EXECUTIVE OFFICER, FINANCE (OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)

Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.

Description

Provides executive direction to the financial departments within Metro.

This executive-level position is responsible for leading Metro’s financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting functions. The incumbent will provide strategic guidance on financial analysis and deliver expert leadership across financial departments. Key responsibilities include managing and mentoring staff through recruitment, training, and performance evaluations, as well as fostering collaboration across functional areas. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to drive results in a complex, matrixed organization while building effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. Provides executive direction to the financial departments within Metro.

Recruitment Timelines: Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of July 21, 2025. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.

Examples of Duties

• Directs the overall programs/activities of Metro's financial services, including Budget, Treasury, Revenue, Controller's Office, Local Programming, TAP (Transit Access Pass), and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Establishes goals and major priorities; facilitates and monitors progress
• Utilizes technology to direct the development of strategies and resolutions for major financial services and the planning and budget cycle
• Formulates policy recommendations for Metro's Board of Directors, attends board meetings, and presents reports to the Metro Board
• Works with federal, state, and local governments and policy makers from outside agencies to secure program support and funding and create partnerships
• Represents Metro at meetings and conferences with public agencies, the private sector, public and corporate officials, and the general public
• Directs the conduct of studies, investigations, processes, and analyses; presents oral and written reports of findings and recommendations to CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
• Chairs and serves as a member of inter-departmental and inter-agency committees
• Reviews unit performance against goals and takes necessary management actions to address deviations
• Oversees and reviews funding applications for various programs
• Utilizes technology to lead the development of capital and operating budgets and monitors adherence to policies and procedures Maintains and updates long-range staffing plans, resource needs, and contingencies to support Metro projects
• Supervises, trains, mentors, and motivates assigned staff
• Maintains, supports, and promotes a safe work environment while complying with all of Metro's safety rules, policies, and procedures; communicates Metro's safety vision and goals; oversees the implementation of agency and departmental safety rules, policies, and procedures; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
  
  May be required to perform other related job duties
  

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field; Master's Degree in Business, Public Administration, or a related field preferred

Experience

• Eight years of relevant senior management-level experience in financial services, administration, treasury, and/or related field

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

Preferred

Qualifications

Preferred

Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and

abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are

considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum

requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions

throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will

not automatically be selected.

The

following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience collaborating with executive leadership to develop strategic financial recommendations, communicate the significance of results, and support data-driven decision-making
• Experiencing optimizing operational processes to enhance organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity across multi-functional teams
• Experience developing and managing large-scale operational budgets, including monitoring expenditures, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and quantifying financial impact to support fiscal sustainability

Essential Knowledge

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and best practices of program areas related to financial services for a large public agency, including Budget, Accounting, Treasury, Fare Collection System and Methodology, Revenue, and Local Government Subsidy
• Theories, principles, and best practices of capital and operating budgeting, public finance, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), financial controls and financial information systems, and investment management
• Financial modeling, forecasting/estimating, research, and analysis
• Administrative methods, including goal setting, program and budget development and implementation, forecasting, and funding sources
• Social, political, and environmental issues influencing transportation programs
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Modern management theory

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Planning, organizing, and controlling the integrated work of a multi-tiered organizational unit responsible for providing financial services
• Developing and implementing objectives, policies, procedures, work standards, and internal controls
• Determining strategies to achieve goals
• Analyzing situations, identifying problems, implementing solutions, and evaluating outcomes
• Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making decisions
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Preparing complex comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees, outside representatives, and public officials
• Supervising, training, mentoring, and motivating a diversified assigned staff

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Propose alternatives and scenarios in support of delivering Metro priorities
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, budgets, contracts, and labor/management agreements
• Represent Metro before the Board of Directors, the public, elected officials, and federal, state, and local government agencies
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

Special Conditions

• The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  

Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table
• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
• Communicating through speech in the English language required

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Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program . Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with Fair Chance hiring practices.

Selection Procedure

Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.

Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:

METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

*Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.

*Please refer to the applicable benefit type (Regular or Temporary)*

BENEFITS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES

Benefits cover probationary or regular full-time (working at least 40 hrs/week) employees of Metro.

We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.

Medical/Dental/Vision Plan- Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.

Group Life Insurance- PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance- PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.

Long-Term Disability Insurance- 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.

Holidays- 12 days a year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

Time off with Pay (TOWP)- Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire date - 5 years20 days
Beginning of 6th - 10th year25 days
Beginning of 11th - 15th year30 days
Beginning of 16th + years35 days

Pension Plan- PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.

Other Benefits: Transportation passes for employees and/or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.

BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES

Temporary (Contingent) employees are eligible for the following benefits only:

• Kaiser medical insurance
• Public Pension Plan
• 457/401K Plan
• Flex Spending
• Paid Sick Time
• Fare Media
• Rideshare Subsidies
• Metro One Fitness membership

For more information on the Benefits Enrollment for Contingent Employees, please visit LA Metro’s Pension & Benefits website at www.benefits.metro.net .

Closing Date/Time: 7/11/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - LA Metro

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