Assistant Director of Finance - Financial Planning & Analysis

Oakland Housing Authority
Oakland, California

Assistant Director of Finance - Financial Planning & Analysis
Annual salary range: $131,673.10 to $152,700.34
Application deadline: Open until filled.
First resume review: Friday, January 7, 2022.

The Oakland Housing Authority is seeking an Assistant Director of Finance.

This position is an exceptional opportunity for a systems-level thinker and a collaborative leader with a strong background in managing and directing staff, operations, and service levels. The ideal candidate will be experienced in assisting with developing goals and objectives, policy and procedure development and will be expected to make recommendations regarding the establishment of new policies to the Director of Finance. The ideal candidate will possess outstanding analytical skills, knowledge of financial management and administration principles and practices, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Government Accounting Standards Board, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, and Housing and Urban Development regulations; and strong communication skills at the individual, team and organizational level; strong consulting and collaboration skills; and apply effective project management, forecasting, budgeting and planning; and be exceptional at analyzing actuals against budget/forecast and prior year. The Assistant Director of Finance is well versed in performing ad hoc analysis where required to assist in management decision making and should feel comfortable participating in and attending a variety of professional group, committee, and task force meetings. Finally, the Assistant Director will be expected to provide oversight of the financial systems including maintenance and upgrades of the financial and budget system to include identifying areas for technology adoption and streamlining.