Assistant Controller - Austin Financial Services

About This Position

Austin Financial Services (AFS) serves residents, vendors, and City departments. Our mission is to serve as a trusted steward of public resources with integrity and accountability to ensure a fiscally sound city. AFS supports a wide variety of financial processes, including preparing the annual budget and fiscal report, procurement, franchise agreements, real‑estate transactions, and overseeing the City’s investment portfolio and debt management.

As an internal support function within the larger City organization, AFS is proud to serve and act as a leader in financial management to partner departments.

Assistant Controller – Under general direction, this position manages the activities and personnel of one (1) or more units of the Accounting & Reporting division, directing and coordinating financial and accounting policies across assigned area(s) of responsibility, including managing departmental operations such as accounting, accounts payable, or payroll, and ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and compliance with regulations.

• Directs the implementation and coordination of new regulatory standards (accounting standards, payroll laws, accounts payable laws, etc.), including the development of new procedures, policies and accounting practices across assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Directs, oversees and ensures coordination of activities between the various operational units reporting to this position.
• Engages in initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy across financial functions, ensuring consistent application of financial policies and internal controls.
• Initiates and develops improvements for existing programs, projects, etc.
• Develops, prepares, reviews and analyzes financial summaries & reports, ensuring integrity of reporting and compliance with all relevant regulations.
• Analyzes data/information for reports, cost estimates, etc.
• Researches information as requested as needed.

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge of the preparation process for financial statements in conformity with governmental accounting standards.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards.
• Knowledge of government/fund accounting.
• Knowledge of financial reporting concepts and preferred business practices.
• Knowledge of payroll tax laws, etc.
• Knowledge of internal control systems used for general accounting principles.
• Knowledge of estimating methods and statistical concepts.
• Knowledge of the operation, applications, capabilities and requirements of automated support systems and equipment.
• Skill in leading, managing and training a multi-disciplinary workforce.
• Skill in analyzing complex financial data and proposing viable solutions.
• Skill in preparing accurate and complex financial statements.
• Skill in completing accurate data for records, reports and legal documentation.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with City employees and the public.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Ability to develop, implement and administer goals, objectives, and procedures for providing effective and efficient services for the City.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of established goals.
• Ability to exercise a high degree of independent judgement and discretion and maintain confidentiality of sensitive and/or confidential information.

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field…