Job Description
The Fiscal Manager is responsible for overseeing all assigned agencies’ finance and accounting functions to guarantee compliance with the approved Fiscal Plan.
- Track and monitor the implementation of government agencies’ Certified Fiscal Plan and Certified Budget, the completion of important milestones, and deadline compliance.
- Develop practical recommendations and contribute to discussions on implications of analysis; identifying implementation and budgetary challenges, and additional measures required.
- Track liquidity and other metrics, handle complex analyses and prepare communications to report back to Director, Executive Director, and the Board when needed.
- Mentor and assist staff in the implementation of all key operational and financial measures in accordance with the Certified Fiscal Plan.
- Monitor developments and advise management once implementation occurs or if delays are expected.
- Develop and review, as necessary, revisions to the Fiscal Plan with the support of advisors.
- Develop and review the annual budget process to ensure consistency with the Certified Fiscal Plan.
- Work with the communications team to ensure key messages are shared with stakeholders and the public in general
- Communicate with Director about important milestones and policy decisions required.
- Supervise staff to guarantee compliance with milestones and projects.
- Meet with advisors for implementation of projects related to the Certified Fiscal Plan.
- Promotes a positive work environment that encourages individuals and groups to achieve their goals in the organization.
- Other tasks which may be required by operational needs.
Key Relationships
Internal Relationships
Daily contact with the Directors, Managers, and staff to achieve the objectives of PROMESA
External Relationships
Frequent contact with consultants, government agencies, attorneys, and other stakeholders as needed.
Supervisory Responsibilities
The position involves supervisory responsibility which includes hiring, setting goals for performance, and deadlines in ways that comply with the company’s plans and vision. Organizing workflow and ensuring that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks. Monitoring employee productivity and providing constructive feedback and coaching.
Requirements for the position
To successfully perform this position, an individual must be capable of performing each essential task in a satisfactory manner. The following requirements represent the required knowledge, skills, and/or capacity. Reasonable accommodation may be made to allow individuals with disabilities to perform essential tasks.
- A minimum of 5 years of specific combined experience working with the government sector is preferred.
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or Finance
- Must be skilled with financial monitoring and comfortable with the analysis of financial statements
- Staff supervisory responsibilities experience
- Analytical and financial planning skills necessary
- Analytical and financial planning experience
- CPA is preferable
- Must be able to apply problem-solving and experience-based judgment to complex challenges by focusing on the critical issues and constraints that affect business performance.
- Must be skilled with financial monitoring and comfortable with the analysis of financial statements
- Must demonstrate leadership, integrity, a sharp analytical mind, creativity, and the ability to work under pressure and at a very fast speed with people across all levels in an organization.
- Should possess strong writing, editing, and leadership skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines, develop realistic action plans and measurable outcomes, create program budgets, prioritize, and plan workload, and use time efficiently.
- Ability to handle complex and confidential information with discretion.
- Strong reading and comprehension skills.
- Ability to interact in a mature, tactful, and flexible manner with team members
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing in Spanish and English.
- Interacts in a mature, tactful, and flexible manner with team members and external stakeholders
- Establishes and maintains positive, effective working relationships with co-workers and consultants, among others.
- Learns and adapts to dynamic demands inherent to the job and work environment.
Additional information
Physical Demands
The physical demands described herein represent those to be fulfilled by an employee to successfully perform the essential tasks of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be reached to allow individuals with disabilities to perform essential tasks.
While carrying out the tasks of this position, the employee is normally sitting, using their hands to type and grasp objects; the employee will frequently stand, walk, talk, and listen. Specific vision skills required for this job include close-up and color vision.
Working environment
The features of the working environment described herein represent those found by the employee while performing the essential tasks of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to allow individuals with disabilities to perform essential tasks.
While carrying out tasks in this job, the employee is not exposed to the environmental conditions of work. Noise levels in the workplace are generally low.
Health, safety, and environmental requirements
The occupant of this position must strictly comply with all health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures and must actively participate in related activities of the organization. The occupant of the position will also be trained in any specific procedures and regulations applicable to the position if needed. This description is based on a management evaluation made in accordance with the requirements and tasks of the position as of the date of preparation of the description.
This description is a general guide for the employee, managers, and colleagues, and does not include an exhaustive list of all elements and details of the job. Management reserves the right to modify this description at any time or change the tasks and responsibilities on a temporary or open-ended basis to meet objectives, timetables, and recruiting goals.