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Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
Responsibility
Management Scope

In fiscal 2016 the EPA had a budget of $8.1 billion and more than 15,000 full-time equivalents.

Primary Responsibilities

• Is responsible for strategic planning and accountability process and for reporting environmental, fiscal and managerial performance results
• Is responsible for agency-wide budget, resources and financial management functions, including program analysis and annual planning and reporting
• Oversees budget formulation, preparation and execution, and controls systems for payroll and contract/grant disbursements
• Serves as the primary point of contact and manages agency-wide internal controls, audit resolution and follow-up4
• Oversees the recruitment, selection and training of personnel to carry out agency financial management functions, and manages, trains and provides policy guidance and oversight of these personnel and their activities
• Integrated with strategic and annual planning, budget and results reporting, has the agency lead in enterprise risk management
• Ensures that information technology is acquired and information resources are managed implementing sound government IT and cyber policies and procedures

Strategic Goals and Priorities
[Depends on the policy priorities of the administration.]
Requirements

• Strong background in fiscal resources management
• Experience in managing a large organization
• MBA or CPA (a plus)
• Executive leadership experience (C-suite a plus)
• Enterprise risk management experience
• Knowledge of the agency’s functions and policies
• Familiarity with cyber technology (a plus)
• Background in data analytics (a plus)

Competencies

• Well-honed business acumen
• Ability to collaborate effectively across agency programs and regional lines
• Ability to negotiate complex issues effectively internally and with external stakeholders
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize effectively, weighing cost-benefits and risk to the agency
• Ability to influence others to translate vision into effective action
• Ability to collaborate with chief information officers, under/assistant secretaries for administration/management, as well as other CFOs and the Office of Management and Budget via the CFO Council
• Knowledge of and relationships with Congress or ability to develop them and work across party lines

Past Appointments
  • Barbara J. Bennett (2009 to 2013): Director, Board of Directors, National Rehabilitation Hospital; Senior Partner, International Media and Entertainment Partners, LLC; Chief Financial Officer, Discovery Communications, Inc.5
  • Lyons Gray (2005): Senior Co-Chair, Finance Committee, North Carolina General Assembly; State Representative (R-NC, District 39), North Carolina House of Representatives; Vice President, Intercontinental Consultants Corporation6
  • Charles Johnson (2004): President, Huntsman Cancer Foundation; Vice President, Huntsman LLC; Vice Chairman, Board for Strategic Direction, Garff-Warner Organization7
AGENCY

Environmental Protection Agency

Mission: To protect human health and the environment

COMPENSATION

Level IV $155,500 (5 U.S.C. § 5315)2

REPORTS TO

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator3

SENATE COMMITTEE

Environment and Public Works

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Footnote
  1. CRS report: Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations, 2016
  2. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31, May 5, 2017), contains a provision that continues the freeze on the payable pay rates for certain senior political officials at 2013 levels during calendar year 2017.
  3. https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-organization-chart
  4. OPM
  5. Leadership Directories:https://lo.bvdep.com/PeopleDocument.asp?PersonId=-1&LDIPeopleId=927493&Save=1
  6. Leadership Directories:https://lo.bvdep.com/PeopleDocument.asp?PersonId=-1&LDIPeopleId=632799&Save=1
  7. http://leavittpartners.com/team_members/charlie-johnson/
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