Chief Administrative Officer

Postion Overview

The Chief Administrative Officer, under policy direction of the Houston County Commission, shall be responsible for managing the overall administrative functions for the county. Included in this responsibility is the preparation of the annual budget and oversight of daily expenditures and revenues, monitoring of fund and cash balances, preparing and/or coordinating reports and documents pertaining to the financial activities and status of the county, coordinating special products as directed by the Commission and providing managerial guidance to department heads reporting directly to the CAO.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Financial knowledge of the Code of Alabama, County Financial Manual and GASB requirements as they relate to county activities.
2. The ability to work independently and exercise proper judgment in making decisions.
3. Excellent written and communication skills.
4. Must be able to maintain a good working relationship and coordinate with the Commission, elected officials, department heads, staff and others pertaining to county business related matters.
5. Must have a working knowledge of workers compensation, liability, property, life and unemployment insurance matters adequate to represent the county in such insurance matters and discussions.
6. Must have a working knowledge of safety prevention methods and corrective action strategies sufficient to coordinate with the Safety Director in developing a county government safety / accident reduction plan.
7. Must have a working knowledge of IT practices and procedures sufficient to provide managerial direction to the IT staff and discuss software development and hardware purchase proposals.
8.  Must have a working knowledge of finances sufficient to obtain the most qualified and cost-effective banking and financial providers for the county.
9. Must possess strong managerial skills sufficient to achieve and implement the daily and special project directives and guidelines both formally and informally established by the Commission.
10. Must be able to develop goals and provide clear and concise directives to the reporting staff and to coordinate and motivate the staff to achieve such goals.
11. Must have a working knowledge and background in purchasing sufficient to develop and maintain a cost effective/legally compliant purchasing strategy.
12. Must have a working knowledge of general ledger accounting sufficient to manage daily accounting activities and to develop effective, legally compliant and streamlined accounting strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, public administration or related field.
2. Minimum five years’ experience in general ledger-based accounting.
3. Must complete the requirements for Certified County Administrator within 36 months of employment.
4. Minimum five years’ experience in managing an administrative group of individuals whose goal is to achieve management directives in a cost effective, customer orientated, timely and effective manner.
5. Minimum of three years purchasing management experience.
6. Minimum of three years’ experience in managerial oversight of a work-related safety program.
7. Must be willing to travel overnight business meetings as required.
8. Must be bondable.

A complete job description with essential job functions can be found at houstoncountyal.gov/jobs

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree

Skill, Certification & Experience Requirements

• Financial/accounting experience
• Managerial or supervisory experience

Position Benefits

• Retirement plan though Retirement Systems of Alabama
• Paid sick leave and vacation time
• Paid time off for federal and state holidays

Closing Date for Applications

Applications accepted continuously.