and implement fiscal policies and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with either a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, public administration, public policy or related field; plus, three years of professional-level experience in finance, business administration, budgeting, or contract management, a master's degree in a related field or CPA may substitute for 1 year of experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire.

Certain positions with financial responsibility within this class may be subject to criminal background checks and/or credit checks as a condition of employment and periodically thereafter, as determined by the department head. An applicant or an employee may be required to submit a request for a criminal history record check and/or credit check to the appropriate agency; Applicants and employees within these positions must demonstrate financial responsibility in personal finances as a condition of employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in fiscal administration or finance within state or local government finance and grants management.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with researching, preparing, and presenting reports to executive-level and senior managers, and various committees, boards, and commissions participating in a variety of high-level and cross-departmental task forces and work groups.
• Extensive experience actively participating on strategic, organizational development, and redesign projects.
• Considerable experience using computer systems and applications.
• Supervisory experience
• Experience supporting human services functions, departments, and/or programs
• Experience with SAP programs and Business Intelligence Dashboards

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.