Chief Financial OfficerJob no: Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Richmond (City), Virginia
Categories: Administrative Services
Title: Chief Financial Officer
State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager IV
Hiring Range: $165,000 - $189,750
Pay Band: 8
Agency: Department of Motor Vehicles
Location: FINANCE
Agency Website: www.dmv.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A
What you'll doYou'll lead a team of senior managers, including the Controller, Budget Director, Purchasing Director, and Tax Services Director, and guide the agency's full range of financial and administrative services. Your work will include:
- Executive leadership and policy: Advise the Commissioner and executive team on fiscal matters, shape agency financial policy, recommend legislative proposals, and lead strategic planning for financial and administrative functions.
- Budget and fiscal management: Direct the agency's annual and biennial operating and capital outlay budgets, monitor revenue, set budget standards for divisions, and approve budget amendments and proposals at the executive level.
- Financial operations: Oversee accounts payable and receivable, including vendor payments, refunds, payments to localities, grants, billing, and cashiering, and serve as final authority on state travel and charge card policy.
- Analysis, reconciliation, and audit: Ensure revenue, cash flow, and expenditures are accurately recorded, maintain the agency's internal control framework, and serve as liaison to the Auditor of Public Accounts and other oversight bodies.
- Procurement and contracts: Guide procurement strategy, keep the agency compliant with state requirements, and resolve high-level contract issues.
- Tax services: Oversee fuels tax administration and compliance programs that balance education with enforcement and focus on the greatest revenue impact.
- People leadership: Build and develop a high-performing finance team through clear direction, coaching, and meaningful performance management.
Minimum QualificationsThis position is open to current DMV employees only.- Experience directing the development and administration of operating and capital budgets for a public-sector organization
- Experience overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable, and revenue collection operations
- Experience analyzing and reconciling revenue, cash flow, and expenditure data
- Knowledge of public procurement laws, regulations, and contract management practices
- Experience developing and implementing fiscal policies and procedures
- Experience directing managers and professional staff across multiple functional areas
- Experience overseeing tax or revenue compliance programs
- Knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations, and policies governing public-sector budgeting, accounting, and fiscal controls
Additional Considerations• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
• Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) or Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO)
• Experience with Cardinal, eVA, and the Performance Budgeting System
Special InstructionsYou will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact InformationName: DMV Employment
Phone: (804) 367-0528
Email: employment@dmv.virginia.gov
Advertised: 13 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 20 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time
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