Finance Director
About the role:
Under supervision of the Board of County Commissioners, performs complex administrative duties directing the review of the finance, accounting, and budgetary operations for the County acting as comptroller in charge of revenues and expenditures.
Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and have 3-5 years' experience in a similar position with general knowledge of accounting techniques, laws, and regulations pertaining to governmental accounting practice.
- Must have the ability to design, prepare and present complex financial reports and understand computerized accounting systems reporting features.
- Must possess excellent communication skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County officials and employees, and the general public.
- Must possess computer skills, with proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word.
- Must have the ability to plan, organize and supervise the work of others, and analyze, interpret, and prepare reports and records.
Primary Job Duties:
- Oversee the County budget process including reviewing preliminary department budgets and reviewing final combined budget. Coordinates with Auditor/Treasurer in conducting budgetary hearings. Prepare final budget recommended allocation. Review and monitor any variances to budget.
- Advise County Commissioners and Department Heads on financial issues and provide reports on any variances to budget, assist with reviewing budgets and financial audits; attend Commission meetings.
- Review journal entries, purchase orders, tax abstracts for the state, and review bank statement reconciliations.
- Oversee the computation of mill levies for all taxing districts in the County in accordance with state statues.
- Prepare financial data and information for State Legislators, compile data for County Auditor's Certificate of Indebtedness, and administer the County's liability insurance policies.
- Review end-of-year adjusting entries and schedule for annual audit; prepare annual financial statements; schedule audit and work with auditors; draft the annual financial report including footnotes for audit; review audit results and implement necessary recommended policies, procedures, and internal controls revisions on behalf of the Commission.
- Administer federal grants adhering to all regulations, research, and ensure compliance with policies and practices that pertain to the different types of grants.
- Advise the Board of Commissioners on financial condition of the County, prepare a wide variety of presentations, records, and reports such as flow charts/diagrams, statistical analyses, tax reports, budget reports, federal and state financial reports, payment requests, year-end report, schedules, user fees, etc.
- Develop and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners for approval; financial policies, procedures, and internal controls processes. Prepares financial agenda items for Commission meetings.
- Perform responsibilities in a manner that clearly shows effective communication and cooperation and that promotes open exchange of information, respect, high ethical standards, and professionalism.
- Provide general supervision for staff in the finance department.
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned.