Supervisor - Capital Planning Financial

City-of-Raleigh-N; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Raleigh seeks a Supervisor - Capital Planning Financial to lead the department's financial analysis, budgeting, and capital project oversight for the Raleigh Water Department.

The role manages staff, coordinates project cash flow, and provides expertise in fund accounting, grant management, and rate modeling to ensure fiscal stability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance with 3–5 years of related experience.
• Public Accountant Certification (CPA) is required or preferred.
• Experience in budgeting, capital projects, or grant management.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial analysis, business modeling, and decision support for capital planning.
• Oversee capital budget preparation and supervise staff responsible for contracts and payments.
• Develop rate modeling, multi-year budgets, and fiscal reports.
• Research standards and legislation to streamline processes.

Skills

Financial analysis

Data visualization

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance

Job description

Supervisor - Capital Planning Financial

The Supervisor - Capital Planning Financial is a lead department fiscal administrator evaluating resources, planning procurement and overseeing capital improvement budget to ensure the fiscal stability of the Raleigh Water Department. Work involves responsibility for a large capital program, analyzing financial data, supervising staff responsible for contract routing and payment processing, overseeing financial operations of the utility, and providing subject matter expertise in fund accounting and grant management.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Performs duties and projects of a generally advanced nature in the following general areas: Financial Analysis, Business Modeling, Decision Support, Policies and Controls, and Budget support.
• Oversees the fiscal capital programs, coordinates development of project cash flow analysis, updates of documents and other information needed by the City Finance Department in managing bi-annual bond sales.
• Supervises fiscal staff that manage high volume contract routing and payment processing.
• Manages capital budget preparation, monitors and assists in administering assigned budgets, expenditures, contracts and/or proposal requests.
• Prepares fiscal impact assessments of major capital improvement projects.
• Coordinates the calculation, planning and scheduling of rates and fees and recommending changes in the rate model.
• Creates and develops reports.
• Researches complex standards and legislation to recommend changes and improvements for streamlining processes.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field; 3 to 5 years' experience in administrative, financial, budgeting, program management, or a related field

OR

Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted

Licenses or Certifications:

• Public Accountant Certification

Knowledge of:

• Local government financial and management concepts
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations, and standards
• Principles of budgeting and management for operating and expertise in capital projects
• Long-term debt and debt service funds
• Capital budget financing mechanisms and strategies
• Strategy development and execution
• Policy research and development
• Rate modeling, multi-year budget projections, and personnel cost projections
• Budgeting, planning, and project management software and financial and capital project management systems
• Government ethics
• Modern office practices and procedures including the use of standard office equipment and computer applications such as word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications
• Supervisory principles, practices and techniques

Skill in:

• Planning, initiating, and managing complex projects simultaneously
• Data analysis and visualization
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Interpreting, monitoring, and reporting financial information and statistics
• Meeting facilitation and project management
• Authoring and preparing original reports, documents, and presentations
• Monitoring project schedules, status, and compliance
• Organizing and maintaining fiscal program/process documentation, schedules, records, and files
• Coordinating deadlines and prioritizing competing demands

Ability to:

• Supervise and train employees, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
• Manage complex, cross-departmental projects
• Exercise political acumen, tact, and diplomacy
• Learn new systems and adjust in a fast-changing environment
• Analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, and/or projections
• Design and make presentations to and for internal and external audiences
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization, and work with several teams

ADA and Other Requirements:

Work Environment and Physical Effort: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work Environment: Work is typically performed in an office or similar indoor environment.

Work Exposures: Work in this position does not require frequent environmental exposures.

City of Raleigh is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.