Deputy Director (Assistant Chief Fiscal Officer) - PN

About Us

Our mission is to serve injured workers and Ohio employers through expeditious and impartial resolution of issues arising from workers’ compensation claims and through the establishment of adjudication policy.

Workers’ compensation insurance provides medical benefits and compensation to workers who suffer an injury or illness due to their employment. While the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) is the exclusive provider of workers’ compensation benefits in Ohio, the Ohio Industrial Commission (IC) is the state agency responsible for adjudicating all contested claims matters.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period

Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year

Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave

Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Job Skills: Accounting and Finance

-Completion of graduate core program in public or business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 30 mos.

exp. or 30 mos. trg. in financial administration; 12 mos. exp. or 12 mos. trg. in supervisory principles & techniques.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in public or business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 42

mos. exp. or 42 mos. trg. in financial administration; 12 mos. exp. or 12 mos. trg. in supervisory principles & techniques.

-Or 66 mos. exp. or 66 mos. trg. financial administration; 12 mos. exp. or 12 mos. trg. in supervisory principles &

techniques.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Financial Program Manager, 66585.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Financial Manager, 66586.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

NOTE\: Successful completion of the Fiscal Academy may be substituted for 4 mos. of required accounting/fiscal

experience referenced in this portion of the minimum qualifications.

Technical Skills\: Internal Auditing, Accounting and Finance, Budgeting, Business

Professional Skills: Critical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Time Management

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The Ohio Industrial Commission (OIC), Office of Fiscal Management, is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Assistant Chief Fiscal Officer who is eager to leverage her/his expertise, embrace daily challenges, and demonstrate her/his adaptability while providing direction and leadership to support staff. The selected individual must have strong financial management and analytical skills and display a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

Under the direction of the Director of Fiscal Management/Chief Fiscal Officer (CFO):

Coordinates the preparation of the agency's biennium budget & acts as Ohio Budget Enterprise Application Budget Preparer.

Supervises assigned staff.

Coordinates the development & monitoring of all expense & revenue projections for Fiscal Year budgets; compiles annual budget allotments for Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS) & Ohio Office of Budget Management (OBM) required reporting.

Monitors budgeted allotments & projections for variance; prepares in-depth analyses of purchasing & expenditure patterns (Payroll/Benefits, Personal Service, Supplies, Fleet, Travel, Communications, Maintenance, Hearing Cost, Leases, overall Departmental Costs, etc.) & impact to agency business processes & fiscal standing; monitors cash inflows & outflow & revenue reporting & practices; prepares project cost/benefit analyses using financial & statistical modeling.

Develops program plans for cost reductions & implements performance measures; assists in preparation & presentation of the Commission’s Administrative Cost Rates; coordinates the integration of Fiscal systems upgrades (Ohio Buys, OAKS Financials (FIN), Human Capital Management (HCM), Asset Management (AM) module upgrades; reviews & requests modifications to OAKS budget allotment & control ledgers for purchasing & Accounts Payable (AP) needs.

Administers all activities related to Financial Reporting, including preparation of periodic Statement of Operations, Statement of Cash Flow, Net Assets, Budget Summary, various purchasing & expenditure reports, & depreciation statements, COGNOS (OAKS Business Intelligence) report development & implementation. Ensures adherence to statutory reporting provisions.

Coordinates activities to prepare annual expenditure plans, analyzes variance & recommends needed procedure changes; administers/modifies procedures to improve accuracy, efficiency, timeliness, & completeness of Fiscal transactions, including purchase orders, payment card, invoice payments, OAKS travel expense, electronic data interface payments, Intrastate Transfer Vouchers (ISTVs), revenue receipts & various other fiscal documents; evaluates & recommends process improvements; administers controls for all accounts receivables & payables.

Prepares Requests to Purchase & Controlling Board requests; reviews worker compensation related legislation & assesses potential fiscal impact; provides guidance to managers regarding the impact of revised or new various rules & directives issued by OBM, DAS, Auditor, & Treasurer of State.

Develops procedures for the review & testing of Purchasing & AP operational controls, including the audit checks process, & recommends solutions for sound processing.

Serves as fiscal liaison in order to coordinate applicable fiscal rules & procedures to sections within the agency.

Acts in the capacity of the Director of Fiscal Management/CFO, during his/her absence, including activities related to purchase authorization, voucher authorization, approves/disapproves leave, etc.

See the attached position description for more details regarding this position.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

This position is filled through an assessment consisting of a structured interview. The interview will be administered in person at the William Green Building in Columbus, Ohio.

This position may require travel; therefore, the person occupying this position must be able to provide his/her own transportation &/or legally operate a state-owned vehicle.

The hourly wage for this position is not negotiable.

ADA Statement\: The Industrial Commission is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability please contact the ADA Coordinator, at (voice) or by email to\:, as-soon-as possible but at least 14 days prior to the scheduled event.

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.