Job Description

1825 JOB RECRUITMENT SPECIFICS: RECRUITMENT OPENS: 7/28/2022 RECRUITMENT CLOSES: 8/12/2022 RECRUITMENT ID: 122809 1825 Compensation Range: $140,218 to $183,638

PUBLIC FINANCE SPECIALIST POSITION DESCRIPTION: Under supervision from the Director of Public Finance, this position will maintain responsibility for all aspects of bond transactions, including ongoing bond compliance and administration, as well as other special projects and analyses. The Principal Administrative Analyst II will assist in the structuring of financings for new capital projects and attend certain Committee and Board meetings, and work with departments to prepare requests for capital project funding to be submitted to the City’s Capital Planning Committee and the Board of Supervisors. The Principal Administrative Analyst II will provide difficult, complex, sensitive, detailed analytical work to help manage OPF's current debt portfolio, including analysis and recommendations involved in debt finance risk management, issuing new debt, developing policy and procedures, monitoring and administering the ten-year capital plan and preparing a variety of comprehensive, complex and sensitive financial reports for a variety of audiences. 

In coordinating the City’s financings, duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Management of transaction teams throughout the debt issuance process including the structuring, selling and closing of bond transactions;
• Responsibility for the accuracy, efficiency and applicability of all related legal documentation, such as resolutions, indenture/trust agreements and preliminary and final official statements; including careful review of all documents and coordination with the City Attorney and direction to bond counsel;
• Oversight of bond accounting for disclosure statements, annual reports, ACFR and annual budget;
• Oversight of ongoing required debt management in accordance with applicable tax law, including investment of bond proceeds, compliance of bond covenants pursuant to various trust indentures, and arbitrage calculations; development and/or execution of policies and procedures for efficient debt management.
• Coordination of credit analyst/investor relations activities which may include website design, retail marketing campaigns, site tours, conference calls and meetings
• With support from team, procurement of appropriate consultants and related contracts for professional services which includes writing RFPs and/or bids, managing selection committees, preparing consultant contracts in consultation with the City Attorney’s office, processing consultant contracts through Human Rights Commission, Civil Service Commission and Purchaser’s office;
• Coordination with Controller, Treasurer, City Attorney, Director of Real Property, City Risk Manager, underwriters, municipal advisors, bond counsel, printers, trustees, etc. to execute and close bond transactions;
• Management of legislative approvals including Board of Supervisors and/or Finance Corporation; requires significant document collation and distribution, posting of meeting notices, preparation of staff report, coordination with Capital Planning Committee, Budget Legislative Analyst, Board of Supervisors staff, Office of Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, and attendance at public meetings;
• Assisting with the coordination of capital planning, bond financing and budgeting with other City departments;
• Other miscellaneous projects and duties may include preparing financial analyses and other presentation materials, as needed; conducting research on various debt-related topics; conducting negotiations on complex financial agreements; helping with special projects for the Controller, Mayor’s Office and Board of Supervisors, as needed.  
• Performing other related duties and special projects as assigned

Qualifications

1. Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university AND seven (7) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A; OR

2. Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with major college coursework as described in Note B and six (6) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A; OR

3. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and eight (8) years of full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A; OR

4. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major college coursework as described in Note B and seven (7) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional level analytical work as described in Note A

SUBSTITUTION: Applicants may substitute up to 2 years of the required education with additional qualifying experience in budget analysis, financial analysis and reporting, legislative/policy analysis, or contract/grant administration. One year (2000 hours) of additional qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units.

NOTES ON QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A. Qualifying professional-level analytical experience must be in one or more of the following functional areas: complex budget analysis, development and administration; complex financial/fiscal analysis and reporting; development of complex contracting systems and administration of competitive bid processes and complex contractual agreements; development and evaluation of complex management/administrative policy; complex grant administration and monitoring; complex program evaluation and planning; complex legislative analysis; complex economic analysis; or other functional areas related to the duties of positions in Class 1825, where the primary focus of the job is complex professional-level analysis for evaluation, recommendation, development and implementation of major programs and functions of department/organization. Analytical experience equivalent to the duties of Class 1824 is considered qualifying.

B. Coursework applicable to a baccalaureate or higher degree in specialized subject matter areas such as public or business administration, management, business law, contract law, public policy, urban studies, economics, statistical analysis, finance, accounting or other fields of study closely related to the essential functions of positions in Class 1825.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• The ideal candidate will be a motivated leader who is professional, team oriented, collaborative, and politically savvy. 
• Possession of a proven track record of thriving in a high profile and dynamic environment of interesting challenges and multiple priorities. 
• Proven ability to interact skillfully and tactfully with people at all levels of the organization, government agencies, community partners and business representatives. 
• Superior oral communication and written skills, including presentation to a variety of diverse group of stakeholders.
• Possession of an advanced degree such as a MBA or a Master’s degree in another related discipline. 
• Experience in municipal finance or public policy highly desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
• Experience in managing complex capital programs.
• Ability to conduct oral presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Experience managing a municipal debt portfolio and/or experience forming special tax districts.
• Only those candidates who most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to continue in the selection process.  Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

VERIFICATION:  Applicants will 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 http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456.

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.

Additional Information

• 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 [required for Combined, Promotive, Entrance (CPE) Exams only]
• 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. 

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst Karena.Phung@sfgov.org 

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.