Municipal Financial Programs Manager

Hiring range is negotiable between $90,996.0 - $ depending on a candidate's qualifications and experience.

Performs advanced professional governmental accounting, budgeting, auditing, compliance, project management, and financial systems work requiring extensive technical knowledge of local government finance. Coordinates and administers the City's annual operating budget implementation, capital and grant project financial oversight, annual external audit, financial compliance activities, and major financial projects. The employee serves as the Finance Department's principal professional resource for budget administration, audit coordination, financial policy development, internal controls, governmental accounting standards, financial systems implementation, and organizational process improvement.

Work involves extensive independent judgment, analysis, coordination across departments, interpretation of governmental accounting standards, development of financial procedures, and management of complex financial projects. The position works under the general direction of the Finance Director.

The essential functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Coordinates implementation of the City's annual operating budget following adoption by
• City Council.
• Coordinates annual budget loading, testing, balancing, and activation within the City's
• ERP system.
• Maintains annual budget calendars, schedules, workflows, and implementation
• procedures.
• Assists with operating, capital improvement, debt service, grant, and special revenue budgets.
• Develops budget models, forecasts, and financial analyses.
• Reviews departmental budget submissions for accuracy and compliance.
• Assists departments with budget questions and financial analysis.
• Coordinates budget amendments and budget transfers throughout the fiscal year.
• Maintains comprehensive budget procedures and documentation.
• Coordinates with the City Manager's office on budget implementation.

• Serves as the City's primary coordinator for the annual external financial audit.
• Develops, maintains, and updates comprehensive audit workplans, schedules, and
• supporting documentation.
• Coordinates completion of audit requests across all City departments.
• Reviews audit schedules for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Researches complex accounting issues and prepares supporting analyses.
• Coordinates responses to auditor inquiries.
• Assists with preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
• Coordinates implementation of audit recommendations.
• Develops procedures that improve future audit efficiency.

• Monitors compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
• pronouncements.
• Assists with implementation of new accounting standards.
• Coordinates compliance with Local Government Commission requirements.
• Assists departments with grant compliance.
• Monitors debt covenant reporting.
• Develops and maintains financial policies and internal control procedures.
• Evaluates existing processes for efficiency and risk.
• Documents and develops standard operating procedures.

• Leads or coordinates implementation of financial software projects.
• Coordinates ERP upgrades and testing.
• Serves as Finance liaison for enterprise software implementations.
• Develops financial workflows.
• Coordinates cross-departmental financial initiatives.
• Identifies automation opportunities.
• Coordinates implementation of process improvements.

• Performs complex financial analyses.
• Researches, interprets, and recommends implementation of new governmental
• accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and financial reporting best practices
• Develops long-range financial projections.
• Evaluates financial impacts of proposed initiatives.
• Assists with debt affordability analyses.
• Prepares reports for executive management.
• Assists with presentations to Council.

• Coordinates succession planning initiatives within the Finance Department.
• Documents institutional knowledge and critical business processes.
• Provides professional mentoring and technical guidance to Finance staff.
• Promotes continuous process improvement across Finance operations.
• Evaluates organizational workflows and recommends operational efficiencies.
• Serves as subject matter expert on governmental accounting and financial management…