Job Description

Posting number: 26-01685

Department: Transportation

Job classification: FINANCIAL SPECIALIST IV

Posting type: Open

Categories: Accounting and Finance, Transportation, Professional

Summary

Since 1977, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has served the Fairfax County community by enhancing mobility, safety, and the quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors through planning, coordinating, funding, implementing, and sustaining a multimodal transportation system.

FCDOT is seeking a motivated and public service-oriented professional to join the Funding Section, primarily to manage the Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP), the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and to oversee Fund 400-C40010 and county and regional transportation projects funds. This position is responsible for budget development, execution, and monitoring for the above-noted funds, as well as analyzing revenues and expenditures and developing funding recommendations for transportation projects. This position also supervises multiple financial specialists who support funding and financial management activities within the Funding Section. In a quickly evolving environment, this position will provide a rewarding experience for an individual interested and invested in achieving the County’s strategic transportation goals.

Responsibilities include:

• Serving as the primary point of contact for the county’s Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP) and Capital Improvement Plan (CIP); coordinating with senior management to develop, implement, and update the strategic and financial direction of the TPP and CIP.
• Conducting multi-year financial programming; identifying and securing funding for transportation projects; and seeking Board approval for project funding as needed.
• Developing long-range revenue and expenditure estimates; researching budget requirements; analyzing the fiscal and operational impacts of proposed actions; recommending funding strategies; and preparing and/or reviewing cyclical budget submissions.
• Overseeing Fairfax County’s transportation proffers, including managing proffer contributions for transportation projects; facilitating a collaborative review process among stakeholders; allocating proffer funding to transportation projects; and monitoring proffers for legislative and regulatory compliances.
• Participating in the full lifecycle of federal, state, and regional grant application and award processes; and assisting in the development of grant applications for transportation projects.
• Preparing and overseeing interagency, project-specific financial agreements to ensure all departmental activities meet project financial reporting and agreement requirements.
• Supervising multiple staff and reviewing their work to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with departmental standards; recruiting, training, and coaching staff, and evaluating performance.
• Preparing and delivering presentations and representing the department at meetings with consultants, community members, and federal, state, regional, and local government agencies; and participating in public meetings and hearings conducted by the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, and other groups.
• Reviewing and evaluating business processes and operations to identify issues and develop opportunities for improvement, increased efficiency, and streamlined workflows.
• Attending other project-related meetings, both in-person and virtual, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

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Supplemental information

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with either a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, public administration, public policy or related field; plus, four years of professional-level experience in finance, business administration, budgeting, or contract management, a master’s degree in a related field or CPA may substitute for 1 year of experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

Valid driver's license

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, public administration or related field, and at least five years of experience in one or more of the following areas: transportation funding for roadway, transit, and multimodal projects, including those with large-scale budgets, or transportation funding oversight.
• Experience in monitoring and developing capital improvement programs for transportation projects.
• Experience in developing grant applications for transportation projects.
• Experience in coordinating with state and regional transportation funding agencies, such as the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), Northern Virgina Transportation Commission (NVTC), or others.
• Experience with local and state governments, boards, commissions, authorities and transportation agencies.
• Experience with SAP financial/accounting software.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills, including ability to coordinate multiple projects, prioritize, and meet established deadlines.
• Strong written communication skills, including ability to prepare presentations, technical memoranda, non-technical memoranda, letters, and other correspondence.
• Strong oral communication skills, as well as experience presenting to and providing subject matter expertise for and engaging with elected officials, staff, and the community.
• Demonstrated success as a supervisor, including coaching and training.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer. Work is generally sedentary. However, employee may be required to do some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of items less than 15 pounds in weight. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel Interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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