Finance Director

Position: FINANCE DIRECTOR
Location: Georgetown

Why Lead Finance at Clear Creek County? Looking for a leadership role where your financial expertise directly shapes a community's future, and where your work actually matters? Clear Creek County offers a rare opportunity to serve at the executive level in a beautiful mountain community while driving real impact across public safety, infrastructure, human services, and community development.

As Finance Director, you'll be a trusted strategic partner to the County Manager and Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners, playing a central role in long-range financial planning, policy development, and organizational decision-making. You'll lead a dedicated finance team, modernize systems and processes, and ensure strong stewardship of public funds, all in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

Clear Creek County is small enough for your leadership to be seen and felt, yet complex enough to offer meaningful professional challenges. If you're motivated by ethical leadership, transparency, and building strong financial systems that support thriving communities, this role gives you the autonomy to lead, the support to innovate, and the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy.

Why candidates love this role:

• Executive-level influence with direct access to senior leadership and elected officials
• A chance to modernize and strengthen countywide financial systems
• Visible impact on community services and outcomes
• Collaborative leadership culture with high professional standards
• Mountain community lifestyle with a meaningful public service mission

JOB SUMMARY:

Candidate must have:
Minimum of five years of experience performing finance and accounting activities with at least two years of experience in county governmental accounting principles and procedures, and at least two years of supervisory experience. Under the general direction of the County Manager, this position optimizes the financial performance of the County in order to fulfill the Commissioners' priorities and goals and is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all of the finance operations and implementing the County's financial, accounting, budgeting, and purchasing policies and directives.

Evaluates and advises County Leadership and the Board of County Commissioners on long-range financial planning and provides clear, succinct, and accurate data for fiscal decision making, along with timely and reliable reports on the County's financial status and annual financial performance. Provides leadership, direction, and supervision to personnel in the Finance Department. Communicates and works closely with other departments and assists in ensuring effective administration and implementation of financial policy and protocol.

Assures the County's financial compliance with state and federal laws, establishes and maintains internal controls, prepares the comprehensive annual financial report, statement of expenditures of federal awards, and oversees the county's grant acquisition and financial reporting within grant contracts.

PRINCIPAL

JOB DUTIES:

• Provide leadership and direction on financial and other related components of the organization.
• Be an active and engaged member of the County Leadership Team.
• Prepare the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
• Assure completion of the annual federal Single Audit and state-required annual Independent Audit.
• Participate in special projects as assigned and respond to special financial information requests as required to include researching and preparing reports and projects, developing and implementing programs, and presenting technical data to management, elected officials, and others.
• Recommend and establish policy and procedures for all County financial transactions, including ethics.
• Provide Department Heads and Elected Officials with financial management tools which inform them of financial status and depicts where there are problematic or potential problem areas of financial activity and performance.
• Provide exemplary customer service, both internal and external to the Organization.
• Adhere to all County policies and procedures and all laws and regulations as they pertain to…