Assistant Chief Financial Officer

The City of Oxnard's Finance Department is seeking its next Assistant Chief Financial Officer!

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, assist the Public Works Department in the Cost of Service Analysis review and utility rates recommendations to the City Council, 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.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Forward thinking, motivational, and has 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.

To learn more about the position, you can review the full job posting at:

Assistant Chief Financial Officer

About the Benefits

In exchange for all your hard work and determination, you will receive a competitive salary of $171,926 to $223,504, negotiable based on experience and qualifications, along with a wide host of benefits including:

• Enjoy CalPERS Retirement membership: Classic 2% at 55, New 2% at 62; your contribution secures your future; no Social Security participation.
• 12 paid holidays off per year.
• The City contributes 1% of employee base pay/salary to a Retirement Health Savings Program.
• The City contributes 4.5% of employee base pay/salary to the City-sponsored 401(a) plan..
• Leave accrual rates vary between 6.24 – 11.78 hours per pay period based on years of service with the City of Oxnard.
• 60 hours of Administrative Leave per fiscal year.
• The City will contribute $2,054.00 monthly towards medical insurance premiums with no cash back. Employees who waive medical insurance will receive $500.00 per month cash back with proof of other qualifying coverage. The City will continue to provide $66.79 per month towards dental insurance.

If you share our passion for city growth and possess the skills for success, apply now!