DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Director of Finance

Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $107,682 Annually

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 03/31/2025

The Director of Finance oversees and manages the financial, accounting, budgetary, and grant administration operations for MOPD, while ensuring fiscal management and operational efficiency.

Additionally, during the City's budgetary cycle, the Director of Finance will be the key liaison for financial matters, requiring strategic decision making, the ability to prioritize key tasks, and advocacy for the department in budgetary matters.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Plans and directs the work of professional staff engaged in managing, analyzing, and reporting on a department's financial matters (e.g., economic data, procurement and contracting processes, revenues and disbursements, issuance and refunding of bonds, long-term debt payments, fund investments, related accounts)

* Directs the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure sound fiscal management and operational efficiency

* Oversee the development and revision of accounting procedures to improve financial reporting of department receipts and expenditures

* Directs and participates in the design and implementation of new computerized accounting systems to improve the effectiveness of financial reporting

* Directs the cost of proposed or expanded programs and the preparation of related reports

* Approves program and operational budgets and amendments for appropriateness of funding

* Monitor and process delegate agency and vendor reimbursement requests.

* Oversee, prepare, and revise financial reports, and ensure compliance with grant funding requirements and local, state, and federal government regulations. Authorizes spending adjustments and fund re-allocations to ensure funding availability

* Establishes and implements internal auditing systems and financial controls to ensure the appropriate use of funding

* Direct and authorizes the preparation of fiscal reports summarizing and forecasting the department's financial position

* Functions as departmental liaison on financial-related issues to the Office of Budget and Management, City Comptroller's Office, and government and delegate agencies

* Make staffing-related decisions (e.g., hiring plans, work scheduling, labor/employee relations)

NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

LOCATION: 2102 W. Ogden Ave

Chicago, IL

HOURS: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm,

Monday - Friday

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a directly related field with 15 semester hours in Accounting or Finance, plus five years of professional financial management experience of which four years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience, provided that the minimum degree requirement is met.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor