CFO Finance & Accounting

The Job

CONFIRE, JPA is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee the Department's budget, fiscal operations, grants, and payroll functions. This position provides leadership in financial planning, fiscal control, policy development, and staff supervision, and supports executive leadership through financial analysis, reporting, and budgetary recommendations. Essential duties include managing and overseeing the fiscal, analytical, grants, and payroll activities of the Department, supervising and directing a subordinate staff, preparing detailed studies regarding department and division budgets, performing difficult analytical studies of organizational structures, systems, procedures, policies and practices, analyzing proposed and existing legislation, assisting in preparing, negotiating, developing and monitoring grants and contracts, preparing written reports and correspondence on a variety of administrative fiscal and budget items, and providing other duties, and vacation and temporary relief, as required.

Work Availability: Must be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed, to support finance division as needed. Must be available to report to CONFIRE facilities in Rialto, San Bernardino, or Hesperia as required.

Travel: Travel between CONFIRE sites and member agency locations may be required. A valid California driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be presented at time of hire and maintained throughout employment.

Sponsorship: Please note CONFIRE is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in finance, economics, accounting, public/business administration, behavioral/social science, or other relevant field. --- AND --- Experience: Three (3) years of professional-level work experience with primary responsibility for budgetary oversight, and analyzing, interpreting, and making recommendations to management utilizing budget/financial analysis of cost centers, organizational structure, contracts, indirect cost rate proposals, and/or grants.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have extensive governmental budgeting and finance experience with the ability to understand and apply complex policies and procedures. Two years of supervisory experience. Experience in cost accounting and managing multiple funding streams.

Selection Process

Application Procedure: To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time with or without notice. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire. To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete your application and consider having your profile created and or updated before applying for the position. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records.