Career Opportunity

AIRPORT CONTROLLER - MANAGER V - SFO (0933) (133136)

Recruitment: RTF0133135-01116379

Published: April 21, 2023

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About:

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.
•    Application Opening: 3/24/23
•    Application Deadline: 5:00 PM (PST) on 4/21/23
•    Compensation: $163,800 - $209,118 Annually
•    Recruitment ID: PBT-0933-133136

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City & County of San Francisco, has a workforce of approximately 1,700 City employees and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer.
 
SFO’s mission is to provide an exceptional airport in service to our communities and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care and Equity. Learn more about careers at SFO. 

For more information about SFO, visit www.flysfo.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. 

Role description

Under general direction, this position reports to and assists the Chief Financial and Commercial Officer in coordinating and administering the financial business activities of the Airport. This position is responsible for managing the fiscal, purchasing, and accounting operations of the Airport, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, debt service, grants and passenger facility charges (PFCs).  The Airport Controller also serves as the Finance and Administration Chief in the Emergency Operation Center.  

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Administers and coordinates short- and long-term financial activities of the Airport including financial planning, analysis, and accounting services.
• Develops financial policies including implementation of government mandated financial requirements working with the Controller’s Office, outside independent auditors, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Government Accountability Office and Office of Inspector General.
• Manages the design, development, and maintenance of the Airport financial accounting systems in accordance with the Airline/Airport Lease and Use Agreement, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the City, federal and state standards.
• Manages the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, forecasts for the fiscal year and accompanying analysis. Ensures compliance with debt coverage and other bond covenants.
• Oversees the production and distribution of required reports to management, City, state, and federal agencies, and interested parties.
• Plans and implements fiscal activities related to debt administration including the Airport’s Commercial Paper Program, the Airport Revenue Bonds, Airport Notes, Tender Programs, Interest Rate Swaps and Variable Rate Debt.
• Manages and coordinates the fiscal year end closing and the Controller's Office Post Audit of FAMIS transactions.
• Coordinates audits of Airport tenant airlines, concessionaires and vendors, and other audits, as required.
• Plans, monitors, evaluates, and supervises the operation of the Airport Accounting office; analyzes workloads and establishes standards of performance of subordinate staff, develops training methods to ensure that policies and procedures operate as intended, and coaches subordinates to improve performance.
• Assists in the development of and implementation of financial and accounting policies and develops procedures, including but not limited to local, state, and federal government regulations, rulings, and Airport procedures to ensure that the Airport complies with legal and fiscal provisions governing revenue and expenditures. Implements new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements.
• Develops long term and short-term operational plans including paperless billing, collection, and reporting systems.
• Prepares the annual budget for Accounting; determines personnel requirements for Accounting; and directs and monitors expenditures in accordance with the budget.
• Maintains contact with the Mayor’s Office, Controller’s Office, Board of Supervisors, other city departments, the general public and other Airport organizations regarding fiscal and accounting issues that affect the Airport.
• Represents the Chief Financial Officer at meetings with other Airport Executive Staff, City representatives, and other public and outside agencies.
• Coordinates with Hyatt Corporation to prepare annual financial audit of Grand Hyatt SFO.
• Manages FEMA and CARES Act fund reimbursements and audits.
   

How to qualify

Education
Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience
Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible professional level experience in accounting, including at least three (3) years of experience supervising professionals.

Substitution
Education Substitution: Additional qualifying full time work experience may substitute for up to two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis. (One year of experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester or 45 quarter units of college coursework.)

Desirable Qualifications
The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred to hiring.

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Finance
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Working knowledge of airport financial operations and aviation industry standards.
• Six (6) years of experience performing accounting in a governmental agency.
• Experience performing accounting in an aviation environment (i.e. airport, airlines, etc.).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40 hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Nature of Work
Requires extensive computer work requiring keyboarding and prolonged sitting and working off a flat screen monitor to perform financial and economic analysis and analyze, manipulate and generate reports; ability to work effectively with managers, co-workers, contractors and other personnel; and ability to identify issues and problem solve.

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

SELECTION PROCEDURES

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.”

Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation (Weight: 100%)
The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position.  All candidates’ responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are subject to verification. All relevant experience, education and/or training must be included in the responses in order to be reviewed in the rating process.

A passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire must be achieved in order to be placed/ranked on the eligible list. Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

Note: Only those applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be notified of the exact date, time and place to report for the examinations. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1, every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.

What else should I know?

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of six months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2021-22.pdf .

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ .

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Recruiter Vicky Lei at vicky.lei@flysfo.com.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.