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Chief Financial Officer

Salary

$127,071.00 - $193,656.00 Annually

Location

23121 Camden Way California, MD

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

00193

Department

Fiscal

Opening Date

02/20/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

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Description

Job Summary:

Responsible for the planning and direction of financial operations of MetCom, including supervising and managing all activities, operations, and personnel of the Fiscal Department. Supervises customer service, including utility billing and past due collection activities. Oversees accounts payable, payroll, purchasing, grant and loan administration, and tax reporting. Performs financial reporting, budgeting, and debt management. Creates/updates financial polices to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and generally accepted accounting principles. Position reports to the Executive Director.

Essential Functions:

• Performs budget development and analysis tasks including budget amendments and rate calculations

• Advises on the overall MetCom operating and capital improvement budget amendments and rate calculations

• Oversees the annual general and single audit

• Manages investment banking services

• Create/update financial polices to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, IRS, and other governmental agencies

• Supervises the acquisition and management of state and federal grants and loans

• Prepares financial statements; balances general ledgers, reconciles general journals, and maintains the Commission books

• Manages debt service, amortization requirements and performs rate calculations

• Manages the Commission’s fixed assets inventory system and consumables inventory

• Supervises accounts payable and payroll including IRS reporting

• Supervises Customer Service, including customer billing and past due collection activities, online bill presentment and payment and reporting to the MetCom Board; Ensures efficient customer relations

• Oversees the procurement function

• Manages the automated data processing systems used for customer billing, payroll, purchasing, accounts payable, cost accounting, accounts receivables, financial management, etc.

• Oversees OPEB actuarial study/report and serves as OPEB Trust trustee

• Edits and approves new customer entry for Engineering Project Coordinator

Other Duties:

Performs other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (These are pre-employment KSA that apply only to Essential Job Functions.):

• Ability to gain thorough knowledge of St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission policies and procedures.

• Ability to act as a representative of St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission to the public

• Expert knowledge of department practices and procedures

• Expert knowledge of advanced Accounting Principles

• Expert knowledge of relevant Federal, State, and Local regulations regarding fiscal administration and management.

• Ability to effectively communicate with other staff members; ability to coordinate, advise, and work with other professionals

• Ability to supervise and motivate assigned staff

• Ability to review and analyze existing information and make informed and sound decisions

• Ability to use available resources to research information

• Ability to keep accurate records

• Ability to keep abreast with current fiscal policies and procedures

• Ability to operate relevant computer systems, including hardware and software.

Required Qualifications (Note: Any acceptable combination of education, training and relevant experience that provides the above knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted on a full-time year for year basis.):

Training and/or Education:

Bachelor’s degree plus seven or more years of relevant experience or Master’s degree plus five or more years of relevant experience

Experience:

Or equivalent technical training, education, and/or experience

Licenses or Certificates:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) desired

Valid Driver’s License

Special Requirements:

None

Work Schedule:

This position is eligible to telework two days per week with Director approval

Physical Demands:

Work requires no unusual demand for physical effort.

Unusual Demands:

Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting or training rooms, residences, or commercial vehicles e.g., use of safe work place practices with office equipment, and/or avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations and traffic signals.

Nothing in this description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire job classification. They are not intended to include every possible activity and task performed in every position.

The Metropolitan Commission is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic covered by law.