• Job Description

  Req#: R0063982

  About Our Job

  Who We Are

  With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

  We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

  The Department of Finance manages the city’s investing, fiscal analysis, budgeting, debt and asset management, tax assessment and collection, and accounting functions as well as establishing, maintaining and enforcing fiscal policies, practices and procedures for the entire City and County of Denver. The Department commits to Denver residents the delivery of these services through a financial structure that mirrors the best practices of both the public and private sectors. This commitment promotes better service, enhanced performance measures, maximum accountability and improved business processes.

  What We Offer

  The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $149,947.00 - $254,910.00. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

  • A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
  • 457B Retirement plan
  • 132 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
  • Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

  Location

  The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

  What You’ll Do

  The Department of Finance is seeking a Deputy Chief Financial Officer to support the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on a variety of complex projects and leadership of the agency. The City and County of Denver's Department of Finance unifies the city's accounting and financial functions under the Chief Financial Officer. We commit, to the citizens of Denver, a financial structure that mirrors the best practices of both the public and private sectors. This commitment promotes better service, enhanced performance measures, maximum accountability and improved business procedures.

  Responsibilities

  Department Leadership:

  • Provide day-to-day support and supervision of the Department of Finance in coordination with the CFO, including support for the mission of each division
  • Lead the development of Department employee engagement strategies in conjunction with the CFO, the Division Directors, and support the Department of Finance management team in continuously improving employee engagement and making the Department a best place to work environment
  • Provide ongoing coordination with executive leadership in City Departments and lead the development and implementation of intra-department and multi-agency innovations and data reporting initiatives
  • Lead coordination and regular updates of Department of Finance rules and regulations, and other financial policy development
  • Coordinate development and maintenance of the DOF annual budget
  • Facilitate the development of the Department's strategic plan
  • Coordinate human resources support including hiring and performance management for the Office of the CFO and the senior management team of the Department of Finance
  • Represent the Department of Finance in meetings with Mayor and members of City Council

  Citywide Projects and Programs:

  • Advise the CFO on proposed and existing City programs through the development of complex financial alternatives and impact assessments
  • Lead departmental efforts to coordinate, secure, and oversee compliance on city- wide federal funding needs, both capital and operational
  • Provide leadership support for the development of the City's annual budget, in coordination with the CFO and Office of Budget and Management
  • Provide ongoing coordination with the City's Annual Capital Improvement Program (CIP), capital budgeting and funding plans, and Real Estate Division project funding and asset strategies
  • Support the Department of Finance capital program financial management processes and manage the efforts of cross-department personnel that administer this work

  About You

  What You’ll Bring

  • At least seven (7) years of executive management experience in government
  • Hands on budgeting experience within a large and complex local government
  • Background with federal funding, strategic planning, employee engagement and interfacing with appointed and elected officials
  • An understanding of City and County of Denver policies and processes
  • Key Qualities:
    • Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
    • Ability to work in a dynamic environment and to multi-task to meet competing deadlines
    • Promotes teamwork, contributes towards building team consensus and acts as a team player
    • Consistently approach work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
    • Demonstrates ability to identify problems and solve complex policy, operational and governance problems
    • Solutions oriented
    • Promotes fiscal sustainability and best financial practices

  Required Minimum Qualifications

  • Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or a related field based on a specific position(s).
  • Experience Requirement: Five (5) years of management level work experience which must have included managing subordinate supervisors. Four (4) years of management experience must include budget and fiscal oversight responsibility, evaluation of business processes, and policy and decision-making experience with planning and organizing multiple programs, projects, operations or functions.
  • Education/Experience Equivalency: Two (2) years of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
  • Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

  Application Deadline

  This posting is expected to stay open until January 2nd. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than January 2nd at midnight to ensure consideration.

  About Everything Else

  Job Profile

  CA2951 Deputy Manager

  To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here.

  Position Type

  Unlimited

  Position Salary Range

  $146,005.00 - $248,209.00

  Starting Pay

  Based on education and experience

  Agency

  Department of Finance

  The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

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• About the company

  Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the US state of Colorado.

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