Assistant Director of Finance

Join our Finance team and play a vital role in shaping the City’s financial future through strategic planning, sound fiscal management, and continuous process improvement. This leadership opportunity allows you to mentor and develop staff, strengthen financial operations, and collaborate across departments while ensuring transparency, accuracy, and accountability in the City’s financial practices. If you’re a forward-thinking finance professional who thrives on leadership, innovation, and making a meaningful impact in your community, we encourage you to apply!

Assists the Director of Finance in overseeing and coordinating operations within the Finance Department, including Budget, Accounting (specifically CIP, fixed assets, and grants), and the design and implementation of internal controls. Responsible for directing and supervising staff, planning, training, policy and procedures development, leadership, and providing support. Researches and formulates long-term goals for the organization, contributing to strategic planning and policy development.

Interacts with various departments and the public to address issues, concerns, and process improvements. Plays a key role in strategic planning, performance improvement, and career development. Prepares financial reports, interprets data, maintains the City’s computerized financial systems, and ensures financial reporting is timely and compliant with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Supervises Finance staff, ensuring alignment with senior management goals and objectives.

Plans, organizes, and oversees fiscal year-end closing for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Attends meetings, presents findings, and assumes the Director’s duties as needed.

• Assists the Finance Director in managing all financial activities of the City, including operating and capital budget preparation, CIP, fixed assets, grants, financial planning, and reporting.
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises personnel in the accounting division, overseeing disbursements, payroll processing, inventory and purchases, fixed assets, and capital improvement project reporting.
• Provides administrative support to the Finance Director, City Management, and City Council by supervising and reviewing financial reports related to the operational budget and component units.
• Ensures timely and appropriate management of grants and capital projects.
• Coordinates the annual audit and provides financial representation regarding audit issues, including coordinating financial statement preparation.
• Prepares various division budgets as assigned and develops and monitors financial policies and procedures.
• Oversees the preparation of reports for City Council or City Boards, including monthly Council financial reports and nine-month BAWA financial reports.
• Provides financial expertise and advice to departments on finance-related issues, including finance computer systems or subsystems.
• Evaluates, reviews, and develops departmental policies, procedures, and finance-related issues as assigned.
• Assumes the duties of the Finance Director in their absence, including attending meetings, making presentations, and representing the City before citizens and elected officials on financial and administrative matters.
• Provides leadership and management to all Finance Department staff, including reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating employee performance, process improvements, and internal controls.
• Performs personnel-related duties such as hiring, training, coaching, performance evaluations, and discipline.
• Performs special projects and any other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Accounting, or a related field.
• Seven years of professional…