Director of Finance
City of Glenn Heights
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Job summary
City of Glenn Heights seeks a Finance Director to lead the city’s financial activities, including debt/cash management, purchasing, accounting, investments, payroll, and utility billing.
The role oversees budgeting, audit coordination, and financial reporting, guiding policies and internal controls while ensuring transparency and ethical standards for the City Council and residents.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Five years of experience in municipal or government accounting and finance; two years of supervisory experience or equivalent.
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job’s essential functions.
Responsibilities
- Directs and manages development and implementation of departmental goals and policies.
- Plans, organizes, and directs general ledger accounting, payroll, and utility billing.
- Ensures financial accountability and transparency to City Council and citizens; upholds ethical standards.
- Oversees accounting operations, financial system, and GASB compliance; produces regular financial reports.
- Maintains internal financial controls and liaises with external auditors and bond counsel.
- Manages accounts receivable/payable processes and cash handling procedures.
- Advises City Manager on financial matters and investment policies; supports city projects.
- Prepares RFPs for audits and coordinates annual financial audits with external auditors.
- Prepares financial summaries and forecasts for revenues, expenditures, and fund balances.
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Job description
Under the direction of the City Manager, the Finance Director plans, organizes, and directs the city's financial activities, including debt management, cash management, purchasing, general accounting, investments, financial planning, payroll, and Utility Billing.
- Directs and manages the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for each assigned service and operational area; oversees the development and implementation of policies and plans related to departmental service and operations.
- Plans, organizes, and directs general ledger accounting, including payroll, accounts payable, utility billing, service fees, etc.
- Ensures the highest financial accountability and transparency to the City Council, City management, and citizens; maintains and encourages the highest ethical standards.
- Manages and directs the administration of the City’s accounting operations, which includes overseeing the City’s financial system. Establishes and enforces financial policies, ensures adherence to Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements, and produces monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports.
- Ensures proper internal financial controls are established and followed.
- Serves as the City’s liaison with external auditors, financial advisors, and bond counsel.
- Establishes and maintains accounts receivable processes for all receivables to the City, including the use of collection agencies, law firms, and other collection resources; manages and controls the accounts payable process for the City.
- Establishes and oversees accounting procedures and internal controls for cash receipts and disbursements.
- Advises the City Manager on financial matters; formulates and oversees the City’s investment policies; and provides long-term and strategic financial support for the City’s public projects.
- Prepares the request for proposal for audit services, evaluates proposals received, and presents firms to City Council; Coordinates and assists with the annual financial audit with the external auditors.
- Understands and applies federal, state, and local accounting practices and regulations.
- Prepares financial summary and forecast reports for revenues, expenditures, and fund balances and presents them to the City Council monthly.
- Manages City lines, including processing, reporting, and calculating amounts owed; ensures that paid lines are released and recorded.
- Calculates the city's effective tax rate and presents it to the city manager and city council; acts as liaison to Ellis County and Dallas County Central Appraisal Districts to evaluate properties and develop revenue forecasts.
- Review and revise the Finance Department's policies and procedures.
- Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates assigned staff; performs performance evaluations; counsels and interviews employees’ on-the-job performance; resolves informal complaints and grievances; and takes necessary disciplinary action by City policies.
- Oversees the budget development process with City Management and Department Heads
- Prepares annual budget book and presentations for City Manager and City Council.
Under the direction of the City Manager, the Finance Director plans, organizes, and directs the city's financial activities, including debt management, cash management, purchasing, general accounting, investments, financial planning, payroll, and Utility Billing.
Essential duties and functions may include the following. Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the job's essential functions can be performed. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Directs and manages the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for each assigned service and operational area; oversees the development and implementation of policies and plans related to departmental service and operations.
- Plans, organizes, and directs general ledger accounting, including payroll, accounts payable, utility billing, service fees, etc.
- Ensures the highest financial accountability and transparency to the City Council, City management, and citizens; maintains and encourages the highest ethical standards.
- Manages and directs the administration of the City’s accounting operations, which includes overseeing the City’s financial system. Establishes and enforces financial policies, ensures adherence to Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements, and produces monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports.
- Ensures proper internal financial controls are established and followed.
- Serves as the City’s liaison with external auditors, financial advisors, and bond counsel.
