Job Description
Job ID 3031908
Location Bismarck, ND
Salary Range From 11429.00 To 11429.00 Monthly
Full/Part Time Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
FLSA Status Executive
North Dakota Department of Transportation
Financial Management Division, Bismarck, ND
Shape the Future of Transportation with the North Dakota Department of Transportation!
Are you ready to make a real impact? The North Dakota Department of Transportation is looking for dedicated and skilled professionals to join our team. This is your chance to play a vital role in creating safe, efficient, and innovative transportation solutions that serve communities across our state. We uphold the values of professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication, and excellence in everything we do. If you're seeking a rewarding career with purpose, we encourage you to apply today!
NDDOT Starting Salary: $11,429 / month
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in our Financial Management Division is responsible for the overall fiscal health of the agency. Provides strategic leadership to the financial management team and the agency, ensures revenues and expenses stay in balance, oversees financial planning and analysis, identifies funding opportunities, serves as a sounding board for executive leadership, sets financial policy, and mitigates risk.
The CFO provides strategic financial leadership for the agency, contributing to long- and short-term planning, policy development, and performance management. The CFO monitors financial health, assesses program and regulatory impacts, and establishes corrective measures to ensure fiscal stability. This role leads the development and submission of the biennial budget, over sees financial reporting, and manages cash flow and revenue forecasting to support agency operations.
The CFO also provides legislative and audit support, including preparation and reviewing fiscal notes, representing the agency at hearings, advising the Audit Coordination Committee, and overseeing fraud risk assessment and mitigation. Additionally, the CFO directs the Procurement and Information Technology sections. The CFO ensures effective project management, procurement, budgeting, and the implementation of innovative technology initiatives. The role requires collaboration with executive management, divisions, districts, and external stakeholders to align financial strategies with agency priorities and maintain operational excellence.
Minimum Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will be a confident, natural leader and problem solver with demonstrated critical thinking and collaboration skills. You should be able to lead and guide a finance team and drive budget and financial management strategy.
To be considered for this position, you must have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration or a closely related field and a Certified Public Accountant certification. Eight years of professional accounting experience of which three years must have been in a supervisory capacity.
Employment of the selected candidate will be contingent on satisfactorily completing the interview process, criminal history check, and a verifiable record of satisfactory performance in previous employment.
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Application Procedures
Submit an application at www.nd.gov/careers by 11:59 P.M. Central Standard Time (CST) on the closing date. Application materials, including resume and cover letter, must clearly explain how experience and education relate to the minimum qualifications and job duties.*
*Candidates will be scored on a 100-point candidate questionnaire to be considered for interviews. Application materials, including resumes and attachments, are not considered in the 100-point candidate questionnaire. Applicants must provide detail in their responses to the questionnaire.
Applicants who experience technical difficulties during the application process should contact recruiter@nd.gov or 701.328.3290. For more information or if you need accommodation or assistance in the application or selection process, contact the DOT Talent Acquisition Team, at dot.recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328-2651.
Learn more about NDDOT at https://www.dot.nd.gov/. TTY users may use Relay North Dakota at 711 or 1-800-366-6888.
NDDOT does not provide sponsorships.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.