Director of Finance

SUMMARY

Under the administrative direction of the City Manager, performs professional administrative, accounting, and financial reporting duties; plans, organizes, and supervises the operations and activities of the Finance Department, including business licensing, billing, collection of revenues, and related customer service functions; manages the investment of City funds.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Compiles current expense estimates for the annual budget for the City Manager.
• Compiles capital expenditure estimates for the annual budget for the City Manager.
• Supervises and is responsible for the disbursement of all City funds and ensures that budget appropriations are not exceeded.
• Maintains a general accounting system for the City in accordance with principles and standards generally accepted in the United States for local governments.
• Prepares and submits to the City Council, through the City Manager, a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the City.
• Prepares, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete annual financial statement and report for the City Manager and City Council.
• Collects or receives all money due to the City and issues receipts for the same.
• Has custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the City, or any department, agency, or utility owned or operated by the City, and deposits all funds in authorized depositories as approved by City Council resolution.
• Has custody of all City investments and invested funds, including fiduciary holdings, and maintains safekeeping of all City bonds and notes, ensuring proper receipt, delivery, transfer, registration, or exchange in accordance with Section 11 of the City Charter.
• Consults with the City Manager regarding financial policies.
• Reviews the work of employees.
• Performs the duties of City Treasurer and invests municipal funds.
• Establishes and carries out desired goals and objectives.
• Develops procedures and proposes changes in existing methods.
• Supervise the planning, organizing and maintenance of the central accounting systems including the pre-audit, posting of expenditures, accounting controls, annual and capital budget, investment program, bond program, and other related activities; supervises information services.
• Supervises the preparation of statements and reports on financial affairs to administrative and elected officials.
• Maintains the capital asset inventory and depreciation schedules for enterprise funds. Assists the City Manager and all department heads in the preparation of the annual operating and long-range capital budgets.
• Administers the local sales tax collection including the sale tax audit; directs the preparation of revenue, expenditure, debt, cost and other statements and monitors expenditures and budget condition; administers accounts payable, utility billing, accounts Receivable, and the issuance of sales tax licenses.
• Advises and consults with advisory boards, department heads, and the City Manager on fiscal problems.
• Consults with and advises legislative and administrative officials on the financial conditions of the city, and makes recommendations for specific courses of action;
• Makes necessary recommendations to the Human Resource Manager or City Manager or designee as to personnel actions, including hiring, termination, and disciplinary actions in the department; monitors cash flow and directs receipt, deposit, and investment of all city monies together with records thereof; coordinates management and accounting information needs and helps establish computer programing priorities and follow up.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Through knowledge of the principles, methods and practices of municipal finance.
• Through knowledge of the approved principles and standard practices of budgetary and accrual accounting, treasury management, revenue administration, and budgeting.
• Ability to establish and carry out sound investment program in accordance with city policy.
• Ability to make sound decisions on the investment of idle funds.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive financial reports in a complete, accurate, timely and understandable manner.
• Ability to effectively supervise the finance department staff.
• Ability to perform light physical work and lift and carry up to 25 pounds
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, lift, pinch, and perform a variety of similar body movements
• Possess hand/eye coordination adequate to use the office equipment including computer.
• Ability to talk and hear in person and on the telephone.
• Ability to see and read instructions, documents, ledgers, computer screens and financial reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials and the public.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Any combination of experience and training equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business, or public administration, or a related field with emphasis on governmental finance and accounting, and five years of progressively responsible experience in finance and governmental accounting. Will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal/financial background check.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Proficient in English. Other languages helpful.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Advance Accounting/Finance skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to concentrate on tasks with many distractions.
• Ability to perform moderate physical work and lift 50 pounds and to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, twist, reach, bend, grasp, kneel and perform a variety of similar body movements; ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to work in an office atmosphere with many distractions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $54.86 - $74.82 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55 - $75