Human Resource Services Department

Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions.  Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants. 

Responses should be thorough and specific.  A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position.  Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process.  A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.

Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment.  Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.

The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position.  Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews. 

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.  Do you understand the above statement?

Please describe your experience, training and background that makes you the best qualified person for the position of Administrative Financial Services Manager.

Please describe your most noteworthy accomplishment in the development and administration of a program budget.  What was your methodology?  What methods and controls did you use to monitor the budget?  What results did you achieve? 

Describe your most noteworthy accomplishment in negotiating a contract for a public agency. Provide some background on the situation and tell us what you did. What was the result?

Tell us about your most recent experience in managing the accountability and reporting requirements for agency grants and contracts. Please give us a specific example.

Please tell us about a major recommendation you made recently to executive management regarding an operational strategy or administrative issue.  Describe your process of developing the recommendation.  What was your specific role?  How did you communicate your recommendation(s)?  What was the impact and outcome?

This position requires incumbents to plan and implement important, agency-level projects.  Please tell us about a professional-level project that you initiated and planned.  What was the project?  Who directed the initiation of the project?  What was the purpose of the project?  What role did you play in the project's implementation?  What evaluation methods did you use to gauge the project's success?  What was the end result?

Please tell us what you have done to recognize your staff when their actions supported the vision and values of the organization.  Conversely, describe what you have done to manage the performance of an employee or group of employees that have resisted a departmental process change or performed in a way that did not support the organization's vision.

Please tell us about a financial process for which you were responsible for.  Describe the process, explain your role, and describe the stakeholders and their involvement and interests in the project.  Please include in your response, the outcome and the impact to the organization.