PALM BAY – Chief Financial Officer Palm Bay

The City of Palm Bay operates under the council‑manager form of government. The City Council provides policy leadership, adopts the budget, establishes community priorities, and sets the overall direction for the organization. The City Manager oversees daily operations, implements policy direction, and leads the delivery of municipal services. The Chief Financial Officer reports directly to the City Manager and serves as a key member of the City’s executive leadership team.

The position works closely with the City Manager, City Council, department directors, and staff across the organization to support sound financial decision‑making, long‑range planning, operational accountability, and responsible stewardship of public resources. Palm Bay’s adopted FY26 budget is $521.3 million, including personnel, operating, and capital funding. The City has a strong foundation of financial stewardship, reporting, and accountability, including recognition from the Government Finance Officers Association and unqualified external financial statement audits for the past five years.

The City has also taken proactive steps to reduce organizational risk by completing internal control and fraud‑risk vulnerability studies to identify potential weaknesses, strengthen safeguards, improve consistency across departments, and support transparency, accountability, and responsible stewardship. The Finance Department includes 18 authorized professional staff positions across accounting, budgeting, payroll, cash management, financial analysis, capital and asset program support, and administrative operations.

The next Chief Financial Officer will lead a capable department with important institutional knowledge and a strong platform for continued improvement.

The City of Palm Bay seeks an experienced, forward‑thinking finance executive to serve as its next Chief Financial Officer. This executive‑level opportunity is available because of the planned retirement of the City’s longstanding finance leader. The next CFO will step into a stable organization with a strong financial foundation, experienced staff, and a clear commitment to responsible stewardship, transparency, and accountability.

The Chief Financial Officer serves as the City’s senior financial executive and strategic financial advisor to the City Council, City Manager, executive leadership team, departments, residents, and stakeholders.