Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Office of Adult, Aging, and Disability Services:

Located within the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services (OAADS) provides policy, programs, and services for Colorado's most vulnerable adults, older adults, those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and our nation’s veterans, their spouses and Gold Star families living in our Veteran Community Living facilities. OAADS is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight for all 64 county Adult Protective Services programs and programs and services provided by 16 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) across the state. OAADS also operates Disability Determination Services, the state's partnership with the Social Security Administration to assist and support in determining medical eligibility for Social Security. The Office also operates three statewide regional systems of support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that include residential group homes, day habilitation and community based programs. The Office also directly operates four Veteran Community Living Centers (Long-term skilled nursing facilities) and has state oversight of one through a public-private partnership. Finally, the Office serves as the State Entity that houses the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Office which includes the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and the State Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Ombudsman Program.

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Description of Job

Please Note:This position has hybrid work arrangements, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Given this is a salaried position, the employee will be expected to work the hours to get tasks completed.

These arrangements are subject to change.

This position is being newly created within the Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services to act as the Chief Financial Officer for the Office. This position is necessary for the Office to have the level of leadership and oversight over all OAADS financial matters to effectively and efficiently operate the Office. The CFO position will oversee the Finance Unit within OAADS and monitor all fiscal activities within OAADS

Description of Job

The Chief Financial Officer will provide financial leadership and management for OAADS, and to develop, implement, and oversee the tactical plans, fiscal operations, technological and other resource plans, and related initiatives for the office. In the process, this position works closely with the CDHS Chief Financial Officer, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), the Joint Budget Committee (JBC). This position is responsible for maintaining an understanding of statutory and regulatory changes and legislative initiatives in fiscal policy, and ensuring that the office and division's operations are consistently up-to-date. Additionally, this position is the Office’s representative finance expert on base budget initiatives, fiscal policy analysis, financial compliance, grant and contract management, resource allocation, budget and rate calculations, financial reporting, projections, JBC decision items, and proposals that directly influence management's decisions. As a member of the OAADS Leadership Team, this position helps establish strategic priorities of the Office and allocates resources needed to achieve those priorities.

Additionally, as the Chief Financial Officer, you can expect to:

Provide overall management of OAADS operational expenditures and local, state, and federal revenue generation. In collaboration with the office leadership, this position works to ensure OAADS compliance with all financial administration and grant activities with State and Federal rules and regulation and provides guidance and consultation to program personnel in this endeavor
Management of all fiscal related aspects of the OAADS Budget and Legislative requests
Develop a plan for Federal, State, and cash fund revenue maximization
Work with OAADS leaders to develop and implement any corrective action plans necessary to deal with penalties incurred. This position is responsible for financial planning and forecasting, utilizing expertise in state and county programs to strategically direct the Office resources to areas that will maximize Federal, State, and cash fund financed participation. This position evaluates and makes recommendations on the Office’s operating and personnel costs
Provide technical assistance and training to OAADS staff, managers, supervisors on contracting issues
Meet regularly with OAADS leadership and staff who work on contracting within the Divisions to review contracting issues and to jointly assess training needs in this area
Provides consultation to the Office’s leadership team members on new contracting processes and procedures and works with program leads to ensure consistency and standardization regarding the contracting processes. This position provides guidance and consultation to division personnel in contract management and oversight
Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:

Ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience in government or private sector budgeting, finance, or contract administration, culminating in senior-level management of a complex (multi-disciplinary) organization that must have included at least:

Experience in professional budgeting, finance, or contract administration in the government or private sector.
Experience with a legislative budget process, including preparing budgeting requests, submitting responses to the legislature, and experience analyzing the fiscal impact of legislation.

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to ten (10) years

Education credit is given on year-for-year basis (Bachelors Degree = 4 years of work experience)

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree in Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration or closely related field
Experience managing multi-discipline human service programs that included successfully managing subordinate executives, a million-dollar or greater budget that included federal grant monies, and managing accountability to an outside auditing organization
Experience as a Chief Financial Officer
Proven experience in public sector contract management, budget, and governmental financial management
Experience supervising employees working in the budget, finance, or contract field
Experience in strategic planning
Experience with a legislative budget process, including preparing budgeting requests, submitting responses to the legislature, and experience analyzing the fiscal impact of legislation
Experience with the State of Colorado fiscal and procurement rules
Experience managing and directing administrative processes in a governmental organization, which includes the ability to develop proven interagency relationships with local, state, and federal agencies
Extensive knowledge of the legislative processes, government funding, and the State accounting and procurement systems
Experience in outcomes-based funding and/or performance management
Relevant years of State service should be considered as a preferred qualification to be used to determine the top candidates on the referral list. (Partnership agreement 10.1.)

Required Competencies:

Proven experience in budget, financial, and contractual management
Proven experience in policy analysis, development, and implementation
Proven experience managing staff with diverse professional experience and qualifications
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and public speaking skills
Ability to work in a complex political environment
Excellent negotiation and consensus-building skills
Ability to understand, develop, and implement performance and outcome measures, managing effective operations while ensuring performance measures are met
Proven ability to provide analytical expertise in strategic planning, operational effectiveness, and progressive evaluation of measurements
Proven ability to provide efficient and effective customer service to the stakeholders of Colorado, which includes exemplary responsiveness
Creation of objectives that measure efficiencies and the ability to implement and improve operations through effective performance measures
Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate, and monitor the work of others; ability to make timely decisions; ability to coach, mentor, motivate, and develop staff and encourage good performance
Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors commitments; delivers outputs within prescribed time; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight, and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable
Demonstrated flexibility in leadership by performing and /or overseeing the analysis of complex human resources, financial, or administrative management policy and program issues; proven record of building and managing teams and creating an enabling environment, including the ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop and evaluate staff and design training/skills enhancement initiatives to ensure effective transfer of knowledge/skills; tact in negotiating skills; good judgment and decision-making skills

Conditions of Employment:

ALL CDHS employees (non-direct contact):
CBI name check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), and drug screen (commercial Driver’s license)
The position will be required to attend various meetings in various locations throughout the state
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination, or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgment of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact joel.drahos@state.co.us

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Planwww.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
BenefitHub state employee discount program
Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

ADAA Accommodations:

CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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