Director of Finance

This is highly responsible and complex administrative and managerial work planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the Department of Finance. The Director of Finance also serves as Budget Officer and City Treasurer and as such has general management responsibility of all operations of the Finance Department.

Work involves responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing all operations of the Department of Finance, including accounting and internal control; payroll; accounts payable and receivable; utility billing; customer service; collection, disbursement, investment of all City funds; debt management; and other fiscal activities. Work also includes managing the City's accounting software system. Supervision is directly exercised over finance department personnel. Work is performed under the administrative direction of the City Manager and in compliance with federal, state, and City laws, statutes, and ordinances.

Work is reviewed through conferences, reports, and audits for overall program effectiveness.

• Plans, organizes, and directs the management and administration of fiscal records in compliance with federal and state statutes and City ordinances.
• Supervises, trains, directs, and evaluates department personnel, and monitors all activities and operations of the department; sets goals and objectives, and establishes guidelines for performance.
• Develops systems, policies, and rules and regulations for transacting financial matters; directs general accounting activities and develops and maintains internal control systems.
• Prepares long range financial plans, fiscal studies, income and expenditure estimates, and financial reports as requested by the City Manager and required by law.
• Serves as City Purchasing Agent; reviews and approves all purchases by City departments within the framework of adopted budget and purchasing policies; estimates cash needs based on purchasing patterns.
• Advices the City Manager, City Council, and other officials on fiscal management; serves statutory duties of the City Treasurer for City funds; invests idle funds in accordance with City policy; supervises deposits of all funds.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual budget, including forecasting revenues; prepares ordinances to implement the budget, including tax levy ordinance; monitors budget performance.
• Administers the City Pension Plan; calculates benefits, authorizes retiree payments and benefits and calculates actuarial needs of the Plan and serves as the representative of City Administration on the Pension Board.
• Coordinates preparation for the annual audit; prepares all necessary journal entries, audit schedules, and statistical schedules for the annual financial report; prepares the supplemental financial report.
• Coordinates the various functions of the department with all other departments regarding budgetary, personnel, or insurance matters.
• Attends meetings of local, county, state, and regional agencies related to financial management activities; receives citizen complaints and requests; responds to requests for information and assistance from citizens and outside agencies and organizations.
• Responds to public inquiries, particularly regarding utility billing; coordinates the placement of delinquent accounts with collection agencies.
• Manages investments for the Pension Fund.
• Manages and reconciles due to/due from accounts, pooled cash accounts, suspense accounts, and other interfund accounting activities to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with governmental accounting standards.
• Identifies, researches, and resolves accounting discrepancies, unreconciled balances, and financial reporting issues across multiple funds, departments, and financial systems in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintains and oversees fund accounting processes and ensures compliance with applicable governmental accounting principles, financial reporting standards, and fiscal policies.
• Develops, administers, and monitors fund-based operating and capital budgets; analyzes revenues and expenditures to ensure sound fiscal management and long‑term financial stability.
• Prepares and reviews…