Human Resource Services Department

Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment.  Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions. 

The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position.  Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews. 

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.  Do you understand the above statement?

Please describe your experience managing budgets, providing technical budget analysis, and forecasting budgets.  Please include the types of budgets, budget size and revenues sources.

Describe a specific example of the most recent experience you have managing the accountability and reporting requirements for governmental contracts/grants.

Please describe your experience preparing revenue and expenditure projections.  What methodology(ies) did you use?  Describe the specific steps you took.

Please describe your experience with accounts payable management. Where did you get this experience? What was your specific role?

Describe a complex contract/grant that you were responsible for that required a significant amount of planning and organizing on your part.  How did you develop and track a timeline? What were the goals of the project? Who were the stakeholders? Were negotiations involved? What was the outcome?.

Discuss your role and experience in preparing or participating in fiscal year budgeting or financial planning. Please describe your specific duties/role, the total dollar value of the budget(s), and your duties and responsibilities in the process.

Describe a challenging purchasing/procurement project you have worked on. What made it challenging? What was your role? How did you develop the specifications? What cost analyses did you conduct? Was there a bid process? What decisions did you make? What were the results?

The Senior Financial Services Specialist plans, directs, reviews and evaluates the work of a small staff, which may include training staff in work procedures and recommending/implementing disciplinary actions.  Please describe your experience, as it relates to this responsibility, and give specific examples.