Halifax posts job for auditor general, chief administrative officer

If you're looking for a new job, the Halifax Regional Municipality is taking resumes for two powerfulpositions: auditor general and chief administrative officer.

Richard Buttsresigned from his post as CAO in January 2016to become president of Clayton Development Ltd. City solicitorJohnTravesis filling in on an interim basis at the moment.

Meanwhile, Halifax is the only city in the Atlantic region to have an Auditor General.Larry Munroe, whowas the first one, is leaving the position he's been in since 2009.

'Excellent business reputation'

While the city searches for a permanent replacement for Butts, it's on the hunt for someone who canmanagethemunicipality's $850 million budget.

The municipality is looking to hire someone with an "excellent business reputation" andat least 10 years of executive-level experience, "preferably on a government environment or a mix of government and private experiences."

The job tends topaybetter than most. When Butts was CAO, he earned$182,000 in the first half of the 2015fiscal year.

With power comes responsibility. It was just two CAO's ago whenaconcert scandal back in 2011led to Wayne Anstey'simmediate resignation.

The 'independent officer'

AsHRM's first and only auditor general, Larry Munroe was busy.

For example, in 2012, hereported that the municipality washiring too many consultants.This past December, Munroeshed light on the city'sexcessive spending on overtime.

TheAG'sjobis to look out for the public, whoever gets the job is "an independent officer, appointed by and reporting to Halifax Regional Council with responsibilities, powers and duties as set out in the Province of Nova Scotia Bill 179."

Like the CAO, the AG also has a duty to report to regional council. For this job, the candidate needs a relevantundergraduate degree, plus a charted professional accountant designation. It also requires, "15 years of proven senior level experience in municipal, provincial, or federal government settings or in major multi-divisional corporate structure."

Both thechief administrative officer joband theauditor general jobcan be found bysearchingoncivicjobs.ca. The deadline to apply for both jobs is June 2.