Director of Finance

POSITION SUMMARY

Plans, coordinates, directs, supervises, and manages the fiscal affairs of the Association;

maintains timely and accurate budget and financial records; oversees the budget process and provides professional input and recommendations on Association issues. Provides highly responsible and complex professional support to the General Manager and Board.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Exercises direct supervision over subordinate clerical, accounting and paraprofessional

and professional staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Participate in and manage the development and implementation of goals,

objectives, policies and priorities; recommend service and staffing levels, policies

and procedures.

• Participate in and direct research and compilation of comprehensive reports for the

General Manager, Board, Association members and property owners as required.

• Prepare, direct, implement and monitor the Association budget.

• Explain, interpret and enforce policies, procedures, rules and regulations and

programs.

• Plan, direct, supervise and review purchasing activities, including providing input on

Requests for Proposals.

• Hire, train, supervise, evaluate, motivate and discipline subordinate personnel

• Responsible for accurate preparation of journal entries and adjustments and a

variety of fiscal reports, statements and schedules.

• Responsible for accurate accounting, capital asset reports and reserve fund

oversight for efficiency, accuracy, proper recordation and recommend changes as

needed.

• Manage, coordinate and assist auditors with annual audit.

• Prepare timely and accurate analyses and reports of Association’s fiscal activities,

including revenues and expenditures.

• Prepare reports detailing cash management, revenue, expenditures, balance sheets

and special projects.

• Responsible for all financial aspects of the Association ensuring compliance with

legal, financial and reporting requirements.

• Perform related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Principles and practices of general accounting, budget preparation and monitoring,

expenditure control, accounts payable and receivable, cash receipts, cash flow and

revenue forecasting.

• Fiscal record keeping, payroll, cashiering, journal entries, accounts receivable,

accounts payable, Assessment billing and other types of receivable billing such as

code enforcement fines and architectural fees.

• Accounting and financial record keeping, principles, procedures and methods and

their application to projects and activities.

• Principles and practices of payroll administration including Federal and State

payroll tax reporting requirements.

• Principles and practices of employee supervision, training, evaluation, motivation

and discipline.

• Applicable Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations including the Davis

Stirling California Civil Code.

• Automated financial management and accounting systems include analysis of

accounting software, planning and implementation of software systems.

• Techniques used in customer service in dealing with the board members and the

public.

ABILITY AND SKILL TO

• Operate office equipment including computers, copying machines and phone

systems.

• Independently perform the most difficult technical accounting and financial

projects and activities and analyze same.

• Plan, organize, review the work of and train and supervise subordinate staff.

• Respond to questions from the public and staff.

• Independently interpret and apply accounting principles and procedures to

maintain control of records, financial statements and databases; research, collect,

compile and analyze information and data.

• Apply accounting principles in the maintenance of financial and accounting

transactions.

• Research, collect, compile and analyze information and data and organize work to

meet schedules and timelines.

• Prepare, examine and verify financial documents, statements, reports and analyses.

• Communicate clearly both orally and in writing.

• Perform duties of an emergency worker in the event of a natural or other disaster.

QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge,

abilities and skills is qualifying.

A typical way to obtain the qualifications would be BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Business

Administration or related field, Certified Public Accountant and six years increasingly

responsible professional experience in the financial and accounting oversight and/or

budgeting, including three years in a supervisory capacity. Experience with creating and

managing an annual budget of 6 million or more. A CPA license is highly desirable.

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE

Possession of a valid Class C California Driver’s License and a good driving record.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/A.D.A.

Essential job functions and A.D.A. requirements include:

• Ability to operate computer, calculator, telephone and copying machine, use close

vision, along with repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movement and dexterity.

• Ability to understand and respond to public and staff requests for assistance both

on the phone, via email and in person.

• Ability to prepare reports, perform mathematical calculations, and sort, file and

analyze documents.

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms

• Ability to lift to 25 pounds.

• Ability to climb a footstool or ladder for the purposes of retrieving records,

occasionally balance, stoop, kneel and crouch.

• Ability to get from one location to another while doing business.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to

outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold (non-weather), extreme heat (non-weather).

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Interact with SVLA staff, Board of Directors, and other organizations; and

occasionally deal with dissatisfied or quarrelsome individuals.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The statements indicated in this job description are intended to describe the general nature

and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive

list of all responsibilities, functions, duties, and / or skills required of the individual. The

right to add to or change the duties of the position at any time is retained by the GM.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to

perform the essential functions.

Pay: $85,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Salary : $85,000 - $125,000