Chief Financial Officer

Applications should be accompanied by a cover letter and resume.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the City's leadership team, responsible for managing the financial operations of the city.

This position involves strategic financial planning, management of city funds, budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting.

The CFO will ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and will provide leadership in optimizing the city's financial performance and strategic position.

Please view our entire hiring brochure HERE.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The following duties are illustrative only and are not intended to be all inclusive: Plan, direct, organize and review general procedures and results of fiscal management including accounting, budgetary control, revenue collection, special assessments, investment programs, City purchasing, and budget preparation.

Develop and institute systems, operations and procedures relative to fiscal control programs, draft and issue department rules and regulations, policies and procedures; implement directives from the City Manager.

Review expenditures and budget appropriations; make adjustments resulting from budget revisions; prepare reports which would serve as a basis for budget requests; analyze cost of operations; develop annual and long-range budgets; confer with the City Manager and Department Directors to solve budgetary and fiscal problems, prepare of cost estimates and resolve related issues.

Oversee the administration and enforcement the City's tax and license ordinances; ensure the City conducts audits to determine tax liability as required; interpret and explain legal provisions, regulations and procedures relating to taxation and license requirements.

Support the cross departmental utility billing functions of the City; ensure that billing policies are adhered to.

Oversee and support staff in the following functions: purchasing, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and auditing.

Meet and confer with City officials, consultants, interested community groups, and the public on all facets of the Finance Department and its related responsibilities.

Responsible for all financial compliance reporting including IRS, federal regulations, state requirements, etc.; implement accounting methods to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and manage the annual audit of City's financial records and transactions.

Develop and implement sound financial policies to ensure fiscally responsible decisions and guidelines are institutionalized; administer the debt and related legal requirements of the City.

Direct the maintenance of a variety of department records and files; issue and preserve official documents and records; serve as Treasurer of the City.

Attend conferences and meetings to keep abreast of the current trends of the field.

Perform related work as required and assigned.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under broad policy...