Chief Financial Officer
Austin Texas
Responsible for the planning, organizing, directing, and staffing of the Accounting Division for an entity of 4,200 employees with annual expenditures of $500 million and $4 billion in trust fund revenues and expenditures. Administered key agency functions including the preparation of the agency’s state and federal financial grant reports, the processing of all agency operational expenditures, the recording, compilation, and reconciliation of the agency’s financial expenditures, the preparation of legally mandated financial reports, the preparation and distribution of the agency’s payroll, the processing of employee travel reservations and reimbursements, and the recording of all revenue collected by the agency. Responsible for the design, implementation, and monitoring of internal control systems to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Evaluated new statutory requirements and developed agency-wide policies to ensure compliance with all legal mandates. Served as primary liaison with all external audit organizations and agency’s internal auditor for financial related audits. Designed, developed, and implemented financial systems and tracking applications to fulfill all operational requirements. Served as the project manager for numerous agency-wide projects including the implementation of the Uniform Statewide Payroll/Personnel System, the installation of an electronic court filing system, and the design and oversight of many other major information technology applications. Administered security access for numerous internal and external computer systems and applications, and developed criteria for access to financial systems. Performed analysis and evaluation of proposed legislation to determine the impact on agency programs and operations. Responsible for the development and review of financial components of agency contracts and implementation and monitoring of financial terms and conditions.