Previous candidates do not need to reapply and will still be considered.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest and most complex agencies in the state and has over 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians. The Division of Social Services provides direct services that address issues of poverty, family violence and exploitation. We aim to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable citizens, and promote self-reliance and self-sufficiency for individuals and families. The Chief Division Budget Officer is responsible for the management and administration of the Division of Social Services budget, a large, diverse, complex, $2+ billion operation involving numerous federal funding streams.
Responsibilities of this position are as follows:
- Provides fiscal and budgetary support/technical assistance to top management, executive staff to include the Deputy Secretary, Senior Directors and Deputy Directors within the Division (Child Support Services, Child Welfare Services, Adult Protective Services, Economic & Family Services, Contracts, and Performance Management/Reporting), other division staff as well as local departments of Social Services and private contract vendors.
- Compiles and prepares division budgets, annual reports, strategic plans and special project reports.
- Assists top management in the conception and development of policies, procedures, regulations and program planning.
- Resolves problems and questions regarding work procedures, policies and organization, examines organizational structure, especially as related to budget design and cost allocation, funding, management methods and makes recommendations for improvement.
- Communicates department and division goals and mission to peers and subordinates, prioritize projects, jobs and tasks.
- Establishes and maintains work standards, policies, procedures, methods and rules.
- Position directly supervises four professional-level Budget Analysts as well as multiple temp staff.
To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified applicants must document on the application that they possess all of the following: - Experience with State or Federal budget policies, practices, systems, or regulations.
- Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, financial analysis, and cash management.
- Experience in developing or executing policies, processes, and criteria for the funding of projects, programs, or organizations.
- Experience in Microsoft programs, such as, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an ‘equivalent combination of education and experience.’ If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details. Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance or other discipline related to the area of assignment from appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive related experience, in which, two years should be in a supervisory role,
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Equivalent combination of education and experience.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. You will either receive a call to schedule an interview or an email notifying you when the job has been filled.For technical issues with your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627. Applicants will be communicated with via email only for updates on the status of their application. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact HR at 919-527-6380.
