Position Announcement – Chief Fiscal Officer

Albany Public Library is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, experienced professional for the position of Chief Financial Officer. In this position, the Chief Financial Officer reports to the Executive Director of the Albany Public Library and is responsible for the fiscal affairs of the Library. The duties of this position involve the performance of complex accounting and related business administration tasks in development, review and analysis of activities related to the fiscal management of department funds and expenditures. This includes monitoring all revenues and expenditures, and overseeing grant reporting. The incumbent has latitude for exercising professional judgment and initiative in coordinating the work of the fiscal department. Supervision is exercised over the work of subordinate staff.

Albany Public Library is an urban library serving a population of 95,000 in the Capital Region of New York State and has a publicly funded budget of $6.7 million and a staff of approximately 75 FTE. Albany Public Library’s $29.1 million Branch Improvement Plan will see the opening of five new or renovated, LEED certified branch library facilities by mid-2010.