Finance Director - Health and Human Services

The Finance Director reports directly to the County Executive for Health and Human Services (HHS) and leads the department’s financial operations supporting HHS programs and operations. This position requires strong government accounting experience and expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including public-sector budgeting, fund accounting, forecasting, financial modeling, and compliance. This position works closely with the County’s Planning and Budget office, who manages the County’s overall budget, and the County’s Auditor who is responsible for approving and making all payments.

HHS is growing and this position will lead the department in modernizing and reorganizing financial operations and integrating new software to manage contracts and payments.

The role provides strategic financial planning, analysis, and advisory support specific to HHS initiatives, ensuring financial resources are effectively aligned with the delivery of high-quality social services for Travis County residents. The Finance Director leads long-range financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis within the HHS department, working closely with executive leadership to support data-informed decision-making and operational priorities in a public-sector environment.

Acting in a consultative and collaborative capacity, the position supports the County Executive and HHS leadership team by evaluating departmental financial performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership. This role emphasizes partnership with program leadership, operational effectiveness, and responsible stewardship of public funds through government accounting and FP&A practices, in accordance with State, Federal, and Local Laws.

This is a high-level leadership role within the Management job family. Incumbent performs a wide range of highly complex duties that require the application of standard financial theories, principles and techniques. This classification performs highly complex deliverables, working collaboratively with the County Executive, HHS leadership team, financial staff and operations of the department, and requires appropriate skill levels including advanced management, financial forecasting, computer, analytical, and communication skills.

The incumbent in this classification has a broad scope of operational and horizon planning and manages key aspects of the department’s financial reporting, budgeting, financial trend analysis and other financial forecasting and analysis activities. The classification is distinguished from other financial job classification in that incumbents typically have authority for training, developing and evaluating other financial and/or accounting systems and assigned staff.

Duties require the highest degree of initiative and independent judgement. This classification performs duties within the Travis County Health and Human Services & Agri Life department and may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department. In collaboration with key leadership, the Finance Director plans, directs, implements, and evaluates all financial operation reporting and budgeting for HHS.

Oversees and directs the preparation and evaluation of financial reports and information.

• Along with other key leadership staff; directs, plans, coordinates, organizes, analyzes and reports on audits of financial and internal control systems. Reviews internal and external audit reports and evaluates degree of compliance, develops financial strategies and controls necessary to strengthen areas and to mitigate risk.
• Responsible for staffing needs related to assigned areas of responsibility, including recommending individuals for hire, responsibility for training, developing performance evaluation and disciplinary actions of assigned staff consistent with department process. Identifies and addresses problems or conflicts. Provides training to departmental staff in financial related functions. Monitors and confirms activities are consistent with financial and other…