Financial Manager 15 - Bureau of Food Safety & Animal Health

Full Job Description

This position provides financial management to the Bureau of Food Safety and Animal Health programs within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and provides first line supervision to the Business Section. The position is responsible for leading the development of the operating budgets as well as overseeing expenditure levels; administering grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; advising management staff on all administrative activities pertinent to their area of responsibility; providing input on program planning and policy development; and representing the groups at meetings. This position oversees and coordinates the business process functions for the bureau such as budget, purchasing and payment of supplies and services, creates financial reports for varied audiences, and leads year-end closing of the bureau’s budget. This position is an important part of the Bureau's management team and requires effective partner building skills with team members, and awareness of program areas and mission work.

The ideal candidate will possess and be able to demonstrate key position-critical skills and abilities, including: subject matter expertise; knowledge of related financial and budget processes; leadership qualities, skills and abilities; the ability to serve as a liaison with finance partners and program staff/direct reports; the ability to exercise professional judgment; the ability to effective lead, supervise and train staff; enhanced listening and communication skills; the ability to utilize and implement sound decision-making skills and capacity to identify and propose solutions; the ability to handle conflict-type situations effectively; and, a professional demeanor and composure in all situations

Position Description

About MDARD:
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) partners with the food and agriculture industry to assure a safe, wholesome and abundant food supply; grow our state's economy; and improve the lives of Michigan citizens. These are the primary reasons we do the work we do, and we take great pride in doing our jobs well.



More About MDARD:
MDARD is comprised of four bureaus that use a customer-driven, solution-oriented approach to cultivate and expand new economic opportunities for the food and agricultural sector; safeguard the public's food supply; inspect and enforce sound animal health practices; control and eradicate plant pests and diseases threatening the $125.8 billion food and agriculture system; preserve the environment by which the farming community makes their living and feeds consumers; and protect consumers by enforcing laws relating to weights and measures.

Requirements

Education 

Possession of a bachelor's degree or higher in any major with at least 12 semester (18 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: accounting, finance, or economics.

Experience 

Four years of professional experience providing a systematic review, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of budgets, mortgages, loans, or other financial data equivalent to a Financial Analyst, including two years equivalent to a Financial Analyst P11 or one year equivalent to a Financial Analyst 12 or Financial Manager 12.

Additional Information

Click the following link to view competitive benefit packages the State of Michigan offers!MiCSC - Employee BenefitsPlease attach a cover letter, resume and official college transcripts to your application.

For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions.

Unsupported responses may not be considered further.Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration.

Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/F/FinancialManager.pdf