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Description
Lead financial strategy for an award-winning parks and recreation system. The Department seeks an accomplished financial executive who combines strategic leadership, operational accountability, and hands-on technical expertise. This position provides strategic and operational leadership for budgeting, fiscal analysis, internal controls, cost recovery, project charge administration, and resource development while remaining directly engaged in the review, development, and presentation of complex analyses, forecasts, and financial recommendations. Reporting to the Department Director, the Division Chief guides the responsible use of public funds across the Department.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department manages more than 28,000 acres of parkland, employs more than 5,000 full-time and part-time employees, and operates with an annual budget exceeding $492 million. A six-time National Recreation and Parks Association Gold Medal Award recipient, it provides parks, facilities, programs, historic sites, golf courses, community centers, and more than 200 miles of trails throughout Prince George’s County.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Financial Management Division guides the Department’s financial planning, budgeting, analysis, and use of fiscal resources. The Division is responsible for four work programs: the Budget Unit, Cost Recovery Unit, Project Charge Unit, and Resource Development Unit. Together, these programs coordinate the Department’s operating budget and available revenue sources across six funds: Park, Recreation, Enterprise, Special Revenue, Advanced Land Acquisition, and Internal Service. The Division Chief leads the Division’s management team and serves as a key member of the Department’s management leadership team. The position leads through subordinate managers and professional staff while maintaining strong command of the technical work, reviewing and validating critical analyses, and contributing directly to complex or high-impact financial deliverables. The Division Chief works with senior leaders, policymakers, government officials, operating divisions, central administrative departments, and external partners.
Salary Range
$119,377.00 – $211,426.00
Examples of Important Duties
Financial Strategy, Budgeting, and Analysis
- Lead and directly contribute to budget formulation, expenditure and revenue forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, and presentation of recommendations across six operating funds.
- Review and validate complex analyses, assumptions, methodologies, forecasts, and recommendations to ensure accuracy, completeness, and sound financial judgment.
- Present and defend budget recommendations before the Planning Board, County Executive, and County Council, and communicate complex financial information to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Develop and manage the Division’s budget, monitor expenditures, and provide Department-wide guidance on resource allocation and fiscal stewardship.
Program and Operational Leadership
- Set priorities, allocate resources, establish performance expectations, and hold managers accountable for the Budget, Cost Recovery, Project Charge, and Resource Development work programs.
- Direct Formula 2040 cost analysis and fee policy assessment and evaluate the financial and operational implications of proposed strategies.
- Oversee County Council-mandated Project Charge allocations serving more than 150 recipients and totaling over $10 million annually, including coordination of recipient contract vetting and program administration.
- Oversee external resource development and the financial administration of grants, donations, sponsorships, naming rights, and other funding sources that expand opportunities for County residents.
Governance, Controls, and Continuous Improvement
- Develop, implement, and evaluate financial policies, systems, processes, performance standards, and internal controls; identify financial risk; and strengthen accountability and compliance.
- Review critical staff work for accuracy, completeness, sound methodology, and compliance with Commission requirements and applicable federal, state, and local laws and standards.
- Identify and implement process, policy, and system improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve financial reporting and decision-making.
- Provide strategic direction for enterprise financial systems, reporting tools, and data analysis to ensure functionality is applied consistently and supports the Department’s operational needs.
People Leadership and Organizational Capability
- Recruit, supervise, mentor, and develop managers and professional staff; establish clear expectations and evaluate individual and program performance.
- Support succession planning, career development, professional growth, and the enhancement of financial and technical skills across the Division.
- Provide Department-wide training, guidance, and technical assistance that strengthen fiscal accountability, compliance, competence, and fiduciary decision-making.
- Promote a collaborative, inclusive, accountable, and service-oriented work environment.
Partnership and Department-wide Influence
- Collaborate with Human Resources, Legal, Audit, Finance, Department leadership, operating divisions, and external partners to resolve complex financial and administrative matters, strengthen controls, and advance Department priorities.
- Advise the Director, Deputy Directors, Division Chiefs, and other senior leaders on financial strategy, administrative policy, resource needs, program performance, and organizational risk.
- Participate in leadership teams, audit response teams, policy groups, and interagency initiatives that require financial expertise and coordinated decision-making.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate is a strategic and hands-on financial leader with strong technical expertise in governmental budgeting, accounting, forecasting, financial analysis, internal controls, public administration, and program management. This i
Compensation
$ 119377 – $ 211426 per year
