Job Description

　　Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) manages state parks and oversees more than 450,000 acres throughout Massachusetts. It protects, promotes, and enhances the state's natural, cultural, and recreational resources.

　　The health and happiness of people across Massachusetts depends on the accessibility and quality of our natural resources, recreational facilities, and great historic landscapes. DCR continues to improve the vital connection between people and the environment.

　　DCR seeks qualified applicants for the position of Fiscal Officer IV - Assistant Budget Director, Capital and Trust, located at 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA. Please submit a cover letter and resume as part of the application process.

　　GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

　　The Assistant Budget Director reports directly to the Capital Budget Director and is responsible for managing the technical and budgetary aspects of the Department's Capital and Trust accounts. The Assistant Budget Director facilitates the optimization of all resources by collaborating with the Capital Budget Director and the Chief Finance Officer, as well as, by providing expertise in all budgetary and fiscal aspects of the organization.

　　For the Capital Accounts, this includes supporting the management all the budget and financial aspects of capital programs, the development of the rolling 5-year annual capital budget and annual spending plan, assuring adequate authorizations are in place to manage the annual capital program. This function is crucial to the agency's mission as more than half of all resources expended by the department are from Capital.For the Trust Accounts, this includes becoming familiar with the thirty-six (36) Trust accounts representing over $32M in resources and managing the appropriate use of the Trust accounts. Working closely with the Revenue Director and the Capital Budget Director, recommend spending opportunities that appropriately utilize trust resources optimizing the value of the funds and enhancing the DCR programs. Responsibilities also include setting up systems to track and manage each facility's trust account balance.Capital Authorization Management- Follow legislative process between the executive branch as well as house and senate bills to assure agency needs are accounted for by providing feedback and analysis to senior management to make choices and prioritize needs.Capital Planning and Monitoring- Work with colleagues to plan the long-term capital needs of the Department and continuously update the Capital Budget Director of evolving needs of the capital program.Project Management Oversight - Provide financial information and reports to project managers and supervisors on funds availability, accounts, and other key pertinent data. Recommend ways to optimize resources including carry forward and backward requests to Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) and Executive Office of Administration and Finance (EOANF), and internal changes among groups of programs within assigned capital budgets and Trust resources.Capital and Trust Account and Program and Payment Management- Responsible for all account assignments, aligning approved budget with agency priorities, maintaining program code tables including program set ups as well as phase and activity. In charge of all agency ISA activity both funds received and send out. Responsible for assuring proper capital allotments are requested from ANF in a timely fashion to accommodate capital cash flows. In collaboration with the Capital Budget Director, responsible for assuring funds are properly encumbered and payments to vendors made in a timely fashion for all capital related projects.Capital Reporting- Responsible for reporting on all aspects of Capital Spending including: encumbrance management, appropriation status, spending actual versus budgeted, year-end reports, and Ad Hoc queries as needed.Trust Management - Develop spending plans and assure spending is appropriate based on specific Trust language.Reporting- Assists with reporting on all aspects of DCR Capital and Trust spending including encumbrance management, appropriation status, spending actual versus budgeted, year-end reports, and ad hoc queries as needed. Perform research, analysis and reporting of pending budget and Capital bond authorization bills that are identified as of interest to DCR and the Governor's office. Respond to inquiries on Capital and Trust projects through EOEA and the Governor's office. Coordinate and assist in drafting and preparation of legislation, bond and budgetary provisions, as well as amendments. Create and run ad-hoc financial reports as needed.

　　PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

　　Work experience supervising and/or managing staff.Knowledge and work experience with an understanding of government financial rules, regulations, and policies. Additionally, understand accounting and budgeting concepts/applications with the state budgeting cycles and processes.Work experience and familiarity with Massachusetts state finance systems (MMARs, CIW, etc.). Ability to discern sensitive decisions with confidence and be able to delegate to upper or lower-level staff.

　　Qualifications

　　MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

　　Applicants must have at least (A) six (6) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in financial management work (i.e. budgeting, accounting, auditing, management analysis, program evaluation, financial reporting of program results), of which (B) at least two (2) years must have been in a project management, supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.

　　Substitutions:

　　I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.

　　II. A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.

　　III. A Graduate degree or higher in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience.

　　IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience.

　　Comprehensive Benefits

　　When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

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　　An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

　　The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.