Assistant Chief Financial Officer (Budget)

FILING DEADLINE: April 4, 2025

SALARY RANGE: $127,836.59 – $204,538.67 Annually

THE POSITION

This position is one of three Assistant Chief Financial Officer (ACFO) positions in the Department. The role of this ACFO assists in planning, directing, managing, and overseeing activities and operations within the Finance Department. In addition, this position will primarily focus on budget, budget preparation and tracking, financial reporting, process improvements, current and long-term financial planning, and support of debt issuance and cash flow forecasting. The ACFO will provide internal customer service and budget support to internal customers, as well as supervision of external vendor contracts and financial advisors. In addition, this position coordinates budgetary activities with other departments and provides highly responsible and complex analytical support to the Chief Financial Officer. The Assistant Chief Financial Officer (Budget) oversees a staff of six FTEs.

PRIORITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES:

• Provide leadership which fosters a culture of high performance, transparency, and professionalism that supports training, employee growth and development.
• Continuous review of policies and procedures to ensure accounting best practices and process improvements.
• Develop positive relationships with internal department heads and provide budgetary support that aligns with the goals and mission of the City.
• Create and foster stability, succession planning, accountability, and positive morale through supportive and effective management.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will be forward thinking, motivational, and have high energy, with the ability to provide leadership and inspire support in the City’s efforts to encourage workplace values including integrity, respect, teamwork, and high performance. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary to work well with staff, department heads, as well as with internal and external stakeholders. The successful Assistant CFO will have the desire and confidence to work in a highly visible role to carry out the mission, vision, and needs of the City. This position will require flexibility, a willingness to exchange and encourage new ideas, and the ability to build consensus while developing working relationships based on trust and professionalism.

The ideal candidate will enjoy providing employee development opportunities and coaching, and modeling a positive leadership style to a collegial, supportive, and hard-working staff. The new ACFO for the City of Oxnard may be seasoned, or an up and comer, in either a large or small city, county, special district or similar governmental setting. This is an excellent opportunity for an optimistic leader with solid interpersonal skills and a passion for public service, especially serving an underserved community; an entrepreneur from within who recognizes this opportunity to create and establish an effective and efficient administrative infrastructure for long-term success.

Key skills and attributes include but are not limited to the following:

• Leadership in developing and implementing financial strategies, programs, and policies.
• Skill in working through municipal financial and regulatory complexities and budget requirements to improve internal operations and controls. The ability to work collaboratively on forecasting and solutions for a solid fiscal structure.
• Politically astute and diplomatic. Possesses emotional intelligence.
• A supportive, mentoring and coaching supervisory style with the ability to assess talent and train employees accordingly.
• Big picture thinker with the ability to understand details.
• Possess the highest ethical standards and able to make difficult decisions.
• Diplomatic and solutions oriented.
• A background working is a union environment.

THE COMMUNITY

Located on the beautiful Southern California coast, the City of Oxnard is the most populous city in the County of Ventura with over 195,000 residents. Nestled about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 35 miles southeast of Santa Barbara, Oxnard prides itself on its rich diversity and culture. Although agriculture remains a major industry, Oxnard enjoys an expanding economy based on a healthy combination of commercial development and manufacturing, and the U.S. Navy. Oxnard’s harbor and beaches support a strong tourism industry in normal times. Oxnard residents enjoy a spirit of community pride with an unsurpassed quality of life enhanced by the charm of this coastal community, the natural environment and solitude of the nearby Los Padres National Forest, and the cultural and educational amenities of a diverse and vibrant urban setting. Local assets include acres of new housing among tree-lined streets, parks, two thriving military bases, a full-service deep-water port, master planned industrial parks, prime commercial and retail sites, a regional medical center and hospital, and a flourishing public regional university, California State University Channel Islands. It is an ideal coastal community and an excellent place to raise a family that offers oceanfront recreation and outdoor adventures, award winning festivals and friendly, safe neighborhoods. Oxnard offers an exceptional quality of life.

For more details about this opportunity, please visit the job brochure at: https://koffassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rev3-Oxnard-ACFO-Budget.pdf

To be considered, please submit a resume, cover letter, and five work related references (who will not be contacted in the early stages of the recruitment). Resumes should reflect years and months of positions held, as well as size of staff and budgets you have managed. Please submit your materials to: https://koffassociates.com/oxnard-assistant-cfo/.

For additional information please contact:

Frank Rojas

Phone (510) 495-0448

Email: frank_rojas@ajg.com

Website: https://koffassociates.com