Assistant Director Financial Administration 3

NY HELP No Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Assistant Director Financial Administration 3 Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing Salary Grade 663 Bargaining Unit M/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented) Salary Range From $111925 to $141439 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Contingent Permanent Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 9 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Albany Street Address 44 Holland Avenue City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: There is no current Civil Service List for this title.Transfer: Candidates must have permanent competitive status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.ORPromotional/Provisional: In the event that there is not a valid eligible list, candidates who meet the following promotion qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment. To qualify, candidates must have one year of permanent service in a financial management or budgeting position allocated to M-1 or higher.NOTE: If three or fewer qualified and interested promotional candidates respond to this notice, the agency may, at is discretion, nominate a qualified employee for non-competitive promotion under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preference will be given to candidates who possess: Strong managerial skills; Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills; Strong computer skills, particularly as it relates to Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other related programs; Ability to gather, organize, and present pertinent data to leadership in a succinct manner; and Ability to prepare and evaluate expenditure and other financial reports.Additionally, preferred candidates must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle competing, high priority assignments. Duties Description The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports, and advocacy to approximately 136,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. We are guided in our interactions with the people we serve and each other by compassion, dignity, diversity, excellence and honesty. Our motto is “Putting People First,” and it applies not only to the individuals we serve, but to our employees as well. The responsibilities of Budget Services include the development of the annual budget to ensure OPWDD has the resources needed to support the agency’s mission of helping families and people with developmental disabilities live richer lives. In addition to working to ensure the agency has the resources necessary to appropriately fund the major program areas of OPWDD, the budget request process includes preparing savings plans to support the request, preparing budget briefing documents and hearing testimony, and requests for budget initiatives based on agency priorities. Budget Services is also responsible for developing spending plans for the district offices, Institute for Basic Research (IBR) and a variety of Aid to Localities (ATL) programs, such as Family Support Services and Individual Support Services; allocating and monitoring the use of resources on Personal Service, Non-Personal Service and ATL programs; assisting in allocating and monitoring the use of residential and non-residential development resources; assisting in the development of allocation methodologies for new resources, and the implementation and monitoring of budget initiatives and the agency spending control process. Under the direction of the Budget Director, the Assistant Director will: Assist in coordinating the development, presentation, and implementation of the agency’s budget request. Review and respond to requests for information from the Division of Budget, agency leadership, and other agency units. Assist Division leadership in providing advice to agency management on development of budgetary policy, fiscal reporting, cost-effectiveness of programs, and budget priorities. Manage the teams responsible for the State Operations, Capital, and Local Assistance budgeting, a unit of up to 20 employees. Oversee all unit activities, including but not limited to: monitoring spending, reviewing overtime metrics, managing the Capital Plan, analyzing impacts of Medicaid and non-Medicaid spending related to Local Assistance programs, assessing the fiscal impacts of not-for-profit rate changes, and developing the budget request. Reviewing, developing and coordinating data summaries and dashboards. Coordinate cash management reports and other data for presentation to senior management and/or the Division of the Budget. Coordinate budget initiatives with other bureaus within OPWDD. Assist Division leadership with special assignments, as needed.Telecommuting to be discussed at interview – OPWDD’s Telecommuting Policy allows telecommuting up to 50%LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-DK1 Additional Comments The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Fiscal Policy and Management is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment. OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.Name Diane King Telephone 518-473-4785 Fax 518-474-9902 Email Address [email protected] Address Street 44 Holland Avenue City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 9/2/2024. Please reference the EOA #2024-234 in all correspondence.