Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Executive Office of Public Safety and Security; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) seeks an experienced Deputy Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy and enterprise budgeting for a roughly $2 billion portfolio across the Commonwealth.

Reporting to the Chief of Strategy and Finance, the Deputy CFO will oversee operating and capital budgets, provide expert analysis, and guide spending decisions with cross-agency collaboration and strong financial controls.

Qualifications

• At least six years of full-time or equivalent experience in financial management (budgeting, accounting, auditing, management analysis, or financial reporting).
• At least two years in supervisory or managerial capacity or equivalent.
• Substitutions allowed: certificate for one year, Bachelor's for two years, Graduate for three years, Doctorate for four years.

Responsibilities

• Operate and lead operating and capital budget planning, forecasting, and spending plan development.
• Deliver fiscal analysis and translate complex financial information into actionable insights for senior leadership decisions.
• Develop strategies that align resources with EOPSS priorities and long-term objectives.
• Establish spending controls, monitor fiscal performance, and direct corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct expenditure approvals and budget adjustments within delegated authority.
• Represent EOPSS on budget and financial matters with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Budget forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-agency collaboration

Financial controls

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Graduate degree in a related field

Tools

Budgeting software

Financial reporting systems

Job description

The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) is seeking an experienced and strategic financial leader to serve as Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This is a high--impact opportunity to help shape the financial strategy behind public safety operations and investments across the Commonwealth.

Reporting to the Chief of Strategy and Finance, the Deputy CFO serves as senior budget leader for EOPSS, providing Secretariat-wide leadership for the development, execution, monitoring, and analysis operating and capital budgets. With an enterprise-wide view of an approximately $2 billion portfolio, the incumbent plays a critical role in translating EOPSS policies, priorities and operational needs into financially sustainable strategies. The Deputy CFO serves as a principal advisor to the Chief of Strategy and Finance and senior leadership on fiscal risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities.

Working with substantial independence, the incumbent will initiate and lead cross-agency budget exercises; develop spending plans, forecast, and resource-allocation strategies; establish spending controls; direct corrective actions; conduct expenditure approvals; and budget adjustments with within delegated authority.

Finally, the Deputy CFO will represent EOPSS on budget matters with internal and external stakeholders, and will be expected to speak to the full operating and capital portfolio reflective of the Secretariat's priorities.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Operating and capital budget planning, forecasting, and spending plan development
• Deliver fiscal analysis and translate complex financial information into actionable insights that support senior leadership decisions
• Develop strategies that align available resources with EOPSS priorities, requirements, and long-term objectives
• Establish spending controls, monitor fiscal performance, and direct corrective actions as needed
• Conduct expenditure approvals and budget adjustments within delegated authority
• Provide functional leadership across all EOPSS agencies under the direction of the Chief of Strategy and Finance
• Represent EOPSS on budget and financial matters with internal and external stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex operating and capital budgets
• Significant experience in spending plan development, budgeting, forecasting, and/or financial analysis
• Ability to translate policy into sustainable and actionable budget plans
• Demonstrated success leading cross-agency initiatives involving multiple stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of financial controls and expenditure management and monitoring
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

Qualifications

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have at least (A) six (6) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in financial management work (i.e. budgeting, accounting, auditing, management analysis, program evaluation, financial reporting of program results), of which (B) at least two (2) years must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.

I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.

II. A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.

III. A Graduate degree or higher in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience.

IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience.

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An Equal Opportunity / Affinitive Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.