Financial Services Director, HCSA

Alameda County, located on the east side of San Francisco Bay, is California's seventh-largest county. The County employs 9,700 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion. Oakland, the County seat, is California's eighth largest city. One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live in a variety of incorporated cities, unincorporated communities and rural areas. As a major urban county, Alameda provides a full range of services to its citizens. The County is a blend of culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areas provides the perfect environment for families and their active lifestyles. The County offers extensive cultural resources, countless recreational opportunities and an array of fine public and private colleges and universities.

Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Agency Administration/Indigent Health. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents. Health Care Services Agency currently has multiple career opportunities for experienced professionals to become part of a service delivery team dedicated to the optimal health and well-being of Alameda County residents.

Under direction of the Health Care Services Agency Director, to plan, organize, direct and monitor the financial and administrative operations and services for the Health Care Services Agency; oversee all aspects of the Agency’s finan-cial operations including accounting, budget development, financial forecasting and financial audits, contracts and procurement, claims and revenue generating operations and facilities management; participate as a member of the Agency’s executive team and serve as liaison to other County departments, contractors/providers and community-based organizations; supervise four divisions of fiscal and administrative professional and paraprofessional staff; and do other related work as required.

*The eligible list resulting from this examination process may be used as an alternate list to fill equivalently-leveled classifications within Alameda County.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

In addition to the minimum qualifications stated below, successful candidates will have a proven background in financial leadership and budget development within a large organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing grants and complex funding streams, contract negotiation and administration, public financial and policy analysis, demonstrated experience in governmental budgeting as well as strong analytical, written and oral communication skills and have a track record of being:

 • Technically adept having achieved a thorough knowledge of financial operations in a public sector health care setting.

• A visionary who is capable of identifying, understanding and forecasting how external issues (e.g., economic, political, social and health care trends) may impact work and who is able to motivate and inspire others by providing effective leadership.

• A collaborative strategic partner who actively engages with other agencies and departments to meet overall countywide needs while leveraging financial and other resources to maximize results and achieve positive out-comes.

• An active and engaged manager with strong operational and personnel management skills.

• A leader with heightened business acumen able to build a strong organization that delivers results while exem-plifying the use of resources wisely, responsibly, effectively, and efficiently.

• Flexible and adept at managing effectiveness of self and others when experiencing and leading change within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.

• Capable of making a positive impact on others by exuding an air of confidence, creating good first impressions, professionally commanding attention, and earning professional trust and respect of others.

• An effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills focused on building an environment where di-verse, multidisciplinary teams can work together to enhance the delivery of services for Alameda County communities.

Major Job Functions:

§ Administers the Agency’s financial operations, budget, accounting, contracts administration, and revenue generation activities.

§ Oversee the coordination of the development and implementation of financial goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities for the Agency.

§ Reviews and makes recommendations on budget policies and fiscal control activities; gathers and analyzes data and statistics such as operational costs; prepares financial statements, reports, summaries, charts, and related materials for management use, and prepares fiscal and statistical data for reports to various agencies.

§ Manages the preparation of all intra-Agency and departmental program budgets; reviews, analyzes and recommends priorities and alternatives for budget requests.

§ Directs the budgetary and fiscal control programs and the preparation of the Agency budget.

§ Works closely with departmental finance liaisons to streamline financial reporting and create consistent fiscal and accounting practices and procedures.

§ Monitors all Agency fiscal policies and practices to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and legislation.

§ Participates as a member of the Agency’s executive team and works as a liaison with other County departments, contractors/providers, and community-based organizations, and other key stakeholders.
 

§ Supervises staff through subordinate staff that is responsible for contract negotiations and compliance monitoring; reviews RFP's and coordinates bid evaluation and award process with appropriate county agencies; coordinates maintenance of appropriate record-keeping documents for contracts and grants.