Finance Director

As the top financial position for the city, the finance director provides strategic leadership of the finance and assessing divisions in the administrative services department and serves as a core member of the City’s leadership team. Operating as a trusted, collaborative partner across the organization, this position aligns financial strategy with the city’s strategic priorities and excels at translating complex financial data into clear, actional options for staff, the city council and the public.

The finance director ensures the completeness, integrity, timeliness, and accuracy of the city’s financial systems; champions long-term financial planning, budgeting and performance metrics; and safeguards the city’s assets through sound policies and internal controls. Additionally, the role fulfills the duties of city treasurer in accordance with city charter, provides visionary direction to division personnel, and fosters positive, responsive relationships with staff, elected officials, residents and community partners.

• Responsible for all financial and accounting systems, management, planning, investments, purchasing, debt, budgets as needed for city manager and council.
• Provide strategic leadership around long-term financial planning and policies in a complex financial system.
• Act as a strategic problem solver, maintaining strong relationships with state and national finance organizations as well as similar sized cities to bring forward-thinking, innovative ideas, solutions and best practices to the city.
• Maintain long range financial plan for all city funds and monitor enterprise funds’ rates to ensure stability in funding. Direct and oversee annual financial processes, including audit, annual finance report, internal audit process, and budget (general fund, capital improvement planning, and levy adoptions).
• Advise the city manager and council on the adoption of financial policies that meet best practices recommended by the Office of the State Auditor, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), and bond rating agencies.
• Serve as a partner to other departments, prioritizing responsiveness, collaboration and relationship-building to help them achieve their operational and financial goals.

• Serve as a member of the city’s leadership team, contributing to city-wide collaborative decision-making, policy development, and culture development.
• Establish and support positive work culture for all work groups in the division (assessing, utility billing, accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and cash receipting), providing vision, employee development and individual work direction.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to staff, prioritizing individual employee development and growth.
• Evaluate and handle job performance issues, performance evaluations, and recognition.
• Assist with recruitment, selection, and training of employees.

• Oversee and coordinate with city assessor and assessing division staff as they conduct operations.

• Ensure all financial matters are handled according to rules and regulations and conform to accepted government accounting principles.

• Adjust systems, reporting and service delivery methods, resolve complex complaints.
• Maintain a resident, business and customer focused service quality.
• Prepare and present reports and information to city manager and council, department leadership and the public that translates complex financial data into clear, understandable options.
• Develop and maintain financial performance metrics related to the goals and strategic directions of the city.
• Responsible for risk management/city insurance in areas of property, liability, errors and omissions and other casualty insurance coverage.
• Chair/attend committees and task forces as needed. Attend evening meetings as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• Eight years of related financial experience, including at…