Finance Manager FLSA
Status: Exempt
General Definition of Work
Performs
difficult professional work planning, organizing, implementing and reviewing
the activities and operations of the Finance Division, coordinating activities
with various city departments, groups and agencies, providing administrative
support to the Management Services Director, and related work as apparent or
assigned. Work is performed under the
general direction of the Management Services Director. Divisional supervision is exercised over all
personnel within the division.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not
necessarily actual functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Performs
duties in accordance with the City's keys to excellent customer service; acts
as team or group leader in the implementation of adopted City outcomes and
goals.
Plan,
organize and direct the financial activities of the City, including accounting,
revenue collections, licensing, disbursements, utility billing and cash
management and investing.
Supervises
and participates in the business office function.
Prepares
revenue and expenditure projections; assists departments with budget transfers
and budget monitoring.
Manages
the City's cash and investments to ensure adequate cash flow for paying bills;
pays debt service requirement, electronically and by check requests.
Supervises
general ledger to ensure accuracy and completeness of all entries; prepares and
approves journal entries.
Performs
monthly analysis and reconciliation of property billings and collections.
Prepares
the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Prepares,
distributes and analyzes responses for banking and auditing RFPs.
Plans
the audit preparation process and directs staff during the audit procedures.
Reconciles
monthly activity for agency funds and prepares appropriate journal entries and
check requests.
Reviews
check requests and approves payments.
Prepares
various monthly and quarterly reports.
Participates,
assists and makes recommendations in the recruitment and selection of division
personnel; assigns, directs, trains, inspects, and evaluates the work of
assigned staff; recommends rewards, transfers, promotions, suspensions,
demotions and terminations; coaches, counsels and disciplines staff; develops
staff schedule.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough
knowledge of general laws and administrative policies governing financial
practices and procedures; thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of
accounting; ability to evaluate financial systems and efficiently install
accounting methods, procedures, forms and records; ability to prepare
informative financial reports; ability to plan and supervise the work of
subordinates; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
with associates, bank personnel, consultants, auditors, vendors and
governmental officials.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's
degree with coursework in accounting, or related field and considerable
experience in accounting, or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Physical Requirements
This work
requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly
requires sitting and speaking or hearing and occasionally requires standing and
walking; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required
for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is
required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires
preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work has no exposure to
environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location
(e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Possession of
CPA certification upon employment.
Valid driver's
license in the State of