What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Business Financial Manager position at Town of Marana, AZ?
Job Title: Water Business Financial Manager
The Town of Marana is seeking a Water Business Financial Manager to work in the Water Department. This is a full-time position and an exciting opportunity for someone interested in overseeing water finance, business operations, customer service, and billing for a fast-paced, forward-thinking public water utility.
About the Town of Marana
Marana is one of the fastest-growing communities in Southern Arizona, located approximately 20 minutes northwest of downtown Tucson and 75 minutes southeast of Phoenix. The Town makes its decisions based on a Strategic Plan that has five focus areas: Cherished Heritage, Vibrant Community, Thriving Commerce, Healthy Lifestyles, and Proactive Public Services.
Position Description
This role includes performing cost control activities for the Water Department, preparing budgets and financial reports, and monitoring revenues and expenditures. This ensures sound fiscal control and the effective, efficient use of budgeted funds.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, oversight, and management for the Water Billing/Customer Service Group through Water Business Supervisor.
- Manage the financial activities, including water and water reclamation capital and operation budgets, accounting, water rates administration, financial forecasting, auditing, and reporting.
- Develop financial analysis for the evaluation of business alternatives considering key variables.
- Prepare, document, and present code and ordinance changes, rates, fees, budgets, as well as financial adjustments, and other utility business policies and practices to internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Finance Department and manage multiple water enterprise funds.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field.
- Five or more years of progressively responsible professional experience in utilities and/or business management, enterprise funds management, budget development, and process optimization with demonstrated success.
- Three or more years of supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in finance, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field.
- Water business operation experiences.
- Professional Certification (CPA, CMA, CFA).
About Us
The Town of Marana is an equal opportunity employer. If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application/exam process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources Department prior to any deadlines related to this recruitment process.
