Finance Director​/Treasurer

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Finance Director/Treasurer

(35) per week (Mon – Wed 8:30am – 4:30, Th 8:30am – 7:00pm, Fri 8:30am – 1:00pm)

Non-Union

$140,000 - $160,000 annually

Under the direction of the Town Manager, serves as the Town’s CFO and is primarily responsible for the administration of the financial affairs of the Town. Provides leadership, vision, and direction in developing both long and short-term financial policies, procedures, and plans that support the Town’s financial goals and strategies. This position oversees the staff of the Finance Department, as well as the Assessor’s office, Revenue Collection and Purchasing.

The position also organizes and directs the oversight of accounting systems, financial records, and supporting systems of Internal Controls of the Town to ensure that accurate and timely data is provided as needed to all departments, offices, boards and commissions, or external agencies.

• Assumes overall administration of the Town municipal systems of treasury, budgeting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, grants management and related record keeping, fixed asset recording, debt issuance and management, external audit management and annual audit report preparation, the management of the town’s health benefits fund, pension administration, and purchasing administration.
• Works closely with department heads and other town officials to assist them in budget and fiscal concerns. Prepares detailed financial information, schedules, statements, and reports for the Town Manager, Board of Finance and Town Council, which includes but is not limited to budget formulation, including annual estimates of revenues and expenditures for each department by fund, tax rate analysis, and projections of fiscal year end fund balances along with providing related financial recommendations and guidance.
• Serves as the primary liaison to the Board of Finance, including coordination with the Chairman on each meeting agenda, organizing budget materials and meeting spaces, running the technology during the meeting, working with the commission secretary to publish minutes within establish timelines.
• Provides financial leadership to the Town-owned water & sewer utility, including financial analysis, debt issuance and management, treasury and grant management. Coordinating with the outsourced billing and collection company for financial reporting, refund administration and cashflow.
• Responsible for the preparation and on-going development of short-term and long-range strategic planning in relation to the Town’s 10-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Capital Budget; identifying capital projects and their various funding alternatives, including debt issuance, to be considered during the planning and approval period.
• Maintains records of funds that have been committed as compared to funds budgeted and the responsibility for recommending a transfer of funds or corrective action when required.
• Works in conjunction with the Town Manager and Director of Human Resources during Labor Negotiations, providing related financial analysis.
• Conducts cost effectiveness studies for Town officials, maintaining property control records, supervising employee benefits programs such as pensions and the fiscal aspects of health insurance; prepares requests for Federal or State reimbursement, coordinating data processing functions and acting as Town Treasurer.
• Ensures the financial records of the town meet the various state-mandated standards and meet with accepted accounting procedures. Recommends accounting procedures to be used and is responsible for providing an internal auditing function.
• Establishes and maintains strong…