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Manager of Finance

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October 17, 2016

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Alameda County Water District

The Opportunity The Alameda County Water District is seeking highly-qualified candidates for the position of Manager of Finance. Reporting to the General Manager, the Manager of Finance plans, organizes, and directs the District’s Finance Department, which includes finance, accounting, rates, budget, customer service, meter reading, and procurement; establishes goals and objectives for the Department and internal District policies and procedures to guide all aspects of the District’s finances and financial program activities; through subordinate managers and supervisors, plans, assigns, monitors and reviews the work products of professional, technical and support staff; serves as District Treasurer providing oversight to cash management, investment and debt management activities; and provides responsible staff assistance and advice and counsel to the Board, General Manager and District managers on financial issues.

The Bay Area

The Bay Area is home to 7.15 million people and encompasses the metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas. The Bay Area is renowned for its entrepreneurship and diversity. The region’s natural beauty is enhanced by a diverse community and rich commercial, retail, cultural, intellectual, and artistic life. In addition to professional ballet, symphony, opera, and theater, there are outstanding restaurants, museums, healthcare, schools, universities, and teams from all professional sports leagues.

The District

The Alameda County Water District is a California enterprise special district that provides a reliable supply of high quality, drinking water at a reasonable price to approximately one-third of a million people in the cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City. The District's workforce of 230 well-qualified employees manages a diverse portfolio of water supplies and technologically-advanced treatment facilities, including brackish groundwater desalination. Important Application Information

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter and resume by email to Selina.Zapien@acwd.com. As an alternative, you can mail application materials to Selina Zapien, Alameda County Water District, 43885 South Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538. Candidates selected to advance in the process will be asked to complete supplemental questions following initial application.

Application materials must be received by Monday, October 17th, 2016.

Alameda County Water District is an equal opportunity employer encouraging workforce diversity. The information contained herein does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract, and the provisions are subject to change.

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The Ideal Candidate Will:

Be both a technical expert and an outstanding manager.

Serve as the CFO and oversee financial planning and analysis, accounting, budget, development of rates and charges, treasury, procurement and inventory control, and customer service.

Collaborate and coordinate with the General Manager and other members of the District’s management team; make strong and educated recommendations; carry out the General Manager’s direction while keeping in mind the District’s overall interests.

Function as a mentor, coach, facilitator, and team player and set performance examples that can be reinforced across the District; assess employee development needs and provide opportunities for enrichment.

Provide strong direction to the Finance Department while also taking a ‘hands on’ approach as needed.

Enhance the District’s overall customer service experience for external customers and provide excellent guidance and leadership to the General Manager, the Board, and other departments.

Serve as a member of the executive leadership team.

Embrace technological improvements in finance, customer service and procurement, as well as other District-wide systems, work with District workgroups to facilitate their implementation and updates, and ensure proper training and procedures are developed and used.

Develop creative and imaginative strategies while ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and financial best practices for California water districts.

Help develop and lead the District’s strategic planning process.

Modernize customer payment and field employee processes.

Enhance the budgeting process to improve the internal user experience and to facilitate financial transparency.

Analyze distributed versus centralized completion of processes involving finance and other departments.

Communicate effectively and appropriately with all audiences, including the Board, staff, and the general public.

Key Responsibilities

Plans, develops and implements goals and objectives for the Finance Department, prepares and administers internal policies and procedures related to financial program activities; interprets and explains applicable rules, laws and regulations to supervisors and others.

Directs, oversees and participates in the departmental programs work plan; assigns work activities, projects and programs; monitors work flow; reviews and evaluates work products, methods and procedures; implements work process improvements and other methods to enhance District financial services.

Manages the preparation and maintenance of a variety of financial records and reports including those related to the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, job costing, inventories, budgets and fixed

assets; and ensures that purchases of materials, supplies and equipment are conducted according to District policies and procedures.

Supervises data gathering and financial planning work associated with rate setting; prepares cost of service analyses and rate design.

As Treasurer, oversees cash management, investment, and debt management activities.

Coordinates financial activities with other departments and divisions; provides responsible advice and counsel to the General Manager and department and division managers on financial issues; oversees maintenance of departmental records and files.

Conducts financial reviews of District operations and activities and reports findings and recommendations to the General Manager and Board of Directors; serves as liaison with external auditors and coordinates their activities on behalf of the District.

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Coordinates District activities with other departments, divisions and outside agencies and organizations.

Represents the district to outside groups and organizations; participates in community and professional groups and committees.

Provides confidential advice and counsel to senior and executive management and the Board of Directors and other District Managers; serves as advisor to the General Manager and Board on financial planning issues.

Attends Board of Director and Board committee meetings; prepares and presents staff reports and agenda items for consideration by the Board.

Supports District-wide labor relations activities, including: providing financial data and analysis in negotiations; assisting in the administration of union contracts; resolving employee issues.

Coordinates and oversees the preparation and presentation of the District’s annual budget; reviews staffing and equipment supply needs based upon recent trends and planned activities; monitors and controls expenditures after budget adoption; approves purchase requisitions.

Interviews and hires staff; prioritizes, assigns and reviews work, approves time off for payroll purpose; prepares employee performance evaluations; monitors and participates in employee relations activities within the department.

Qualifications

Possession of a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting or finance or a related field.

Eight (8) years of full time responsible accounting or financial management experience which includes experience in public utility budgeting and development of rates and charges, with at least four (4) years of experience in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Certificate of professional accountancy (CPA) highly desirable.

Experience with a public utility highly desired.

Must possess a valid California driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.

Compensation & Benefits

The annual salary range is $184,817.27 to $224,650.86 (based on a 40-hour work week), depending on qualifications and experience.

Alameda County Water District (ACWD) offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including:

Medical: Coverage is provided through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). Management employees contribute 0.75% of salary toward the cost of their medical benefits. This annual contribution will increase by an additional 0.25% in 2017.

Dental: Coverage is provided through the Delta Dental Plan and the premium for employee and eligible dependents is fully paid by the District.

Vision: Coverage is provided through Vision Service Plan and the premium for employee and eligible dependents is fully paid by the District.

Retirement: California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). The applicable CalPERS retirement benefit depends on whether the employee is a “new” member or “classic” member under state law.

Vacation: Employees accrue 10 days of vacation for the first year, increasing to 25 days after 20 years. Maximum Accrual: 400 hours per year.

Management Leave: The Manager of Finance is eligible for 11 days of management leave annually (prorated from date of hire).

Holidays: Employees receive 11 paid holidays per year.