JOB TITLE: Director of Finance

FLSA DESIGNATION: Exempt

OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY: Official / Administrator

OBJECTIVE:

Provides administrative direction and supervision of municipal, financial, and accounting activities, budget preparation, cash management, purchasing, utility billing, and debt management. Directs, supervises, and coordinates the City's municipal functions of Finance, Accounting, and Court operations in accordance with established policies, practices, and procedures. Prepares and manages the Finance Department budget and oversees the coordination and administration of the entire City budget. Serves as the City's alternate Investment Officer. Responsible for the selection, training, evaluation, and dismissal of all personnel supervised. Provides and supervises all other administrative services as assigned. Administers all financial affairs of the City in such a manner as to insure accurate overall financial records and prompt payment of bills for services or goods received.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• REPORTS TO: City Manager
• DIRECTS: Utility Clerk, Finance Clerk, Accounts Payable Clerk, Accounting Supervisor, Senior Account, Municipal Clerk, Deputy Municipal Clerk, and Juvenile Case Manager.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Involves supervisory responsibility for one or more full-time individuals, involvement in the recruitment and selection process of employees, prepares and conducts employees' performance appraisal, disciplinary measures, and assists with the hiring and termination process. Additional responsibilities include supervising direct reports through coaching, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

3. OTHER

Works closely with the City Manager; has contact with all city department heads, banks, outside accounting, auditing personnel, and the general public. Reports to the City Manager for policy and technical direction. Interfaces with City Council, Auditor, Insurance Representatives, customers, City's Financial Advisor, City's Bond Counsel, City's Public Improvement District (PID) Administrator, Burnet Central Appraisal District Chief Appraiser, other political and public entities, vendors, contractors, and the public. Serves on various standing and ad hoc City committees. Performance evaluation and compensation made by the City Manager.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

This is a Director's position, which involves supervision and management of the overall operations of the City's financial matters and relations with officials, organizations, and the general public relating to financial issues. Duties include:

• Management of ad valorem taxes, and any other taxes and assessments adopted by the City, by the defining, assigning, monitoring, completing, approving, and reporting of billing and collection of all such funds due to the Manages the contracts associated with these processes.
• Supervises the accomplishment of the assigned financial and accounting functions necessary to carry out the accounts payable, general ledger, and budgeting functions and to produce financial reports, including all records necessary to support and coordinate the annual audit, by the defining, assigning, monitoring, completing, approving, and reporting of all financial and accounting
• Manages the investment of funds, bank relations, and investment portfolio
• Manages the Refuse Collection Franchise Agreement. Interacts with Refuse contractor's representative.
• Collaborates with departments to manage budgets and projects.
• Oversee management of grant management, reporting and retention of associated records
• Manages City purchasing and fixed asset inventory system, ensuring compliance with state purchasing laws and establishing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Monitors City operating and capital improvement budgets, bond projects and repayments, for compliance with council appropriations.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates, compiles, and publishes the annual city budget and annual combined financial Works on budget improvements to make it user friendly and transparent to citizens.
• Prepares and presents quarterly financial reports to the City Council and City
• Assists outside auditors in annual
• Researches, analyzes and makes recommendations on financial policy and council legislation required for financial management and accounting.
• Attends City Council meetings and assists the City Manager in executing council
• Plans, manages, and assists the City Manager on special
• Serves as the Investment Officer and responsible for managing and overseeing the City's investments in accordance with the City's adopted policies and
• Recommends the selection, training, assignment, evaluation, compensation, and dismissal of all assigned personnel, and supervises the training, work assignments, duty schedules, work priorities, and effectiveness reporting for these personnel.
• Performs any other duties for the City Manager as assigned

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Lifts and carries up to 10 pounds; pulls, pushes or drags up to 20 pounds of materials and supplies. Stands or sits for extended periods of time. Uses eyes, ears, hands and fingers to perform assigned duties and responsibilities. Works largely indoors but may be required to work outdoors for short periods of time in extreme temperatures including heat, cold, temperature swings and inclement weather.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITES, TRAINING:

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid
• Ability to demonstrate management skills, including delegation, problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, human relations, and diplomacy skills.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of
• Ability to evaluate financial data and recommend
• Ability to identify and respond to City Council issues, concerns, and
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to maintain an acceptable driving
• Ability to perform various debt, treasury, and risk management
• Ability to prepare and direct the preparation of the City's
• Ability to prepare clear and concise administrative and financial
• Ability to prepare complex budgets and allocate resources in a cost-effective
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to select, supervise, train, and evaluate
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical
• Ability to write a variety of documents, including correspondence, proposals, grants, and other persuasive and informative materials.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and
• Ability to reliably and predictably carry out
• Ability to implement and utilize software platforms to perform financial, budget, and reporting duties.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws and regulations of financial reporting
• Knowledge of internal control concepts, including appropriate separation of
• Knowledge of methods and techniques of treasury and debt
• Knowledge of municipal administration, ordinances, statutes and other legal
• Knowledge of principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and
• Knowledge of principles and practices of municipal finance, generally accepted accounting principles, intermediate and long-term financial forecasting, budgeting, and reporting practices.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of risk
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of office management, work organization and
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word and Excel, and accounting and budgeting

MINIMUM TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Eight years in progressively responsible experience and/or training in financial management or accounting including experience in budgeting and financial control (four years with bachelor's degree); or a master's degree from a university or equivalent; or combination of education and High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience as a Finance Manager/Director.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related
• Applicable valid Texas motor vehicle operator's
• Must be

PREFERRED TRAINING, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Certified Public Accountant preferred
• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) membership and participation preferred
• Certified Government Finance Officer preferred