Assistant Finance Director

This recruitment will close on Monday, September 7th, 2026

Applications will be screened the week of September 14th, 2026

Interviews will be held the week of September 28th, 2026

Highly professional accounting position that assists in planning, organizing, and directing the various functions of the Financial Services Department. This position will play a key role in the County's reporting requirements and in the development of the County's annual budget, development of the County's capital improvement plan, leading the annual financial statement audit process, and directly overseeing divisions under Financial Services (ex.

Accounting, Payroll, Public Works. etc.). Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of accounting standards throughout all County offices. Maintain the County' general ledger, act as system's administrator for the County's accounting software and to produce and/or develop reports as needed. This position must understand internal controls and implement processes to maintain separation of duties.

• Oversees the maintenance of the County's general ledger by guiding and reviewing the work of the Accounting Division. Deals with more unusual or complex issues as well as researching and implementing new accounting requirements. Maintains the County's chart of accounts.
• Performs significant majority of accounting activities necessary to close the year and record all related material transactions.
• Organizes the preparation for the County's annual audit, including the single audit, and acts as lead. Prepares more complex audit work papers and works closely with other County departments during audit preparation.
• Review new GASB standards and implement the standards for the county.
• Manage and maintain the County's fixed assets. Work with departments who manage and maintain their own fixed asset schedules for accuracy.
• Record new borrowings in the general ledger and update related work papers.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts that are not assigned to others or require significant knowledge or skill.
• Monitor fund balances and classifications.
• Reviews and posts journal entries.

• Review all federal revenues for consideration of inclusion in the SEFSA.
• Gather and review grant agreements to gather information required for the SEFSA.
• Confirm that federal awards should be included in that year's SEFSA.
• Review and extract information from GEARS and SPARC reports for the SEFSA. Work with departments to confirm information.
• Lead and coordinate the single audit, gathering work papers and supporting documents and answering questions.

• Works with other departments to promote good accounting practices, provide direction and advice, answer questions, and solve problems.
• Reach out to department managers as necessary to perform duties or facilitate county work.
• Review department work flows and train department finance managers and clerks on how to perform their financial activities.

• Direct and train Accounting Division employees in the performance of their duties and department activities.
• Review work and provide feedback of Accounting Division employees.
• Assist the Payroll Supervisor in oversight of the Payroll Division. Act as backup to the Payroll Supervisor as needed. Monitors payroll accounts, investigates and trouble shoots problems as necessary. Works with the Payroll Supervisor, HR, and IT to implement process changes or enhancements.
• Assist the Public Works Accounting Supervisor in oversight of the DPW Accounting Division. Act as backup to the DPW Accounting Supervisor as needed. Monitors DPW accounts, investigates and trouble shoots problems as necessary. Works with the DPW Accounting Supervisor on reports submitted to external parties (WisDOT, Municipalities, etc).
• Conduct performance evaluations, hiring, promotion, and disciplinary actions as…