Deputy Director or MaineIT Finance - Public Service Manager II - Anticipated Vacancy

About the position Responsibilities • Encourage and facilitate superior customer service for all partner agencies. • Provide strategic advice, reporting, and information to management, staff, and partner agencies. • Support the Director in overseeing the activities of the Service Center, including accounts payable, billing, accounts receivable, financial reporting, and cash management. • Incorporate continuous improvement strategies to promote process efficiency and effective internal controls. • Hire, train, retain, develop, and mentor a dedicated team of clerical, technical, and professional staff. • Exercise initiative and judgment interpreting and applying policies, laws, rules, and regulations. • Plan, organize, and coordinate financial processes; manage workflow for and provide oversight to staff. • Liaise with internal and external auditors. • Ensure compliance with Maine Revised Statutes, State Accounting and Administrative Manual, GAAP, GASB, and other governmental regulations. Requirements • Experience with complex financial and budgetary operations in a highly regulated environment. • Supervisory experience and understanding of personnel management. • Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and standards, preferably governmental. • Knowledge of budgeting theory, principles, practices, and techniques. • Knowledge of cost accounting principles, practices, and methodologies. • Knowledge of human resource management principles, practices, and techniques. • Ability to interpret policies, laws, rules, and regulations. • Ability to supervise and lead a staff of professional, technical, and clerical personnel. Nice-to-haves • Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CGFM or equivalent. • Advanced degree such as an MBA in a related field. Benefits • 13 paid holidays • 12 days of sick leave • 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually • Health insurance coverage with 85%-95% of employee-only premiums paid by the State • 100% of employee-only dental premiums paid by the State • Retirement plan with 18.09% of employee's pay contributed by the State towards MainePERS Apply tot his job Apply To this Job