Career Opportunity

Finance Technology & Systems Strategy Manager (0933) - SFO - 163054

Recruitment: RTF0163053-01156729

Published: July 27, 2026

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About:

This is a position-based test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A. Learn more about the City’s hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/

Application Opening: Monday, July 27, 2026

Application Deadline: Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 3, 2026.

Compensation: $186,810 - $238,446 annually

Recruitment ID: PBT-0933-163054

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of the most dynamic and consequential airports in the world, serving as the primary international gateway to Northern California and Silicon Valley. As an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco, SFO welcomes over 54 million guests annually and offers nonstop service to more than 140 destinations worldwide on 50+ airlines.

SFO is far more than a transportation hub. It is a recognized leader in environmental sustainability, equity, arts and culture, and forward-thinking infrastructure. With approximately 1,900 City employees and a broader community of more than 25,000 workers across airlines, concessionaires, and partners, SFO generates significant economic vitality across the Bay Area region.

Our mission is to deliver an airport experience where people and our planet come first. Our core values of Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity guide everything we do as we build a supportive, purpose-driven workplace where all employees can thrive.

SFO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. Applicants are considered regardless of race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under applicable law.

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Role description

SFO’s Finance Division seeks an experienced enterprise finance technology leader to serve as its Finance Technology & Systems Strategy Manager. This position drives finance technology integration, automation, innovation and data visualization solutions that inform Airport-wide decision-making across SFO’s annual $1.8 billion operating budget, $12.5 billion Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), and the revenues and funding sources that support these investments.

Under general administrative direction, the Finance Technology & Systems Strategy Manager provides division-wide leadership in finance systems strategy, data governance, data visualization, business intelligence, automation, and process optimization. The position ensures that the Airport’s financial systems and data environment deliver accurate, timely, and actionable insights that strengthen revenue and expenditure decision-making and operational effectiveness across the Airport.

Reporting to the Managing Director of Finance, the Finance Technology & Systems Strategy Manager supports strategic initiatives and operational improvements across key Finance units—including operating budget, capital planning, revenue management, debt and grants administration, and financial controls. The incumbent will develop and execute the Airport’s finance technology and reporting roadmap; integrate City & County of San Francisco and Airport systems (e.g., ERP/PeopleSoft, operating budget, capital planning, contract/project management, revenue/collections, data warehouse/BI), and implement automation, internal controls, and analytics solutions. This position’s initiatives will enhance efficiency, compliance and performance, supporting SFO’s financial targets and strategic plan.

The Financial Technology & Systems Strategy Manager leads a team of four, including two (2) mid-level managers and two (2) professional staff members responsible for financial systems, analytics, and process improvement.

As a team member of SFO, you will embrace SFO’s core values and SFO’s Racial Equity Action Plan.

You are excited about this opportunity because you will:

1. Develop the finance technology strategy and roadmap: assess current state; conduct industry assessment to establish enterprise data standards; prioritize initiatives using transparent, value-based scoring; and manage phased delivery over multiple fiscal years.
2. Manage the finance technology budget: administer and optimize the budget for financial systems modernization, software, and maintenance; lead planning for automation and integration projects, ensuring investments deliver measurable efficiency, control, and ROI improvements.
3. Modernize enterprise systems and integrations: lead upgrades and integrations among ERP/PeopleSoft, operating budget, capital planning, project and program controls, revenue and collections, grants, procurement, and data warehouse/BI solutions. Coordinate the transition to various Finance teams for testing, day-to-day management and maintenance, to support accurate real-time reporting and decision-making.
4. Deliver automation and process intelligence: partner with IT to develop and implement Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for reconciliations, exception/anomaly detection, and scenario forecasting.
5. Strengthen analytics & decision support: implement and improve enterprise dashboards, scenario models, and early-warning controls that inform decision-making.
6. Lead change management: drive stakeholder engagement with executive leadership, department managers and staff, and external partners; oversee training, User Acceptance Testing, and communications to drive adoption; develop and establish finance policies, Standard Operating Procedures, knowledge base, and role-based access/controls.
7. Coordinate across the enterprise: serve as liaison among Finance, IT, Controller’s Office, Mayor’s Budget Office, Airport-wide divisions, and external partners; represent the Airport before the Airport Commission and other bodies as needed.
8. Develop people and capacity: manage and coach supervisors and analysts; sequence workload using capacity planning and/or staff modeling; promote continuous improvement and equitable professional development.
9. Advance fiscal resiliency: translate insights into actions that improve efficiency, optimize revenue capture, provide holistic assessments and recommendations, and support SFO’s vision and mission framework.
10. Perform other functions outlined in the 0933 Manager V job classification.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Education: Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Public Administration, Public Policy or Political Science;

AND

1. Experience: Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional-level finance experience in a government or large organization of which three (3) years must include experience supervising professional-level staff.

Substitution (Education): Additional qualifying full-time work experience (2000 hours equal one year) as described above may substitute up to two (2) years of the required education. One (1) year of work experience equals 30 semester units or 45 quarter units.

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.

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

Desirable Qualifications:

The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred to for hiring:

1. Three (3) or more years of experience managing financial management systems, including oversight of accounting, budgeting, and/or financial reporting systems; ensuring data integrity, internal controls, and compliance; and directing system enhancements and process improvements.
2. Experience working in airport finance or a comparable complex public-sector financial environment.
3. Experience with debt financing, public finance, municipal budgeting.
4. Experience budgeting for and managing large multi-fund portfolios—including software licenses, maintenance, capital projects, and services.
5. Experience leading stakeholder engagement efforts and translating complex technical topics into clear, actionable guidance for executives and public bodies.

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.

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications.  

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:

Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Weight: 100%)
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire Examination (Behavioral Consistency Questionnaire). 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/or place 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 six (6) months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see Position Counts by Job Codes and Departments..

Certification: The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List. The hiring department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures prior to making final hiring decisions.

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.sf.gov/.

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
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• 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.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact exam analyst Sandra Aguayo at Sandra.Aguayo@flysfo.com. 

Recruitment ID: RTF0163053- 01156729

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.