Chief Financial Officer – Economic Security

The Office of Economic Security (OES) shares the CDHS vision to serve Coloradans through bold and innovative health and human services. In collaboration with our partners, OES's mission is to provide income, nutritional, and support services to those in need.

The OES exists to manage internal programs and divisions as well as all external activities, including the supervision of 64 counties’ social/human services for compliance with Federal and State statutes and regulations.  

The purpose of this position is to provide financial and contract leadership and management for OES, and to develop, implement, and oversee the tactical plans, fiscal/contract operations, technological and other resource plans, and related initiatives for the office. In the process, this position works closely with the CDHS Chief Financial Officer, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), the Division of Economic & Workforce Support, the Division of Food and Energy Assistance, the Division of Child Support Services, and the Division of Staff Development and the Budget & Legislative Manager to establish and maintain the office’s alignment with the overall CDHS financial/contract strategy. This position is responsible for maintaining an understanding of statutory and regulatory changes and legislative initiatives in fiscal policy and ensuring that the office's operations are consistent and up-to-date. Additionally, this position is the Office’s representative finance expert on base budget initiatives, fiscal policy analysis, financial compliance, grant and contract management, resource allocation, budget and rate calculations, financial reporting, projections, Joint Budget Committee (JBC) decision items, and proposals that directly influence management's decisions. As a member of the OES Senior Leadership Team, this position helps establish strategic priorities of the Office and allocates resources needed to achieve those priorities.

Primary Job Duties:

Fiscal/Contract Management Operations - This position is responsible for the management of the Office of Economic Security (OES) operation expenditures, local, state, and federal. This position oversees office-wide budget forecasting, management, and reporting process; and provides a monthly summary report to the Director & Deputy Director of Division and Office budget status of expenditures, encumbrances, and projections. This position provides second level supervision to the OES Divisional Senior Budget/Contract Analysts and first level to the OES Budget & Legislative Manager to include setting performance standards, conducting performance planning and appraisal of staff and ensuring that subordinate staff development needs are met.  

Financial & Budget Authority and Legislative Requests - Develops a plan for Federal, State and cash fund revenue maximization; develops any corrective action plans necessary to deal with penalties. This position is responsible for financial planning and forecasting, utilizing expertise in state and county programs to strategically direct OES resources to areas that maximize Federal, State and cash fund financed participation.  Evaluates and makes recommendations on the Office’s operating and personnel costs. Monitors and adjusts the Department’s indirect cost allocation plan to ensure federal compliance and maximize federal reimbursement. This position provides assistance and support to the OES Budget and Legislative Manager in the responsibility of formulating, writing, supporting and defending funding requests (Funding Requests/Decision Items, Supplementals, Budget Amendments, Emergency Supplementals, Budget Reductions, and Fiscal Notes).  Responsible for maintaining a solid understanding of State funding request requirements, instructions, protocols and strategy for completing successful funding requests. This position is expected to explain and defend funding requests to the OSPB, legislative council staff, and the JBC. 

Other duties as assigned - Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience in government or private sector budgeting, finance, or contract administration, culminating in senior-level management of a complex (multi-disciplinary) organization that must have included at least:

  • Experience in professional budgeting, finance, or contract administration in the government or private sector.

  • Experience with a legislative budget process, including preparing budgeting requests, submitting responses to the legislature, and experience analyzing the fiscal impact of legislation.

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in progressively responsible professional experience in government or private sector budgeting, finance, or contract administration, culminating in senior-level management of a complex (multi-disciplinary) organization that must have included at least equal to ten (10) years.

  Substitutions:

  • Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis (e.g. Four years of additional years of experience will substitute for the degree requirement.)

  • Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required general experience on a year-for-year basis (e.g. MA degree in Business will substitute for two years of required experience.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration or closely related field

• Experience managing multi-discipline human service programs that included successfully managing subordinate executives, a million-dollar or greater budget that included federal grant monies, and managing accountability to an outside auditing organization

• Experience as a Chief Financial Officer

• Proven experience in public sector contract management, budget, and governmental financial management

• Experience supervising employees working in the budget, finance, or contract field

• Experience in strategic planning

• Experience with a legislative budget process, including preparing budgeting requests, submitting responses to the legislature, and experience analyzing the fiscal impact of legislation

• Experience with the State of Colorado fiscal and procurement rules

• Experience managing and directing administrative processes in a governmental organization, which includes the ability to develop proven interagency relationships with local, state, and federal agencies

• Extensive knowledge of the legislative processes, government funding, and the State accounting and procurement systems

• Experience in outcomes-based funding and/or performance management

• COWINS Partnership Agreement: Relevant years of State service should be considered as a preferred qualification and given weight under the process. Part-time relevant years of State service will be prorated. 

• TRANSFERS ONLY: Relevant years of State service will be considered as a preferred qualification and given the weight of at least 15% of the overall score under the process.

• Relevant years of State service contribute to a candidate's position-related knowledge, skill, ability, behavior, or other posted competency 

Required Competencies:

• Proven experience in budget, financial, and contractual management

• Proven experience in policy analysis, development, and implementation

• Proven experience managing staff with diverse professional experience and qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and public speaking skills

• Ability to work in a complex political environment

• Excellent negotiation and consensus-building skills

• Ability to understand, develop, and implement performance and outcome measures, managing effective operations while ensuring performance measures are met

• Proven ability to provide analytical expertise in strategic planning, operational effectiveness, and progressive evaluation of measurements

• Proven ability to provide efficient and effective customer service to the stakeholders of Colorado, which includes exemplary responsiveness

• Creation of objectives that measure efficiencies and the ability to implement and improve operations through effective performance measures

• Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate, and monitor the work of others; ability to make timely decisions; ability to coach, mentor, motivate, and develop staff and encourage good performance

• Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors commitments; delivers outputs within prescribed time;  operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight, and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable

• Demonstrated flexibility in leadership by performing and /or overseeing the analysis of complex human resources, financial, or administrative management policy and program issues; proven record of building and managing teams and creating an enabling environment, including the ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop and evaluate staff and design training/skills enhancement initiatives to ensure effective transfer of knowledge/skills; tact in negotiating skills; good judgment and decision-making skills

• Standard background check: ALL CDHS employees (non-direct contact): CBI name check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), and drug screen (commercial Driver’s license) 
  
• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position

• Travel:  May require intermittent travel as needed.
  

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

1. Disclose that information on the application.

2. Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.

3. Provide your employee number from your prior State employment.  Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination, and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs. per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements. 

• Preferred Qualifications & Competencies:

  • Relevant years of state service experience.

A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position.  You must complete the official State of Colorado online application.  Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process. You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."

You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process.  Part-time work experience will be prorated.

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing. 

Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications. 

If listed, answer all supplemental questions as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.     

You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated.  You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.  

• You can find the official appeal form here. 

• You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:

  • By email ([email protected]), or

  • Postmarked in US Mail to(1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or 

  • Hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or

  • Faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:

• At (303) 866-3300, or

•  Refer to the  Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.

• How to apply to the State of Colorado(Youtube Video, Runtime 3:59, Closed Captions Available)

• The Assessment Process

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, join the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. Each of us is committed to contributing to a safe and accessible CDHS. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center

• Employee Wellness program

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

• *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

• We believe in a people-first approach: We prioritize the needs, well-being, and dignity of the individuals, families and communities we serve. We commit to respect, fairness and access in every decision, policy and interaction. We engage client voices and experiences in the development and implementation of the services we provide.

• Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

• We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

• Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

• We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

• Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

CDHS is committed to a Colorado for ALL qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment. 

This includes completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or performing essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities.  The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

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