This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

* Application Opening: April 19, 2024
* Application Filing Deadline: May 10, 2024
* Annual Salary:(Range A)
* Recruitment ID:PBT-0933-145052,RTF0145051-01105087

WHO ARE WE?

Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area - 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission:To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision:We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.org/.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at

Under general direction of the Deputy CFO, the Budget Director will assist in the day-to-day operations of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Financial Strategy Division, (part of the Business Services Bureau) with responsibility for the SFPUC's Operating and Capital budget. This position is responsible for the development and management of the SFPUC's $2 Billion annual operating budget, $1.6 Billion annual capital budget and $11.8 Billion 10-Year Capital Plan.

The Budget Director is a senior manager who leads and supervises a team offiveprofessionals in complex financial work. This critical leadership role is a key member of the SFPUC's Financial Strategy team and a key advisor to leaders throughout the agency. The role requires both technical proficiency, excellent communication skills and political savvy to be successful.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates the SFPUC-wide biennial operating and capital budget development, implementation and amendment process, including the 10-year capital plan.
  • Leads the internal budget development process from end to end, including coordinating with senior leadership throughout the agency, leading internal deliberations and decision making, and managing the Commission adoption process.
  • Shepherds the budget through the Mayor and Board process, including representing the department with the Mayor's Budget Office, Controller's Office, Board of Supervisors and Board's Budget and Legislative Analyst to ensure successful adoption.
• Oversight of the SFPUC operating and capital budgets throughout the year, which includes the preparation, review, and distribution of detailed and complex financial analyses and management reports that provide information on status of budget/expenditures, appropriations, fund source/availability, and projected revenues and expenditures. For example, this includes oversight of quarterly budget variance reports, and presentation of these reports at Commission hearings.
• Presents and effectively communicates complex financial information and policies in a clear and straightforward manner to a variety of audiences including senior management, and in various public settings such as the Commission and Board of Supervisors hearings.
• Acts as the go-to person in the agency for budget matters, answering questions, developing solutions to problems and advising agency staff on how best to meet changing business needs within established policies and procedures.
• Serves as the liaison between the SFPUC and the Mayor's Budget Office, Controller's Budget and Analysis Division and the Board's Budget and Legislative analyst while building and maintaining excellent working relationships with these stakeholders.
• Supervises a team of 5 professional staff while ensuring accuracy across the budget team's work, relating to budget and other financial system entries, analysis, and reporting while coaching and providing career development with a focus on a good team culture, performance, and staff retention.
• Works cross-functionally with other leaders in finance including the Director of Financial Planning and the Capital Finance (Debt) Director to ensure open communication and proactive collaboration.
• Participates in the SFPUC's Capital Planning Improvement Initiative Project, supporting the project as needed from the budget perspective and contributing to its goals.
• Directs the development of financial policies and procedures to further SFPUC's financial sustainability and compliance with local, state and federal mandates.
• Manages the transition to a new internal budget development IT system and works with IT on issues related to financial reporting to ensure SFPUC management has accurate monthly financial information.
• Prepares and provides oversight of indirect cost plans or other overhead allocation plans.
• Leads the development of budget related publications such as the Biennial Budget Book, Capital Plan Report, internal Budget Detail reports and other related reports and publications.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Education:Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university;AND

Experience:Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible financial experience coordinating, preparing, and managing large and complex budgets, of which at least three (3) years include supervising professional staff.

Substitution:Additional qualifying experience as described above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one (1) year of work experience.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desirable Qualifications:

The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring:

• A master's degree in business administration, finance, public administration, economics, or related field
• Experience with managing and/or developing both operating and capital budgets within the public sector

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Verification:Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and/or experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. For more information on how to verify your experience or education please click.

Note:Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures:After application submission,candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: Qualifying):Candidates will be required to complete a Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) as part of the employment application at a later time. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Weight: 100%):Candidates who meet minimum qualifications will be invited via a separate link to complete theSupplemental Questionnaire Examination. The purpose of the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination is to evaluate the experience, knowledge, skills and abilities that candidates possess in job-related areas, which have been identified as critical for this position and include, but are not limited to:

• Budget Development and Management - develop, oversee, and manage a large and complex budget; knowledge of public sector budgeting processes, relevant rules, and regulations; develop, set, and implement policies, procedures, initiatives, or process improvements
• Budget Technical Skills - using financial and budgetary systems for data entry, extraction, and reporting; analyzing complex financial data using computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Managing a Team - leadership; managing performance; coaching and developing others
• Relationship Management - establish and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally; successful stakeholder engagement and collaboration on complex financial and policy matters
• Communication - communicate complex topics in a clear and straightforward manner; public speaking; presenting information to various audiences; negotiating and influencing

A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Examination in order to continue in the selection process and be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score. Candidate scores on this examination may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

Eligible List/Score Report:A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 12months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2023-24.pdf.

Certification:The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ .

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is 'abuse of discretion' or 'no rational basis' for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

HOW TO APPLY
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Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records.Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Queena Poon,at QPoon@sfwater.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.