Assistant Chief Financial Officer

Assistant Chief Financial Officer

The City of Oxnard's Finance Department is seeking its next Assistant Chief Financial Officer! This position is one of three Assistant Chief Financial Officer (ACFO) positions in the department. The role of this ACFO assists in planning, directing, managing, and overseeing activities and operations within the Finance Department. In addition, this position will primarily focus on budget, budget preparation and tracking, financial reporting, process improvements, current and long-term financial planning, assist the Public Works Department in the Cost of Service Analysis review and utility rates recommendations to the City Council, and support of debt issuance and cash flow forecasting. The ACFO will provide internal customer service and budget support to internal customers, as well as supervision of external vendor contracts and financial advisors. In addition, this position coordinates budgetary activities with other departments and provides highly responsible and complex analytical support to the Chief Financial Officer. The Assistant Chief Financial Officer (Budget) oversees a staff of six FTEs.

The City of Oxnard is located on the beautiful Southern California coast, the most populous city in the County of Ventura with over 210,000 residents. Nestled about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 35 miles south of Santa Barbara, Oxnard prides itself on its rich diversity and culture. Oxnard residents enjoy a spirit of community pride with an unsurpassed quality of life enhanced by the charm of this coastal community, and the cultural and educational amenities of a diverse and vibrant urban setting. It is an ideal coastal community and an excellent place to raise a family that offers oceanfront recreation and outdoor adventures, award winning festivals and friendly, safe neighborhoods.

As an employer, the City of Oxnard prioritizes creating an environment that nurtures innovation, encourages collaboration, and fosters professional growth. Valuing the unique perspectives and experiences of its employees, the City fosters a workplace culture that celebrates diversity in all its forms. By embracing different backgrounds, ideas, and talents, the City of Oxnard cultivates an atmosphere of respect and collaboration that fuels creativity and drives excellence.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Forward thinking, motivational, and has high energy, with the ability to provide leadership and inspire support in the City's efforts to encourage workplace values including integrity, respect, teamwork, and high performance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary to work well with staff, department heads, as well as with internal and external stakeholders.
• The successful Assistant CFO will have the desire and confidence to work in a highly visible role to carry out the mission, vision, and needs of the City.
• This position will require flexibility, a willingness to exchange and encourage new ideas, and the ability to build consensus while developing working relationships based on trust and professionalism.
• The ideal candidate will enjoy providing employee development opportunities and coaching, and modeling a positive leadership style to a collegial, supportive, and hard-working staff.

Priorities and Opportunities:

• Provide leadership that fosters a culture of high performance, transparency, and professionalism that supports training, employee growth and development.
• Continuous review of policies and procedures to ensure budget and long-term financial planning best practices and process improvements.
• Develop positive relationships with internal department heads and provide budgetary support that aligns with the goals and mission of the City.
• Create and foster stability, succession planning, accountability, and positive morale through supportive and effective management.
• Politically astute and diplomatic. Possesses emotional intelligence.
• A supportive, mentoring and coaching supervisory style with the ability to assess talent and train employees accordingly.
• Big picture thinker with the ability to understand details.
• Possess the highest ethical standards and able to make difficult decisions.
• Diplomatic and solutions-oriented.
• A background working is a union environment.

Payroll/Classification Title: Assistant Department Director NRC

Supervision Exercised/Supervision Received: Incumbents oversee the conduct of performance evaluations, training, and hiring, discipline and termination procedures as well as directly supervise management, professional, paraprofessional and support staff. Work is performed according to overall management and strategic objectives and is reviewed for outcomes produced and results obtained.

Work Schedule: The normal workweek is Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, and alternating Fridays, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. This position may be required to be available to work additional hours as needed to respond to workload needs. This position is responsible for representing the department at various meetings, including regular City Council and City Council Committees. The standard work environment varies depending on assignment but is typically either dependent on each position, which is primarily in an office setting or out in the field. The City does not offer hybrid or remote work.

The following are the minimum qualifications necessary for entry into the classification:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a field directly related to the assignment
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible related experience that includes significant management and supervisory experience

Other requirements:

• Must be able to speak and understand English to effectively communicate with fellow employees, customers and vendors

Highly desirable:

• Master's degree in accounting or finance
• Professional certifications related to this position
• Prior experience in municipal finance, revenue administration, or public sector accounting

About the Benefits

In exchange for all your hard work and determination, you will receive a competitive salary of $171,926 to $223,504, negotiable based on experience and qualifications, along with a wide host of benefits including:

• Enjoy CalPERS Retirement membership: Classic 2% at 55, New 2% at 62; your contribution secures your future; no Social Security participation.
• 12 paid holidays off per year.
• The City contributes 1% of employee base pay/salary to a Retirement Health Savings Program.
• The City contributes 4.5% of employee base pay/salary to the City-sponsored 401(a) plan.
• Leave accrual rates vary between 6.24 – 11.78 hours per pay period based on years of service with the City of Oxnard.
• 60 hours of Administrative Leave per fiscal year.
• The City will contribute $2,054.00 monthly towards medical insurance premiums with no cash back. Employees who waive medical insurance will receive $500.00 per month cash back with proof of other qualifying coverage. The City will continue to provide $66.79 per month towards dental insurance.

Application Process

• Submit NEOGOV/Government Jobs online application.
• Complete and submit responses to the supplemental questions, if required.
• Upload resume, cover letter, proof of degree (transcript), or other requested documents.

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the online application and include the information only on the resume. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted. Cover letters and/or optional resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application.

The list of qualified candidates established from this recruitment may be used to fill other full-time, part-time, and temporary assignments. There is one (1) upcoming full-time vacancy within the Finance Department.

Selected candidate(s) must pass a thorough reference check and background investigation. Some positions that work with or have access to the Police Department may require a polygraph exam. Select positions may require candidates to undergo a pre-employment medical and/or psychological evaluation.

Regular full-time and part-time positions in this classification are Confidential pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and are therefore unrepresented.

For most positions, the City of Oxnard relies on office automation (Microsoft Office/Google) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.

Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all positions. Employees are required to participate in the City's direct deposit plan and are paid on a bi-weekly basis.

This position requires a 12-month probationary period.

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 3100, all public employees are required to serve as disaster service workers subject to such disaster service activities as may be assigned to them.

If a candidate accepts a conditional job offer with the City of Oxnard