Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting Manager

Interested candidates must submit an on-line application and resume through the City employment page: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-Openings

Due to a retirement and a promotion we are looking for a new Controller!

The Controller ensures accuracy and efficiency of City financial reporting, budgeting and processing, through direct professional accountancy work and through leading the Finance Department team. Plans and directs accounting functions for all city revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the City’s financial records, and the integrity of the City’s internal controls.

Manages the annual audit and the preparation of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, in accordance with GASB requirements. Oversees the preparation and enforcement of the City’s Annual budget. Provides support on the management of the City’s property and general liability insurance policies.

This position supervises the Finance Department, including direct and indirect supervision (through subordinate supervisors) of the following positions:
Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, Accountant, Accountant, Payroll Coordinator and Accounting Specialist.

The following is intended as a brief description/illustration of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of this position and are not intended to be all encompassing or all-inclusive.

• Establishes and maintains an effective system of internal controls that provides for the proper safeguarding and accounting of all City assets. Conducts internal audits, supervises physical inventories, and supervises the annual audit performed by external certified public accountants.
• Maintains updated accounting policies and procedures to ensure accurate and timely payments of payroll, vendors, and City obligations; accurate and timely recording of receipts, materials, and other assets; and accurate and timely posting of journal entries.
• Plans and coordinates year-end procedures, the performance of the annual audit, and the preparation of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Prepares schedules, footnotes, and/or other documentation as requested to be included in the City’s ACFR.
• Provides assistance and answers questions from the City’s auditors, as needed, in their performance of the City’s annual financial audit. Prepares work papers to support year-end account balances and financial activity, as required by year-end procedures and the auditors.
• Plans and coordinates the annual budget process. Reviews, analyzes and negotiates departmental budget requests. Provides budget training as needed. Prepares the annual budget document. Prepares complex analyses with long range projections for Proprietary Funds. Participates in meetings with department heads and attends City Council Meetings throughout the City budget process to answer questions regarding the budget.
• Develops and maintains budget procedures for use by City departments throughout the year to ensure accuracy and timeliness in measuring, planning, and controlling department operations.
• Provides guidance to other City staff and department heads, as appropriate, in carrying out daily accounting functions to ensure the efficient and accurate accounting of the City’s revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities.
• Provides leadership and mentoring to all department Finance staff to ensure their work is completed in accordance with established procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Trains and coaches staff as necessary to optimize department performance.
• Compiles information for periodic financial reports to City Council.
• Coordinates with Information Services on new technology initiatives for the Finance Department, including software improvements.
• Maintains the City’s chart of accounts for compliance with State of Michigan standards.
• Reviews special assessment annual billings for accuracy, makes changes as needed, and performs annual billing and transfer to tax of all special assessments.
• Prepares other analyses, charts, graphs, and/or overhead presentations as requested by the…