What are the responsibilities and job description for the FINANCIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER position at Town of Cary, NC?
Description
Are you a visionary financial leader who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Do you have a passion for collaboration, innovation, and driving results? If so, the town of Cary is looking for you!
At Cary, we don’t just manage finances—we change lives through exceptional service. We’re seeking a Financial Operations Manager to play a critical leadership role in our Finance Department, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and strategic financial oversight across the organization.
What You’ll Do:- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team, overseeing accounts payable, utility billing, collections, and payroll functions.
- Drive operational excellence by streamlining financial processes and improving performance.
- Play a key role in Oracle post-implementation, ensuring cutting-edge financial management and accountability.
- Provide strategic insights to support decision-making and long-term planning.
- Oversee financial operations for all funds, including Utility, ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining accurate records.
- A collaborative, inquisitive, and results-driven professional.
- A strategic thinker who can see the big picture and implement innovative financial solutions.
- A proven leader who can inspire and build a strong team.
- Someone with deep expertise in government finance, utility funds, and financial operations.
Typical Tasks
Collaborates with department and town staff in a fast paced, evolving environment while managing a variety of tasks daily;
Adapts to change through continuous learning and empowers others through shared knowledge;
Stays updated on relevant laws and regulations affecting local government finances, and ensures adherence to all applicable rules;
Oversees and ensures timely and accurate processing of transactions with operations to include, but not limited to, the functions of accounts payable, billing/collections, and payroll;
Works with reporting manager to oversee accuracy and completeness of general ledger accounts and entries;
Tracks and monitors performance of the operations team to ensure a strong team environment, while improving performance and streamlining processes;
Manages appropriate staff to oversee and establish proper internal controls for the division for practices such as bill adjustment, database management, cash control, and other items as needed;
Provides guidance and assistance on difficult Utility Finance issues;
Serves as a subject matter expert in technology adoption and implementation for finance operations; assists in the testing and implementation of new tools; supports the utilization of tools to extract data and create dashboards;
Engages tech tools to make processes more efficient and operations more robust; analyzes reports and dashboards to improve financial management and operations among finance groups and as a whole;
Builds strong, effective relationships among staff within the department and other departments to enhance results and meet service delivery expectations;
Supervises and develops staff by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training, and building strong employee relationships;
Performs other job-related tasks as needed.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of accounting and finance principles and practices; proficiency in financial software tools including accounting software and spreadsheet applications; ability to evaluate financial processes and system operations; excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials, employees, and the public.\; ability to maintain confidentiality in the handling of sensitive information.
Minimum and Preferred Qualifications
Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in accounting, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field and considerable experience in professional accounting or finance with local government experience preferred. CPA or relevant professional certification is preferred but not required.
Requires drug testing and background check (which may include criminal check, education verification and credit history review) prior to employment.
Requires possession of a valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.
Cary ensures equal employment opportunities (EEO) are provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, marital status, veteran status, or genetic information.
Regular Full-Time Employees
Cary is pleased to provide excellent, competitive, and comprehensive benefits to serve the needs of our employees and their families.
Because Cary believes that employees are one of our most important resources, significant dollars (averaging about 40% of annual salary per employee) are spent each year on employee benefits.
All regular full-time employees of Cary are eligible, and benefits coverage for new employees and family members is effective upon an employee's hire date.
