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Position is responsible for planning, directing, managing and overseeing the activities and operations of the Finance Department including citywide financial activities, accounting, internal auditing, budget preparation, purchasing, banking, debt management,capitalassetmanagement,grantadministrationandrevenuecollection. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.

Supervision

Employee worksunderthe direction ofthe CityAdministrator.The employee manages the operations of a major city department, performing complex and highly responsible professional and administrative functions.Employee develops, implements, and ensures compliance with departmental and city management polices and procedures and is directly accountable for departmental actions.Employee seeks advice and counseloftheCityAdministratoronmattersthattheemployeedoesnothaveauthority to resolve.The employee develops and implements departmental policies, sets goals and objectives, and monitors progress towards their achievement.

Position Functions

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustration of the varioustypesofworkthatmaybeperformed.Theomissionofspecificstatementsof duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

1.Assumes full management responsibility for all finance department services andactivitiesincludingfinancialaccountingandreporting,budgetpreparation, purchasing, revenue collection; accounts payable, bank accounting and internal auditing, recommends and administers policies and procedures.

2.Manages the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives,policies,prioritiesandinternalcontrolsforeachassignedservicearea.

3.Establish within city policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; monitor andevaluatetheefficiencyandeffectivenessofservicedeliverymethodsand procedures; allocate resources accordingly.

4.Plans, directs and coordinates, through subordinate staff, the finance Department's work plan; assign projects and programmatic areas of responsibility;reviewsandevaluatesworkmethodsandprocedures;meets with staff and identify problems.

5.Conductsanalysisandindependentresearchonaccountingissuesforthe city council and other city departments as required.

6.MakespresentationstoCityCouncilconcerningfinancialmattersofthecity.

Physical & Mental Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilities to perform the position's essential functions.

Physical Skills:

Littleornophysicaldemandsrequiredtoperformthework.Employeemaybe required to push or lift office equipment weighing up to 30 lbs.

Motor Skills:

Duties require minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operatingatelephone,personalcomputerand/ormostotherofficeequipment.

Visual Skills:

Employeeisrequiredtoconstantlyreaddocumentsforgeneralunderstanding and analytical purposes.

Education & Experience

A candidate for this position must have a Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance,publicadministration,orbusinessadministration,supplementedwith

• More than five (5) years experience in governmental finance, preferable at the local level.CPA certification is preferred; or any equivalent combination of education,trainingandexperiencewhichprovidestherequiredknowledge,skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Government Administration

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