SCDA is seeking an experienced financial manager to lead the Finance & Administration Division. The Deputy Director for Finance and Administration (DD F&A) serves as the Department’s Chief Financial Officer, reports to the Assistant Director of Airports and is a key member of the senior leadership team at SCDA.

This position is responsible for providing sound fiscal management to ensure operational efficiency, researching and implementing innovative approaches to achieve department financial, technology, and purchasing objectives, and contributing to SCDA’s industry-leading reputation for innovation and creative problem-solving. The DD F&A directly supervises the Finance & Administration Division through one Senior Airport Manager, one Senior Accounting Manager, one Purchasing Services Manager, and one Administrative Supervisor.

In addition to these direct reports, the DD F&A also has coordinative responsibility with onsite staff from the County’s Departments of Personnel Services and General Services’ Purchasing Division, and the Department of Technology. The Finance & Administrative Division has a total of approximately 40 professional, technical and support staff, as well as ten professional staff reporting to the County Department of Technology, one to the Department of Personnel Services and one to the Department of General Services.

The DD F&A must be able to exercise considerable judgment in managing operating and capital budgets,
prepare financial reports and accounting data; and develop forecasts of revenue and expenses. The nature of the work requires the ability to evaluate, analyze, and review accounts, interpret the economic and statistical
significance and interrelationships of financial data, prepare sound financial management recommendations; the ability to establish, maintain and foster effective working relationships; and the ability to analyze problems and project consequences, identify alternatives, and implement timely and effective solutions in support of SCDA’s strategic goals, objectives and initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university; AND Five years of full-time paid management
experience involving financing of construction, operations, and business management systems and procedures, two years of which must have been related to airports.
Note: Additional experience (at the supervisory level) and in one of the areas listed above can be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis. (30 semester units or 45 quarter units = 1 year of experience).

The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in the Airport’s leadership team, will be able to lead the Department in maintaining strong financial performance, and will provide strategic guidance that ensures long-term promotion of the County’s Airport System. This position will be responsible for all aspects of financial matters and financial decision-making and will have the following skills:

Strategic Financial Management – The DD F&A must be able to work very closely with the Assistant Director and Director of Airports while interacting with other members of senior management to clearly understand the Airport System’s performance, analyze it against pre-determined goals and milestones, and recommend courses of action to leadership.

Public & Airport Financial Management – The DD F&A must ensure compliance with adopted Board decisions, County policies and federal, state and local rules and regulations relative to fiscal management and controls. The candidate will need to have a general understanding of airport financial management or public financial practices, including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) accounting standards and other practices adopted by GASB and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Additionally, the DD F&A needs to have a robust understanding of funding sources, application processes, compliance requirements, and assurances associated with funding from the State of California, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) grants and Passenger Facility Charges (PFC).

Financial Sustainability – The aviation industry is very dynamic and operates in an environment of constant change. The ideal candidate must be able to explore innovative financial opportunities for SCDA and financially support changes in the aviation industry, its customers, actual or forecast demand, existing and advanced technologies, evolving product offerings, legal developments and changes in the general economy. The DD F&A must be able to lead continuous change in a timely and thoughtful manner and with solid data backing up each decision.

Enterprise-Wide Leader – The DD F&A will have the leadership ability to articulate a vision for the future of the County’s airports and a sense of shared purpose that motivates staff and gives them the tools for managing their own work and relationships with tenants and customers. The DD F&A will support the mission, vision and values of SCDA and will help inculcate them within the Department, both across the different divisions and down into the organization, through effective communication and as a role model.

Leadership Skills – The DD F&A must be able to communicate effectively to ensure that the Airport System is moving in the right direction. The ideal candidate must be organized and well disciplined and able to evaluate the performance of staff, provide regular feedback regarding the quality and quantity of work performed, provide employees with the guidance and direction needed to correct deficiencies and work with employees to help improve individual and operational productivity.