Division Director, Finance
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The Division Director, Finance advises executive leadership, the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission, and division directors on financial strategy and fiscal compliance. The role manages department budget and appropriation requests, analyzes revenue and funding, and presents budget recommendations and fiscal impacts to state offices and the Legislature. It also supervises accounting and budget staff, oversees financial controls and systems, assesses legislation, and responds to legislative and audit inquiries.
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Day-to-day responsibilities of this position:Advises executive leadership, the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission, and agency division directors on financial strategy, profitability, margin management, operational cash flow, and fiscal compliance. Manages and reviews the formulation of the department's appropriation requests, enterprise funds, and operational budget requests. Estimates and analyzes retail revenue projections, inventory valuations, federal/state funding streams, and legislative fiscal notes. Prepares and defends complex budget recommendations, enterprise fund projections, legislative requests, and fiscal impact statements to the Governor s Office, Utah State Legislature, Office of Planning and Budget (GOPB), and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst (LFA). Supervises and mentors professional accounting and budget staff, driving technical excellence in Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) principles, internal controls, and state financial systems (FINET). Audits, reviews, and continuously improves financial systems, internal controls, and procurement practices to ensure compliance with State of Utah statutes, administrative rules, and GASB pronouncements. Reviews proposed and enacted legislation to determine financial, operational, and structural impacts on Department operations, and provides implementation strategies for fiscal policy changes. Responds directly to fiscal inquiries and requests from legislative committees, individual legislators, the Legislative Auditor General, and external audit entities.
How this job compares
Set against the 444 open Finance Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$150–215K/yr232 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 444 open Finance Director jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Finance Director postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (341 postings).
- Education
- 236 of the 444 open Finance Director jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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