Chief Financial Officer

Duties Help As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), you will be responsible for: Supervising, through subordinate executives and senior-level managers, a professional and technical workforce within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) engaged in all facets of budget, accounting, financial management, financial systems, audit, internal controls, and program analysis and evaluation. Providing oversight and guidance to executives and staff within the OCFO and ICE program offices on complex financial management, accounting, and audit-related issues, as well as internal control and related activities. This includes developing uniform financial management policies to simplify the control environment, establishing standards of accountability, and increasing consistency and assurance over financial management systems and data. Directing the formulation and establishment of long- and short-range financial management planning for the agency's financial management functions, with the objective of instituting a logical, integrated framework for financial management in support of all policy, planning, and programmatic efforts. Providing insightful leadership for continued financial management transformation and improved customer service. This includes attracting, training, and retaining employees with exceptional financial management skills, as well as providing greater visibility and accountability into financial activity through timely, accurate, and useful data. Leading ICE's financial, accounting, and budget programs, as well as coordinating these activities with other ICE programs, including acquisition management, human capital, information technology, facilities and asset management, and law enforcement programs. Providing guidance and recommendations to ICE leadership regarding all facets of budget, accounting, financial management, financial systems, audit, internal controls, and program analysis and evaluation. Anticipating the effects of legislative, administrative, and operational changes and initiatives, and ensuring the development of effective, legally compliant, and fully responsive budget formulation strategies to support the implementation of programmatic priorities. You will supervise subordinate managing directors and their staffs in the execution of strategic and performance-based plans. You will provide day-to-day executive leadership and direction to managing directors in all phases of the agency's resource management. This includes analyzing current and/or required management policies and procedures to design new or improved processes, and validating current processes with respect to statutory and/or regulatory requirements. You will oversee the implementation of the agency's financial action plan, as well as audit and internal control activities. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring timely and complete reporting and analysis of activities, ensuring that requisite policies and procedures are established by OCFO organizations, and that appropriate measures are in place to monitor the accomplishment of OCFO goals and objectives. You will play a key leadership role in defining objectives and priorities, and in coordinating activities associated with resource and program management functions. You will liaise with other federal departments and agencies and serve as a principal ICE representative on interagency groups dealing with financial management. You will develop and maintain contact with all levels of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials, the Office of Management and Budget, other government agencies, Congress, and professional groups. In conjunction with the DHS CFO, you will collaborate to develop and support the execution of department-wide CFO initiatives and contribute to achieving CFO functional excellence by actively participating in designated working groups.