Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleAssistant Director of Financial Administration 3

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade663

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $97466 to $123166 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

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? No

Location

County Albany

Street Address OPWDD - Division of Enterprise Solutions - Budge5t Services Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list or be eligible for 52.6 transfer with at least one year of permanent service in a financial management or budgeting position allocated to M-1 or higher. Example of titles eligible for 52.6 transfer are Chief Budgeting Analyst, Assistant Director Financial Administration 2, Associate Budgeting Examiner.

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;
• 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 POSITION:

The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports, and advocacy to approximately 130,000 + 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 and negotiation 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 Executive Staff 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; 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.


PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

Under the direction of the Director of Budget Services the Assistant Director of Financial Administration will:

• Coordinate 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 Director in providing advice to agency management on development of budgetary policy, fiscal reporting, cost-effectiveness of programs and budget priorities
• Directly supervise the team responsible for the State Operations/Capital or Local Assistance budgeting.
• 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, analyzing the fiscal implications of transitioning to a Managed Care system, and developing the budget request.
• Serve as the Budget Office lead on State Operations, Capital and/or Local Assistance initiatives.
• Coordinate cash management reports and other data for presentation to senior management and/or the Division of the Budget.
• Assist the Director with special assignments, as needed.

Additional Comments Please note:
• 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.

Contact Information

Name Annette Sattinger

Telephone 518-473-9689

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address OPWDD.sm.COrecruitment@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street OPWDD Personnel Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit cover letter and resume by October 5, 2018. Please reference the above EOA #2018-150 in all correspondence.