Deputy Finance Director - Career Executive

Introduction

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Division of Management Services (DMS), Bureau of Finance (BF) is currently recruiting to fill a Deputy Finance Director position. DCF offers great benefits
, personal growth opportunities and work-life balance as a State of Wisconsin employee; and the intrinsic reward associated with serving the children and families of Wisconsin. To learn more about DCF’s complete compensation package, please visit our Total Rewards Calculator!

This position may allow hybrid work for a portion of the work schedule up to 95% depending on the employee’s preference and needs of the work unit. Any hybrid work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process.

For positions that do allow hybrid work flexibility, employees may need to report to a DCF office location on short notice. There is no mileage reimbursement when traveling to the headquarter location. Our DCF locations are in the following cities:
Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Rhinelander. Employees need to report to the 201 W. Washington Ave. Madison, WI office or the 635 N 26 St. Milwaukee, WI office on their first day for onboarding and orientation.

High speed internet access is required to meet the needs of remote work.

Come see why DCF is such a great place to work! DCF is committed to the important work of helping children, youth and families become safer, more secure and progress down the road to true independence. For more information about DCF, visit our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./.

This position serves as the Deputy Bureau Director of Finance and is responsible for providing direction and leadership to the day-to-day Finance operations for the Department of Children & Families (DCF). This position is responsible for supervising the functions and programs of all sections within the Bureau of Finance and leads a cross-functional team of accountants, procurement specialists, auditors, collections specialists and various finance professionals.

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The classification title for this position is DCF Manager. The starting salary is between $50.00 and $59.83 per hour ($104,000 and $124,446 annually), depending on qualifications. Pay for current State of WI employees will be based on the compensation plan in effect at the time of the appointment. Pay for current state employees who are transferring will be determined based upon the pay on transfer rules (higher level duties or equity) as outlined in the compensation plan in effect at the time of appointment.

The pay schedule/range is 81-01. A two-year career executive trial period may be required.

Due to the nature of the position, final candidates will be required to complete a comprehensive fingerprint-based background investigation to determine whether the circumstances of any pending charges or convictions would be substantially related to the job being filled.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DCF sponsorship.) The Department of Children and Families does not sponsor visas, either at time of hire or at any later time.

Minimally qualified applicants will have:

• Experience supervising and leading professional staff (e.g. hiring, training, coaching, mentoring, evaluation, problem resolution, performance monitoring, discipline, etc.)
• Experience leading, directing and administering day-to-day fiscal operations (e.g. accounts payable, accounts receivable, accounting, grant administration, procurement, purchasing, contracting, collections, audit, purchasing card, cost allocation, and/or contract monitoring)
• Experience developing and implementing financial-related policies and procedures.

Well-qualified Applicants Will Have

• Experience coordinating and/or leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of fiscal IT systems.
• Experience working with government finance and/or budget systems and methods (e.g. federal/state/local budget and fiscal…