Director, Financial Services Banking Data

Job Title: Director of Finance

The Director of Finance is responsible for overseeing the financial health of the District, managing budgets, audits, and financial reporting. They will collaborate with departments to ensure compliance with fiscal policies and contribute to strategic financial planning.

This experience management position will oversee the Fiscal Assistant and Financial Analyst/Purchasing Agent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review, modify, and oversee all operating procedures for finance, purchasing, and inventory control.
• Prepare financial statements, budgetary reports, year-end audit schedules, expenditure account analysis, monthly journal entries, District property & tangible property reports, as well as other state and federal financial reports.
• Pre-audit fiscal documents for completeness, accuracy, and procedural correctness.
• Work closely with external partners for annual auditing, including scheduling, information requests, and reporting.
• Compile data for budget preparation, auditing, and actuarial reporting.
• Coordinate the preparation of financial and operational budgets.
• Coordinate with the Chief Technology Officer to maintain readiness and security of financial software and updates.
• Review, recommend, and maintain investment of surplus cash, and cash management in accordance with FKMCD investment policy.
• Review capital assets annually, maintain depreciation records, and coordinate with supervisors to determine obsolescence and schedule the retirement of capital assets.
• Review, maintain, and update all financial procedure manuals for accurate and current information.
• Develop strategies and recommend short and long-range plans for the attainment of District financial requirements.
• Write and disseminate payroll administrative guidelines.
• Interact and coordinate with other public and private external partners to enhance FKMCD financial policies and procedures.
• Required to attend all District board meetings and interact with elected board of commissioners.
• Direct, plan, and review the work of subordinates.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in governmental accounting or 10 years in private sector accounting.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures, governmental accounting standards, data collection methods, and processing, financial planning principles, supervision and management principles and practices, budget preparation and administration principles, financial technology, software, and security, personnel administration principles and practices, financial risk management principles, financial statement and report preparation, and accounting system design and implementation.
• Ability to manage, plan, organize, coordinate, and evaluate an accounting program, supervise staff of two, determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments, effectively communicate orally and in writing, establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners, make decisions and present solutions to problems, formulate financial policies and procedures, prepare and administer budgets, prepare and maintain various accounting records, analyze and interpret data, understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, and work independently.