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Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
Assists the Director of Finance in the operational and managerial activities of the City’s Finance Department. Provides effective and efficient administration and control over City financial records, procedures, and assets.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Selects, supervises, and evaluates assigned staff
- Establishes work rules and performance standards, annual performance evaluations, and initiates and implements disciplinary actions as warranted
- Provides for the training and motivation of subordinates in order to make full use of individual capabilities and to meet changing system demands
- Manages the accounting division, including accounts payable, payroll, accounting, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable and debt management, investment management and grant management.
- Assists the Director of Finance and City Manager during the annual budget process and the subsequent publication of the City’s proposed and adopted budget
- Compiles and reviews budget submissions for compliance with budget instructions
- Conducts analysis of previous year, current year, and proposed budget
- Formulates fiscal year projections for revenues and expenditures
- Prepares a variety of budget schedules and related documents for administrative review
- Assists in the development, monitoring and analysis of departmental budgets city-wide including capital project-based budgets
- Maintains ongoing communication with all departments regarding financial activities related to assigned duties in an efficient and cooperative manner
- Complies and interprets statistical data related to departmental operations and performance measures
- Performs periodic performance and compliance analysis related to the execution of the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
- Assists the Director of Finance and City auditors during the annual audit process, and the subsequent publication of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Updates statistical and introductory sections of the comprehensive annual financial report
- Prepares routine monthly, quarterly, and annual reports such as cost analysis, performance data, financial target analysis, and expenditure and revenue status reports to provide appropriate monitoring and effective decision making.
- Assists in the preparation of financial transaction activities, including preparing journal entries in compliance with City policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and government accounting standards board (GASB)
- Reviews City records to identify unclaimed property, mails unclaimed property notices to relevant parties; submits unclaimed property to the State
- Functions as backup for the Purchasing Manager during his/her absence including issuing and monitoring purchase orders and responsible for the management, reporting, and inventory of the property, records, tags, labels and/or accounts for the City’s fixed asset acquisitions, transfers and disposals in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and City policies and procedures
- Performs other related duties as required
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field
- Three (3) years of full-time paid accounting experience
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, and have database and desktop publishing skills and experience
OR
- Eight (8) years of full-time paid accounting experience
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, and have database and desktop publishing skills and experience
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Valid Texas Driver’s License
- Reliable transportation and liability insurance
- Appointment will be conditional upon successful completion of the following pre-employment checks:
- Criminal background check
- Controlled substance screening
