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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
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Provides strategic financial leadership for all of AE's financial functions.
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Collaborates with the General Manager and executive team to develop and manage the annual budget, ensuring it aligns with AE’s operational and capital needs.
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Analyzes long-term economic trends, growth projections, and financial performance to prepare AE for future opportunities and challenges, including navigating regulatory shifts and ERCOT market changes.
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Leads the Finance and Accounting teams, including budgeting, forecasting, long-term financial planning, audits, and fiscal reporting, ensuring compliance with GAAP and public-sector standards.
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Develops and maintains AE’s enterprise risk management framework, identifying and mitigating business risk across the organization.
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Coordinates and implements financial strategies.
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Develops plans for maintaining financial health of AE, including maintaining high credit ratings.
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Identifies rate structures and needs, including overseeing cost of service studies and rate reviews.
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Analyzes financial needs and develops short- and long-range strategies, goals, and action plans to meet those needs.
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Develops and monitors O&M and Capital budgets and responds to any deviations.
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Develops and implements plans that promote completion of business and strategic plans and initiatives to promote the overall financial health of the City of Ausitn.
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Prepares and reviews financial reports as part of the process of monitoring and communicating performance results.
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Represent AE in public forums, providing insight and expertise on financial matters when needed.
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Regularly presents financial updates, rate proposals, and other strategic recommendations to City Council, Boards, commissions, and other key stakeholders.
Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
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Knowledge of Local, State, and Federal law as well as City ordinances and policies.
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Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
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Knowledge of budgeting methods and systems.
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Knowledge of municipal finance and accounting.
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Knowledge of electric utility industry.
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Knowledge of municipal and electric utility business operations, processes, practices, issues, and policies.
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Knowledge and understanding of the concepts of equity, including experience in applying equity frameworks to established laws, ordinances, and long-standing practices.
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Skill in using software applications to perform data analysis, problem solving, and presentation of information.
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Skill in oral and written communications.
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Skill in handling conflict and uncertain situations.
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Skill in negotiation.
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Skill in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting applicable research data.
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Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
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Ability to train, develop, coach, and mentor staff.
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Ability to use an equity lens and framework to create inclusive, diverse, and safe workplaces and community programs.
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Ability to manage diversity, understand inclusion, and work with diverse communities or populations to build constructive and effective relationships.
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Ability to analyze and resolve irregular events.
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Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with coursework in a field related to the job.
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Eight (8) years of relevant utility experience, including four (4) of which were in a high-level managerial capacity.
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Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for nonmanagerial experience up to a maximum of two (2) years.
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To learn more about the City of Austin's core competencies, including executive competencies, please click here.
Recruitment profile available here.
Working with Austin Energy offers a range of health and welfare benefits, including low-cost medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, training opportunities, and more.
Please click here for more information.
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A detailed and complete Employment Application is required. A Resume and Cover Letter are required and will not be accepted in lieu of a complete online Employment Application.
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The verification of employment history dates on the resume should match those listed in the online Employment Application.
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The employment history dates must include the month and year.
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This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI).
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To ensure consideration, candidates are encouraged to apply by May 5, 2026. To apply, candidates must complete this online application. Interested candidates should apply early in the process to ensure optimal consideration.
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This position is subject to the Texas Open Records Act.
The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.
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