Finance Director

GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK:

Performs difficult professional and administrative work planning, organizing and directing the financial activities of the County; does related work as required. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Board of Commissioners. Supervision is exercised over departmental staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/TYPICAL TASKS:

Planning, directing, coordinating and supervising the operations of the Finance Department; preparing and enforcing the budget ordinance; ensuring that all regulations and procedures are followed; maintaining appropriate records and files.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

• Plans, organizes and supervises the operations of the Finance Department; maintains the County’s accounting records showing, in detail, the assets, liabilities, equities, revenues and expenditures in accordance with generally accepted principles of governmental accounting and the rules and regulations of the Commission.

• Coordinates with the County Manager the development of the annual general operating budget to include the final preparation of the budget.

• Coordinates financial activities for capital and special projects for the County including reporting to the Commissioners and handling contract with architects, engineers and contractors on activities; approves construction requests for payment.

• Preparation of monthly budget amendments submitted to the Board of Commissioners.

• Posts budget amendments to the accounting system as adopted by the Board of Commissioners.

• Maintains the County’s fixed asset system and prepares necessary reports for financial statements and various reports throughout the year.

• Reviews central depository accounts monthly and makes transfers as needed.

• Approves and posts all journal entries. 

• Performs audits monthly on petty cash, random checks and random cash receipts verifications in departments.

• Maintains records concerning bonded debt and other obligations of the County and determine the amount of money that will be required for debt service or the payment of other obligations during each fiscal year.

• Supervises the investment of idle funds.

• Prepares and submits annual reports such as:

EMMA Secondary Disclosure Report

N.C. Department of Revenue Sales and Use Tax Report

CMS Emergency Medical Services Cost Report

Administrative Office of the Courts Facilities Report

NC 911 Board PSAP Revenue-Expenditure Report

• Prepares and submits to the Local Government Commission and each NRMSIR the Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repository (MRMSIR) report, a disclosure of outstanding general obligation debt and the North Carolina Annual Finance Information Report (AFIR).

• Assigns and/or performs all schedules in preparation for the annual audit and preparation of financial statements.

• Develops, recommends and implements policies and procedures of financial nature.

• Attends all Commissioner meetings, presenting all matters of a financial nature.

• Performs related tasks as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Comprehensive knowledge of general laws and administrative policies governing municipal financial practices and procedures; comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting and budgeting in government; ability to evaluate financial systems and efficiently formulate and install accounting methods, procedures, forms and records; ability to prepare informative financial reports; ability to plan, organize, direct and evaluate the work of subordinate employees; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, governmental officials and the general public.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, accounting, or related fields and extensive experience in finance administration or accounting or any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, business administration.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: