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Harris County · 1 day ago

Director, Finance & Administration

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$90K/yr - $135K/yr

10+ years exp

Harris County is dedicated to providing high-quality legal representation to individuals unable to afford an attorney. The Finance & Administration Director manages the administrative operations of the Office of Managed Assigned Counsel, overseeing financial management, human resources, and administrative services while ensuring compliance with regulations and policies.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

FINANCIAL: Management responsibilities of financial/budget management, procurement, contracts, accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoice management, PCard expenses, grant expenses, asset management, and audit compliance. Manage personnel budget estimates and fiscal notes. Establish work methods, priorities, determine methodologies, and techniques for performing budget evaluations. Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, conformance with procedures, and regulations and performance measures. Collaborate with the department head on budget deviations, problems, and events likely to affect operations; and measures effect on the department's mission and resources. Develop, establish, and implement goals and objectives consistent with the department's strategic plan and develop standards for achieving such goals

HUMAN RESOURCE (HR): Oversee, coordinate, review, and recommend human resources personnel actions, ensuring conformity with agency, state, and federal regulations. Plan, develop, coordinate, and implement initiatives and strategic projects related to HR. Manage HR functions such as on-boarding, off-boarding, prepare compensation budgets, payroll processing, benefits, position classification, HIPPA compliance, human resource compliance, verification of employment, employee relations matters (i.e. FMLA, PPL, leave, disciplinary actions, unemployment claims), job descriptions, job postings, interview and exit interviews, career development, maintaining personnel files and create department personnel polices, maintain confidential and sensitive information; develop and analyze department HR processes and/or other HR related duties. Prepare, maintain, and distribute various human resources correspondence and reports including oversee HR staff

ADMINISTRATIVE: Manage the acquisition of provisions (supplies, furniture, equipment, phones) legal/literature subscriptions, staff licensees’ reconciliation, inventory management, logistical support, scheduling, calendar and meeting coordination, facility management, work safety compliance, security access, parking coordination, professional development, mandated compliance and collaborate with other county departments. As needed respond to legislative inquiries and requests for information. Work involves establishing developing policies, procedures, and guidelines; establishing priorities, standards, and measurement tools for determining progress in meeting goals; coordinating and evaluating program activities and/or MAC functions. Manage employee security access, digital account arrangements, equipment orders, equipment setup and assignments. Direct, evaluate, supervise, cross-train, and oversee Administration Program staff and activities and/or business functions on a periodic basis

TECHNOLOGY: Manage digital account arrangements, equipment orders/setup/assignments, oversee troubleshoot technology requests process, provide audio/visual/software resources, application development requests, technology project management/training and ensure systems integrity, Supervise information technology staff work related to assist panel attorneys seeking help with software or computer-related issues, work in conjunction with other county departments as it relates to MAC's information technology needs

Qualification

Financial managementBudget managementHuman resources managementSupervisory experiencePublic administration knowledgeProcurement managementAccounts payableAccounts receivableLegistar experiencePeopleSoft experienceAI knowledgeLeadership experienceCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTeam management

Required

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in related fields public service or business administration

Experience in the management and direction of a program

Ten (10) years of financial planning and budgetary management

Five (5) - ten (10) years of experience in accounts payable and accounts receivable

Five (5) - ten (10) years of leadership experience in human resources

Ten (10) years of experience in a supervisory role

Knowledge of county regulations relevant to program activities and/or business functions; and the principles and practices of public administration and management

Skill in establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support an overall business strategy

Ability to direct and organize program activities and/or business functions; to establish goals and objectives that support the strategic plan; to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures; to prepare reports; to communicate effectively; and to supervise the work of others