Chief Financial Officer

City of Brockton; Brockton (MA); Sur place; USD 174 000 - 193 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

City of Brockton seeks an experienced Finance Director to plan, direct, manage and oversee the city’s financial activities including accounting, auditing, assessing, treasury and collection.

The role reports to the Mayor and supervises all city financial operations, ensuring GAAP compliance and effective budgeting. The position offers a firm annual salary range and ties to the city’s salary schedule.

Qualifications

• Leads and manages all city financial services in a public sector setting.
• Requires knowledge of GAAP and public budgeting processes.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis skills.

Responsabilités

• Assumes full management responsibility for all finance department services and activities.
• Recommends and administers policies, controls and procedures.

Connaissances

Financial management

Budget oversight

GAAP knowledge

Public sector accounting

Description du poste

Position is responsible subject to the specific requirements of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, in particular, Sections 4 and 5 of The Act for planning, directing, managing and overseeing the city’s financial activities including accounting, auditing, assessing, treasury and collection. SALARY: $174,468 - $192,831 annually Grade & Step Salary System to be awarded annually on the anniversary date of hire and would typically start at Step 1. Please note the salary range indicated is FIRM. Position is governed by the City of Brockton Ordinance REPORTS TO: Mayor, City of Brockton SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: All City Financial

Departments Essential Functions The Essential Functions Or Duties Listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed.

• Assumes full management responsibility for all finance department services and activities;
• recommends and administers policies and procedures and controls and
• evaluates the department's budget to actual spending. Coordinate,
• administer and supervise all financial service and activities Develop
• and maintain uniform systems for all financial planning and operations
• in all departments, including the school department, or boards,
• commissions or agencies or other units of city government Implement and
• maintain uniform budget guidelines and procedures, including providing
• direction ad assistance in the development and preparation of all
• departmental and other budgets and spending plans, including school
• department Submit a written certification to the mayor and city council
• of his professional opinion as to the adequacy of present and future
• city revenues to support the continuous maintenance of city services
• relative to any contemplated financial action requiring a vote of the
• city council Monitor the expenditure of all funds Review all proposed
• contracts and obligations with a term or impact in excess of one year
• Supervise the allotment of funds on a periodic basis Review, compile and
• recommend all department budgets, requests for supplemental
• appropriations and requests for transfers of revenue or appropriations,
• prior to submission to Mayor and City Council. Analyze and recommend all
• capital spending in accordance with Section 2-298 of the City Ordinance
• Oversee the preparation of the annual Schedule 19 required by the
• Education Reform Act on Net School Spending Manages the development and
• implementation of departmental goals, objectives, written policies,
• priorities and internal controls for each assigned financial service
• area. Establishes, within City policy, appropriate service and staffing
• levels; monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service
• delivery methods and procedures; allocates resources accordingly. Plans,
• directs and coordinates, through subordinate staff, the Finance
• Department's work plan; assign projects and programmatic areas of
• responsibility; reviews and evaluate work methods and procedures; meets
• with staff to identify problems as necessary. Ensures that the City's
• financial statements are presented in accordance with Generally Accepted
• Accounting Principles (GAAP). Conducts analysis and independent research
• for the Mayor and City Council and other City departments as required.
• Conducts presentations before a wide variety of audiences, including
• public hearings, the City Council, employee work groups, community
• organizations, and those having a financial interest or service
• requirement. Participates in collective bargaining strategy sessions and
• researches the financial implications of proposals. Serves as the
• Department's primary contact with the Department of Revenue.

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