Title: Chief Financial Officer
State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager III
Hiring Range: Up to $195,000
Pay Band: 7
Agency: Dept of Rail & Public Trans
Location: Dept of Rail & Public Trans
Agency Website: www.drpt.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
The Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is seeking a talented Chief Financial Officer to join our team. In this role, you would provide executive leadership and strategic direction for the financial operations of DRPT, directing DRPT's core financial functions for budget, financial programming, financial reporting, fiscal operations, and compliance and audit. You will serve as a trusted member of the executive leadership team and provide strategic input to agency functions. Your contributions will advance the Commonwealth's overall freight rail and public transportation programs through the prudent and responsible direction and management of short- and long-term planning for all financial resources. Your work will ensure clear and transparent financial reporting, including development and presentation of the agency budget and Six-Year Improvement Program in a public context.
This role relies on collaborative relationships across departments to understand needs, priorities, and to identify funding strategies to support program delivery. You will use data to inform decision-making and resource allocation in an open and transparent manner and work collaboratively with the leadership team to develop and coordinate multi-year financial plans and transparent financial reporting.
Providing leadership to the finance team when developing and administering operating budgets and capital budgets is a critical aspect of this role, as well as developing effective partnerships with Transit and Rail program leadership to secure and manage state and federal grant funds and provide financial input to advance agency rail and transit programs. You will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of fiscal operations and compliance with all fiscal and reporting requirements and oversee external financial reviews and audits to ensure financial stewardship and compliance.
The Department of Rail and Public Transportation offers a generous total compensation package. Well qualified candidates will be eligible to negotiate Exceptional Recruitment Incentives. New external candidates of the Commonwealth will be eligible to negotiate cash and leave bonuses upon hire. Existing State employees will be eligible to negotiate leave bonuses upon hire.
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Name: Debbie Barnett
Phone: 804-389-5505
Email: askhr@drpt.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
