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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION Budget Manager in AUSTIN, Texas
Job/Position DescriptionDirector II: Reports directly to the agency executive director. This position administers all the financial activities of the agency. Provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction by planning, directing and coordinating the financial functions supporting the department's service programs. Directs the development of the agencyand#146;s Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) and Operating Budget and manages the agencyand#146;s finances. Develops financial strategies and proposals to secure funding for agency program and services. Presents the LAR and testifies before Texas House and Senate committees on agency financial matters. Develops and implements the agency's financial strategic plan ensuring financial goals and objectives are consistent with the department's strategic plan; development and implementation of financial policy development; performance monitoring; executive level reporting; and direct supervision of financial staff.. Presents financial updates to the agency Governing Board. Meets with elected officials and other agency representatives on financial matters. Analyzes legislation, determines fiscal impact, and develops and documents fiscal notes. Establishes short-term and long-term financial planning. Advises the Executive Director and Governing Board on financial matters.Essential Job FunctionsDirects the financial activities for TCCO which is responsible for the long-term, comprehensive, and offense-specific supervision and treatment of civilly committed sex offenders. Provides financial direction and support to implement legislatively mandated program changes. Directs agency financial operations to ensure compliance with agency/state/federal policies and procedures. Directs the agency's finances, ensuring the integrity of the financial operations and adequate internal controls to safeguard financial assets. Directs/prepares special financial studies and analyses of problems and recommends solutions. Oversees and directs complex financial transactions, develops long-term and short-term strategies that will maximize the use of appropriated funds. Approves purchases requisitions, purchase order adjustments and emergency purchases; approves all agency budget transactions including allocations, transfers and adjustments; approves all payment of vendor invoices for goods and services; approves the collection and processing of agency revenue; develops the agencyand#146;s chart-of-accounts structure and approves the coding of agency financial transactions; develops/implements/monitors financial business processes and procedures; approves financial policies and procedures; approves financial and grant reports; develops financial requirements for agency procurements and contracts; Directs, performs and supervises complex agency budget preparation and analysis work that includes the examination, review, and analysis of agency operating budgets; the compilation of statistics and reports relating to budgetary activities to present at board or legislative meetings; continuously provides of technical advice and assistance to agency management and staff on budgetary and fiscal matters that relate to all agency expenditures, including contracts. Monitors agency revenues, expenditures, encumbrances, and un-obligated balances to ensure that expenses are within budget and implements corrective actions as necessary. Prepares the agency Legislative Appropriation Report (LAR), (which is a part of the Texas Strategic Plann https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=611494 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.