CITY OF SALISBURY
FINANCE DIRECTOR
DEFINITION
To plan, organize, implement, direct and
review the activities and operations of the Finance Department including the
City's fiscal planning, internal controls and auditing function; to coordinate
activities with various City departments, citizens, other governmental units,
outside agencies and organizations; and to provide highly responsible and
complex administrative support to the City Manager and City Council.
Receives administrative direction from the
City Manager.
Exercises direct, technical and functional
supervision over professional, technical and clerical staff.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES - Duties may include,
but are not limited to, the following:
Develop, organize, implement and review
departmental goals and objectives including those City Council goals assigned
to the department by the City Manager.
Coordinate activities with various City
departments, citizens, other governmental units, outside agencies and
organizations; direct, oversee and participate in the development and
scheduling of the department's work plan; assign and coordinate work
activities, projects and programs; monitor work flow; and review and evaluate
completed work, methods and procedures.
Plan, organize and coordinate development
and preparation of the City's annual operating and capital budgets.
Plan, organize and direct the financial
activities of the City including accounting, revenue collections, licensing,
payroll, budget preparation, data processing, purchasing, and investment and
cash management activities.
Supervise and participate in the
development, adoption and administration of the Finance Department's annual
budget; approve and monitor expenditures authorized in the annual budget for
staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; and implement requests for
modifications to the approved budget in conjunction with the City Manager.
Initiate needed personnel transactions
including recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, evaluation,
promotion, disciplining, and termination of employees in conjunction with the
Personnel Office.
Serve as a member of the City's Management
Team; provide staff assistance to the City Manager and City Council; and
prepare and present staff reports and other correspondence, as needed.
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Prepare forecasts and revenue and
expenditures.
Administer a Debt Service Program for the
long-term financing of municipal projects and facilities.
Respond to a variety of citizen inquiries
and complaints, some of which may be difficult and sensitive to resolve.
Participate on boards and/or commissions
as required; and attend and participate in City Council Meetings, Management
Team Staff Meetings, IRT Interface Groups, professional associations and
committee.
Perform related duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge
of:
Principles and
methods of financial administration, particularly in the areas of accounting,
budgeting, auditing and cash management and revenue forecasting.
Data
processing applications related to municipal functions.
Laws
regulating the financial administration of City government.
Organizational and
management practices as applied to the development, analysis and evaluation of
programs, policies and operational needs.
Principles and practices of
organization, administration program
development and personnel management.
Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration
currently used by the City of Salisbury.
Principles and
practices of supervision including training, performance evaluation and
discipline currently used by the City of Salisbury.
Pertinent
Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
Ability
to:
Prepare
and administer a municipal budget.
Analyze problems,
identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and
implement recommendations in support of goals.
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Effectively
administer a variety of activities related to the Finance Department.
Gain
cooperation and consensus through discussion and persuasion.
Select,
supervise, train, evaluate and discipline assigned staff.
Prepare,
administer and monitor the department budget.
Respond effectively
to issues and concerns raised by the City Council, City Manager and citizens.
Interpret and apply
Federal, State and local policies, procedures, laws and regulations related to
municipal finance.
While performing the duties of this job,
the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear, use hands to
finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and
arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the
ability to adjust focus.
Any combination of education, experience
and training that provides evidence of the knowledge, skills and abilities
required to be successful in performing the duties assigned to the job class.
Education:
A Bachelor's degree
or equivalent from an accredited college or university with a concentration of
course work in accounting, finance, business administration, or other related
field.
Experience:
Five years of
increasingly responsible, professional experience in accounting and financial
work that includes two years of supervisory responsibility.
Training:
Evidence of
continuing professional development through advanced studies, workshops,
seminars and participation in professional organizations.
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LICENSE OR
CERTIFICATE
Possession of, or ability to obtain, North
Carolina registration as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).