Chief financial officer

Job Description

Department: Finance

Sub-Department: N/A

Pay Grade: 125

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Status: Full-Time

Reports to: Board of Commissioners

Supervises: Finance Director

This position is deemed a safety sensitive position, and the selected hire is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening.

Job Summary

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the senior financial executive Cumberland County, a third-class county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The CFO is responsible for managing the county’s overall financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial planning, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The CFO provides strategic financial leadership to ensure fiscal integrity, transparency, and efficiency in the use of public funds.

Essential Job Functions

• Manage, lead and direct the financial operations of the county in accordance with all local, state, federal and financial reporting requirements which includes but is not limited to managing expenditures, revenue, and procurement across all funds.
• Develop and analyze financial and statistical reports, including long term projections.
• Analyze current and future financial trends and the financial position of the county; make recommendations to the commissioners as needed.
• Develop and implement county-wide accounting and financial management policies as well as partnering with county stakeholders to develop policies.
• In conjunction with the COO, work on the strategic vision of the county and also evaluate and advise on long-term impacts of concepts, initiatives, and regulatory changes and make recommendations based on the analysis.
• Working with the COO, lead periodic reviews of all programs, services and expenditures to determine continued justification/need, cost-benefit and whether the program or service is being performed in the most cost-efficient manner. Make recommendations to the commissioners as needed.
• Exercise delegated authority of the Commissioners with a degree of autonomy.
• Direct, manage, and implement special projects with a degree of autonomy as delegated by the commissioners.
• Participate as a subject matter expert in discussions and planning sessions with state and federal officials, union personnel, community stakeholders, and providers. Participation includes providing reports and analysis on the topic at hand to include any forecasting needed for the discussion.
• Lead and develop a highly effective financial team and provide guidance to financial staff, to include liaising with the Controller’s and Treasurer’s offices to provide compliance oversight with county policies and procedures.
• Establish Grant compliance guidelines and ensures compliance with Federal Uniform Guidance as it pertains to federal cost principals, reimbursement, procurement, and audit requirements.
• Collaboratively work with the COO and Grant Administration Manager to ensure grant compliance for major grant programs as it relates to federal cost principals, procurement, and audit requirements.
• Advise COO and Commissioners of sound policy and actions to be taken to ensure compliance with and federal, state, and county audits.
• Oversee county risk management through property, casualty, professional liability, self-insured health and benefit insurance and workers’ compensation program(s) in conjunction with the COO, Solicitor, Facilities Director, and Human Resource Director.
• Analyzes significant contracts and/or projects for their financial impact prior to recommending to the Commissioners.
• Attends meetings and trainings sessions as required.
• Serves on committees or task forces as required.
• Performs other job-related services as required.
  
  

Education

Minimum Requirements to Perform the Work:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field, Master’s degree or Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CCFM) preferred.
  
  

Work Experience

• Minimum of 7-10 years’ progressive experience in financial management, preferably in the public sector.
  
  

Recruitment Information

• Starting salary is negotiable based on relevant years of work experience in a similar position.
• All qualified candidates will be referred to a consulting executive search firm for further review and consideration.
• The recruitment timeline is now through late 2025, with various stages of review and engagement throughout the process with the consulting executive search firm, county hiring team and board of commissioners.
  
  

Company Description

Mission Statement: To provide impactful and essential county services in the most effective, courteous, and financially responsible manner possible.

We are always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this job application!

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Benefits

Medical Benefits:

• Capital Blue Cross Medical Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Wellness program with wellness incentives
• Capital Blue Cross Vision Insurance
• United Concordia Dental Insurance
  
  

Retirement Benefits

• County Retirement Pension
  • 5% minimum pre-tax contribution required, with the option of increasing your contribution over 5% up to 15% post-tax
  • Fully vested after 5 years of credited service
  • Normal Retirement Options:
    • Age 55 with 20 years of credited service
    • Age 60 with any amount of credited service
• Voluntary 457b Deferred Compensation Plan
• Military Time Buy Back Options
  
  

Paid Time Off

• Vacation
  • 10 days per year, accrued per pay period (Non-Exempt)
  • 15 days per year, accrued per pay period (Exempt)
  • Increase for both Non-Exempt and Exempt of 5 days per year after 2 years of service
• Personal
  • 3 Personal days per year, pro-rated based on starting date
• Sick
  • 5 Sick days per year, pro-rated based on starting date
• 12 Paid County Holidays
  • No waiting period to receive paid holidays
    
    

Additional Benefits

• Educational Assistance
  • 80% of cost of tuition and books up to the annual IRS limit per calendar year (after 6 months of Full-Time Employment)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – certain eligibility requirements must be met
• Employee Assistance Program
  • Resources for: Childcare, Eldercare, Legal, Financial, and Coaching
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Account
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance