Public Finance Division Manager

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance

Retirement plans

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts seeks a senior leader to direct the Public Finance division, overseeing cash flow, debt issuance, and disclosure obligations. You will guide policy, supervise staff, and ensure compliance with federal and state law while coordinating with the Bond Review Board.

You will develop strategies for liquidity, oversee regulatory compliance, and participate in legislative processes to support state finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or coursework in business, economics, accounting, finance, or government.
• Ten years of analytical/statistical experience.
• Ten years in public finance, debt management, or related fields.
• Ten years in management of a program relevant to public finance.
• Ten years of extensive administrative/managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and day-to-day guidance for the Public Finance division.
• Develop priorities and guidelines for proper oversight of public finance responsibilities.
• Monitor performance and supervise employees.
• Conduct evaluations and develop competencies.
• Serve as a role model and mentor to staff.
• Ensure adherence to agency policies and employee development.
• Respond to calls and emails, problem-solve and attend meetings.
• Oversee cash flow management and issuance of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes.
• Establish processes to ensure compliance with laws and maintain tax-exempt status and arbitrage compliance.
• Review bond transaction documents and communicate with rating agencies.
• Provide legislative testimony and implement changes.
• Disclose financial information in compliance with continuing disclosure laws.
• Study public finance matters and provide guidance on debt issuance.
• Stay informed on market trends and advise on municipal finance issues.
• Serve as Comptroller's designee on the Bond Review Board.
• Oversee liquidity planning for debt issuance and review liquidity agreements.
• Ensure registration of municipal securities is met and improvements identified.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maximize the agency’s earnings with strong benefits and flexible work options.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, economics, accounting, finance, or government

Job description

Agency Information

Serve Texas with private-sector urgency and public-sector purpose. Every dollar the State of Texas collects, holds, or spends runs through the Comptroller's Office. We are the state's chief tax collector, accountant, revenue estimator, treasurer, and purchasing manager. We write the checks and keep the books for the multi-billion-dollar business of state government, and we serve virtually every Texan while doing it. Texans trust us with their money. We earn that trust every day by safeguarding taxpayer dollars, cutting waste, and finding better, faster, more efficient ways to get the job done. This is not a place to coast. The work is demanding, the pace is fast, and the standards are high. We want people who take ownership, question the status quo, and think creatively seeing beyond the obvious to solve the problems facing Texans. We measure ourselves by results. If you're driven by the idea that government can work better, and willing to work hard to prove it, you'll fit in here. What you'll get in return: real responsibility, meaningful work, and the chance to build your career alongside sharp, mission-focused professionals. We invest in people who invest in the job, with on-the-job training, professional development, and room to grow as fast as your performance allows. Public service is a calling. If you're ready to make every taxpayer dollar count, we want to hear from you.

About The Division

The Treasury Operations division is the center of financial operations for the state, managing the daily movement of over 200,000 transactions across more than 400 bank accounts. Treasury Operations receives and processes deposits for all state agencies, pays all state disbursements, reconciles state bank accounts and accounts for all state agency cash and interest earnings. The division efficiently ensures the safety and control of the state's treasury, which is approximately a $65 billion pool of funds, and positions them for optimal investment returns.

Work Hours

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 40 hours M-F; hours may change based on business need. Occasional state holiday, weekend and/or late evening work may be required.

Education

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree or coursework in one of the following: business, economics, accounting, finance, and government.

Experience

• Ten (10) years of extensive analytical/statistical experience.
• Ten (10) years experience in public finance, debt management and oversight, securities regulation, financial accounting, cash flow forecasting, or federal regulatory matters.
• Ten (10) years of experience in the management and direction of a program relevant to public finance, cash management, debt management, securities regulation, financial accounting or finance.
• Extensive higher level administrative experience including ten (10) years in a managerial capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education

• Advanced degree or coursework in finance with a concentration or emphasis in finance or public finance or law degree with emphasis in finance, public finance, or government.

Substitutions

Experience and education may be substituted for one another with a maximum of 120 hours (four years).

In This Role You Will

Provide direction, guidance, support and assistance for the activities and day-to-day operations of the Public Finance division.

• Communicate agency and division goals, policies, and objectives.
• Develop priorities and guidelines for the division to ensure proper oversight of public finance responsibilities of the Comptroller's Office.
• Monitor work performance and provide supervision and guidance to employees.
• Conduct evaluations, develops competencies, and resolves employee issues.
• Serve as a role model, mentor and motivator to employees.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and adherences to agency policies.
• Ensure employee development and utilization of educational opportunities.
• Responds to telephone calls and emails: problem solves and attends meetings.

Manage and oversee the state's cash flow and the issuance of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes as necessary to address temporary cash flow shortfalls.

• Develop subject matter expertise on state and federal laws and regulations relevant to the issuance of short term notes.
• Establish and maintains processes and procedures to ensure compliance with federal and state statutory and regulatory framework, including maintenance of tax-exempt status and arbitrage compliance.
• Review all aspects of bond transaction documents, financial strategy, presentations to rating agencies, and sale procedures, to ensure the successful note issuance.
• Respond to calls from prospective investors and underwriters seeking information on note issuance.
• Prepare presentations to executive administration and keeps supervisors apprised of significant issues.
• Participate in activities related to the legislative process including providing legislative testimony and oversees the implementation of legislative changes.

Manage and support the Comptroller's responsibilities to provide financial disclosure on behalf of the Comptroller and state issuers in compliance with federal continuing disclosure laws.

• Study and develop expertise on continuing disclosure responsibilities in connection with state securities, including understanding state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to disclosure, and acts as subject matter expert.
• Oversee and manage continuing disclosure responsibilities, including the periodic update, and distribution of the bond appendix, review of state issuer disclosure documents, and the preparation of issuer disclosure letters.
• Establish documented procedures and trains staff and other stakeholders, who have a role in disclosure to ensure compliance and that the responsibilities are met.

Study, develop expertise, and provide information and recommendations regarding public finance matters related to securities and debt issuance.

• Stay informed of market trends and public securities developments.
• Analyze and provide recommendations, summaries, or guidance on public security related issues, local government debt, education debt, pension obligations, and other municipal finance matters.
• Analyze legislation and/or testifies in legislative hearings as directed.

Serve as Comptroller's primary designee on the Bond Review Board (BRB).

• Attend board meetings and acts as liaison to the BRB.
• Analyze, summarize, and understand pending issues before the BRB; briefs Deputy Comptroller and responds to questions.
• Develop understanding of issues affecting state and local debt.
• Monitor and coordinate issues affecting the continuing disclosure agreement between the Comptroller and the BRB and coordinates with the General Counsel's office on revisions.

Oversee the process to provide liquidity for debt issued by a state agency, establishing policies and procedures that protect the liquidity needs of the Treasury while providing a benefit to the state.

• Understand and assess the credit rating implications of the Comptroller's liquidity commitments.
• Understand and evaluate the impact of liquidity commitment requests by state agencies and make recommendations.
• Review and understand liquidity agreements and actively participate in negotiations with legal counsel and requestors.

Oversee and ensure agency's statutory responsibility to register municipal securities is met and documentation is complete. Evaluate existing systems and processes and develop recommendations for improvement.

Serve as a Contract Manager on contracts associated with the section, develop training for staff and stakeholders and attends required training. Perform other duties as assigned.

Maximize Your Earnings!

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Important Note To The Candidate

Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.

MILITARY PREFERENCE

To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.

The Comptroller's Office is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

Applicants must submit both a résumé and a completed application to be considered. Both documents should include sufficient work history to assess qualifications.

An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States to be hired at the Comptroller's office and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of their employment.