Finance Director

Finance Director Starting Annual Salary $-$Starting salary dependent on qualifications, experience, and skillset of selected candidate
* Plus Excellent Benefits Package

* Job Title:

Finance Director Department:
Finance

Reports to:

Assistant Chief Status/FLSA:
Full-Time/Exempt Supervises:
Finance Supervisor Safety Sensitive:
Yes Join our growing team and make a real impact every day at Golder Ranch Fire District!

Benefits for this position:
We have an AMAZING benefits package, worth approximately 35% of your salary!

Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) with employer matching contributions

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual at 10 hours per pay period (260 hours per year), and 12 Paid Holidays annually (birthday included)
District paid concierge healthcare service for you and your family

Opportunity for continued education reimbursement

Option to participate in additional self-funded retirement plans and a variety of supplemental insurance plans

The best benefit of all is our people! Join an amazing team of dedicated colleagues and courageous first responders who serve our community with commitment and heart. This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to be part of a collaborative, mission-driven organization where you’ll work alongside people you genuinely enjoy while making a direct impact on public safety and community well-being.

Application Requirements :

A resume must be uploaded at the time of application submission. Applications submitted without a resume will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.

The system will require documents to be uploaded within the application to answer the following questions (500 words or less per question):

Golder Ranch Fire District’s family-oriented culture is foundational to its operational excellence and community impact. At the executive level, how would you intentionally model, reinforce, and advance these cultural values through your leadership philosophy, strategic decision-making, and organizational influence?

Describe your executive leadership style and the impact it typically has on organizational culture and team performance. When entering an environment with a well-established and deeply rooted culture, how would you balance respect for existing norms with the responsibility to elevate performance, accountability, and strategic alignment?

As a public-sector executive entrusted with taxpayer resources, describe your philosophy and approach to fiscal stewardship within a performance-based budgeting framework. How do you ensure that public funds are allocated responsibly, aligned with measurable outcomes, and presented to a governing board with transparency, accountability, and a commitment to maintaining public trust?

Job Summary:

The Finance Director provides strategic leadership and oversight of the District’s financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, treasury management, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, ambulance billing, and financial systems. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team and the District’s principal financial advisor, the position supports fiscal integrity, transparency, operational efficiency, informed decision-making, and long-term financial sustainability.

The Finance Director leads the development and continuous improvement of financial systems, business processes, internal controls, and decision-support capabilities. The position leverages technology, automation, and business intelligence to improve organizational performance, reduce duplication, ensure regulatory compliance, and build sustainable processes that remain effective independent of any individual employee.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Provides strategic direction and leadership to Finance and Ambulance Billing staff, aligning departmental priorities and performance with District goals.

Develops staff through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, performance evaluation, professional development, cross-training, and succession planning.

Promotes a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, continuous improvement, innovation, and automation.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Leads…