Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

About the Department

Pueblo County is launching a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role at a pivotal moment of modernization in the County. As a key member of our new C-Suite, the CFO will help shape countywide strategy, drive long-term financial sustainability, and steward taxpayer resources with transparency and integrity. This is a unique opportunity to build modern budgeting, reporting, and analytics practices in a community that values innovation, customer service, and accountable government. The successful candidate will partner directly with the Board of County Commissioners and peer executives to align investments with community priorities, support major organizational restructuring efforts, and lead a high-performing finance team during an exciting period of change.

We are seeking a strategic, big-picture financial leader who can see around corners and connect numbers to outcomes for the community. The ideal candidate brings deep public- or complex-sector finance experience, with a track record of modernizing budgeting, reporting, and internal controls. We’re looking for someone who is innovative and tech-forward, comfortable challenging the status quo, and eager to build data-driven tools that improve decisions. Above all, this person will be a transformational leader who can inspire and develop a high-performing team, navigate change with credibility and calm, and partner effectively with elected officials, executives, and department leaders.

You will: Serve as the County’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and principal financial advisor to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), providing executive leadership for countywide financial strategy, stewardship, transparency, and compliance. The CFO plans, directs, manages, and evaluates all finance functions, including budgeting, strategic financial planning, accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, audit coordination, cash/treasury management, debt administration (as applicable), and financial policy. The CFO reports directly to the BOCC, presents financial information and recommendations in public meetings and work sessions, and provides decision-ready analysis that clearly states assumptions, tradeoffs, and risks. The CFO operates as a peer executive to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Chief Legal Officer (CLO), retaining independent authority over fiscal standards, controls, and finance systems while partnering with other chiefs and operating leaders to enable effective service delivery. 

Position Duties

• Exercises direct, first-level supervision of positions, employees, operations, and activities. Includes coordinating staff training, assigning and reviewing work, participating in the interview and selection process, making recommendations impacting pay, status, and disciplinary action, evaluating performance independently or in conjunction with a higher-level supervisor/manager, and approving time off and approving staff timesheets.
• Provide executive financial leadership and strategic counsel to the BOCC; translate BOCC policy direction into sustainable financial plans, decision support, and fiscal guardrails for the organization.
• Direct development, administration, and monitoring of the County’s annual operating and capital budgets; establish countywide budget policy, calendar, standards, and submission requirements; present recommended budgets, amendments, and budget balancing options to the BOCC.
• Provide long-range forecasting and financial planning, including multi-year models, scenario analysis, revenue/expenditure trend analysis, reserve analysis, and “what-if” options to support BOCC policy decisions, including deficit response and stabilization planning as needed.
• Oversee countywide accounting and financial reporting to ensure accuracy, timeliness, transparency, and compliance with applicable standards and requirements (including GAAP/GASB as applicable to local government); ensure financial reporting is decision-useful for BOCC oversight.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve internal controls and financial policies; ensure appropriate segregation of duties, approval frameworks, monitoring, and risk-based control design to safeguard County assets and reduce financial and compliance risk.
• Lead external audit coordination and financial reviews; ensure timely preparation of schedules, responses, and corrective action plans; communicate results, findings, and improvement plans to the BOCC.
• Lead treasury, cash management, and investment oversight consistent with County policy and applicable requirements; maintain relationships with financial institutions; manage banking services and liquidity planning.
• Oversee debt administration and financing activities when applicable (e.g., bonds, leases, certificates of participation); support issuance planning, compliance, continuing disclosure, and post- issuance requirements.
• Provide executive oversight of financial systems, data governance, and financial data integrity; partner with the CTO on finance-system strategy, security/control requirements, access governance, modernization priorities, and continuity planning.
• Provide financial policy guidance and fiscal-impact review for major initiatives and commitments; ensure funding confirmation and long-term affordability analysis is available for BOCC decisions, while respecting that operational implementation is led by the CAO and departments, and legal sufficiency is led by the CLO.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

The substitution of any combination of relevant and related education, training, and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and ability may be considered.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the field of  Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field is REQUIRED
• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in the field of  Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field is HIGHLY PREFERRED

Experience:

• Minimum of ten (10) years progressively responsible experience in governmental finance, accounting, or public administration with substantial responsibility for budget development/administration, financial reporting, internal controls, and long-range financial planning REQUIRED
• Minimum of three (3) years Supervisory capacity supervising manager-level employees or higher REQUIRED
• Minimum of two (2) years Local government experience (County, municipal, town, etc.) PREFERRED

Certifications

• Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) from the Government Finance Officers Association PREFERRED

Other Qualifications

• Comprehensive Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for full-time employees
• Generous Vacation and Sick Leave Accrual
• Remote & Hybrid working opportunities
• County Retirement Program
• Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership
• Truly inclusive and diverse environment
• Fitness Center (Historic Pueblo Courthouse Building)
• May be eligible for up to 12-week Paid Parental Leave Benefits (full-time employee

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