Finance & Administration Director

Horizons Youth Services

Finance and Administration Director managing finance, IT services, and operations at Milwaukee Job Corps Center. Directing staff and ensuring compliance with DOL standards in a supportive role.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeMilwaukee • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in finance and accounting, with strong supervisory skills and proficiency in Excel for financial analysis. Knowledge of federal procurement and property processes is essential for effective departmental management and compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Finance And Accounting ExperienceSupervisory ExperienceExcel ProficiencyFinancial Data AnalysisFederal Procurement Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Financial AnalysisBudget MonitoringPersonnel EvaluationDisciplinary Action RecommendationsDepartmental Program Management

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationLeadership

Industry Keywords

DOL ComplianceFAR KnowledgeOFCCP RegulationsJob Corps GuidelinesCenter Policies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Directs staff engaged in providing services in Finance; Purchasing; IT Services; Property; Student Records; Food Service and Facilities Maintenance to ensure departmental programs and standards meet all DOL, FAR, PRH, Center and Horizons Youth Services’ requirements.
Models, mentors, and monitors appropriate Career Success Standards.
Evaluates personnel under his/her management and makes recommendations regarding disciplinary actions, promotions, and/or merit increases.
Monitors Center and Departmental budgets.
Supervises Finance; Student Records; Purchasing; IT Services; Property; Food Service and Facilities Maintenance.
Participates in weekly meetings and special related functions.
Holds weekly departmental meetings with staff to pass on communications from the senior staff, meeting, other CD directives, and informational memos and/or policy changes.
Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
Monitors the Center’s facility developments and enhancements including national office projects as planned and reports progress and/or concerns to the Center Director.
Works as Acting Center Director as needed when Center Director is away from Center.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Three to five years of responsible experience in finance and accounting required.
Three to five years of supervisory experience required.
Proficient with Excel spreadsheet applications.
Ability to analyze financial data and communicate results to management.
Knowledge of the federal procurement process preferred.
Knowledge of the federal property process preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation assistance available for F&A professionals with Job Corps experience willing to relocate to Milwaukee