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About the Role

SFO’s Finance Division seeks an experienced enterprise finance technology leader to serve as its Finance Technology & Systems Strategy Manager. This position drives finance technology integration, automation, innovation, and data visualization solutions that inform Airport-wide decision-making across SFO’s annual $1.8 billion operating budget, $12.5 billion Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), and the revenues and funding sources that support these investments. The Finance Technology & Systems Strategy Manager provides division-wide leadership in finance systems strategy, data governance, data visualization, business intelligence, automation, and process optimization, ensuring the Airport’s financial systems and data environment deliver accurate, timely, and actionable insights.

Responsibilities

Develop the finance technology strategy and roadmap, assessing current state, conducting industry assessment, prioritizing initiatives, and managing phased delivery.
Manage the finance technology budget, administering and optimizing it for financial systems modernization, software, and maintenance.
Lead planning for automation and integration projects, ensuring investments deliver measurable efficiency, control, and ROI improvements.
Modernize enterprise systems and integrations, leading upgrades and integrations among ERP/PeopleSoft, operating budget, capital planning, project and program controls, revenue and collections, grants, procurement, and data warehouse/BI solutions.
Deliver automation and process intelligence by partnering with IT to develop and implement Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for reconciliations, exception/anomaly detection, and scenario forecasting.
Strengthen analytics & decision support by implementing and improving enterprise dashboards, scenario models, and early-warning controls.
Lead change management by driving stakeholder engagement, overseeing training, User Acceptance Testing, and communications.
Develop and establish finance policies, Standard Operating Procedures, knowledge base, and role-based access/controls.
Coordinate across the enterprise, serving as liaison among Finance, IT, Controller’s Office, Mayor’s Budget Office, Airport-wide divisions, and external partners.
Represent the Airport before the Airport Commission and other bodies as needed.
Develop people and capacity by managing and coaching supervisors and analysts, sequencing workload, and promoting continuous improvement.
Advance fiscal resiliency by translating insights into actions that improve efficiency, optimize revenue capture, and provide holistic assessments and recommendations.
Perform other functions outlined in the 0933 Manager V job classification.

Requirements

Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Public Administration, Public Policy or Political Science.
Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional-level finance experience in a government or large organization.
Three (3) years of experience supervising professional-level staff.
Three (3) or more years of experience managing financial management systems, including oversight of accounting, budgeting, and/or financial reporting systems.
Experience ensuring data integrity, internal controls, and compliance.
Experience directing system enhancements and process improvements.
Experience working in airport finance or a comparable complex public-sector financial environment.
Experience with debt financing, public finance, municipal budgeting.
Experience budgeting for and managing large multi-fund portfolios—including software licenses, maintenance, capital projects, and services.
Experience leading stakeholder engagement efforts and translating complex technical topics into clear, actionable guidance for executives and public bodies.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date.
Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification.
All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline.

Skills

Finance Technology Integration
Automation
Innovation
Data Visualization
Finance Systems Strategy
Data Governance
Business Intelligence
Process Optimization
ERP/PeopleSoft
Operating Budget Systems
Capital Planning Systems
Contract/Project Management Systems
Revenue/Collections Systems
Data Warehouse/BI Solutions
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Analytics
Decision Support
Change Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Capacity Planning
Staff Modeling
Continuous Improvement
Fiscal Resiliency
Revenue Optimization

Location

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Work Type

Permanent Civil Service
Position Based Test

Experience Level

5 years of professional-level finance experience
3 years of supervisory experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Public Administration, Public Policy or Political Science
Additional qualifying full-time work experience may substitute up to two (2) years of the required education.

Salary/Compensations

$186,810 - $238,446 annually

Benefits

Employee Benefits Overview

About the Company

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of the most dynamic and consequential airports in the world, serving as the primary international gateway to Northern California and Silicon Valley.
As an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco, SFO welcomes over 54 million guests annually and offers nonstop service to more than 140 destinations worldwide on 50+ airlines.
SFO is a recognized leader in environmental sustainability, equity, arts and culture, and forward-thinking infrastructure.
With approximately 1,900 City employees and a broader community of more than 25,000 workers across airlines, concessionaires, and partners, SFO generates significant economic vitality across the Bay Area region.
Our mission is to deliver an airport experience where people and our planet come first.
Our core values of Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity guide everything we do as we build a supportive, purpose-driven workplace where all employees can thrive.
Learn more about careers at SFO at flysfo.com, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Threads.

Equal Opportunity

SFO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences.
Applicants are considered regardless of race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under applicable law.
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.