- Establishes and maintains accounts receivable processes for all receivables to the City, including the use of collection agencies, law firms, and other collection resources; manages and controls the accounts payable process for the City.
- Establishes and oversees accounting procedures and internal controls for cash receipts and disbursements.
- Advises the City Manager on financial matters; formulates and oversees the City’s investment policies; and provides long-term and strategic financial support for the City’s public projects.
- Prepares the request for proposal for audit services, evaluates proposals received, and presents firms to City Council; Coordinates and assists with the annual financial audit with the external auditors.
- Understands and applies federal, state, and local accounting practices and regulations.
- Prepares financial summary and forecast reports for revenues, expenditures, and fund balances and presents them to the City Council monthly.
- Manages City lines, including processing, reporting, and calculating amounts owed; ensures that paid lines are released and recorded.
- Calculates the city's effective tax rate and presents it to the city manager and city council; acts as liaison to Ellis County and Dallas County Central Appraisal Districts to evaluate properties and develop revenue forecasts.
- Review and revise the Finance Department's policies and procedures.
- Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates assigned staff; performs performance evaluations; counsels and interviews employees’ on-the-job performance; resolves informal complaints and grievances; and takes necessary disciplinary action by City policies.
- Oversees the budget development process with City Management and Department Heads
- Prepares annual budget book and presentations for City Manager and City Council.
- Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field, Master’s Degree preferred, and
- five years of experience in municipal or government accounting and finance or related areas and
- two years of supervisory experience or
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the job's essential functions.
- Advanced skills in analyzing and interpreting fiscal and accounting information; preparing accurate and timely financial statements and reports.
- Ability to plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
- Ability to understand, interpret, explain, and apply city, state, and federal laws regulating City financial accounting, reporting and recordkeeping, investment of funds, and borrowing.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental accounting and the regulations governing the reporting of municipal government financial activities
- Comprehensive knowledge of budget preparation, projection, development, management, and justification practices and procedures
- Ability to develop and maintain a positive working relationship with staff, fellow employees, elected officials, supervisors, citizens, business, and community groups.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when working with sensitive information and to comply with all records retention laws.
- Ability to elicit respect and trust through actions and leads by example.
- Ability to provide leadership, counsel, motivation, and constructive performance reviews to staff.
- Ability to respond to and manage emergencies and incidents.
- Ability to develop and implement City policies, procedures, and objectives.
- Comprehensive abilities in problem-solving, conflict management, and customer relations techniques
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Proficient skills in payroll, billing, and budget application management
- Comprehensive knowledge of municipal accounting and finance regulations
- CPA preferred but not required
- Certified Government Finance Officer preferred but not required
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The incumbent works in a typical office environment with little or no exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Requires lifting up to 25 pounds and includes repetitive actions while sitting or standing. May require sitting and working at a computer for extended periods of time
- Required to work some nights and weekends
- This employer participates in E-Verify.
Please access the provided link for additional information regarding E-Verify: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees
Choice of three medical plans to include a High Deductible Health Plan and two PPO plan options.
Employee Only coverage on the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) / Health Savings Account (HSA) Plan will be paid 100% by the City.
Employee Only premiums are paid at 100% by the City. Dependent coverage is available at the expense of the employee.
Coverage is offered at the expense of the employee.
The City provides each employee with a life insurance policy of $20,000, and covers spouses for $5,000 and dependent children for $2,000. Additional coverage may be purchased at the expense of the employee.
Employees may elect to be covered under various supplemental policies at their own expense.
Employees are eligible to open a flexible spending account (also known as a reimbursement account), which allows for pre-tax payroll deductions for certain types of unreimbursed medical, and/or dependent care expenses.
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Employees participate in a statewide retirement program at 6% mandatory contribution with the city match of 2:1. The program requires five (5) years to become vested, with 25 years retirement at any age. For more information contact TMRS at http://www.tmrs.org
ICMA-RC 457
This is an optional deferred compensation plan. Employees may contribute up to the IRS limit into this plan. For more information please visit https://www.icmarc.org
All full-time employees accrue one workday per month, based on longevity.
All full-time employees accrue one workday per month.
Employees receive 9 paid holidays and two personal days per year. Fire employees receive 10 paid holidays and one personal day per year.
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