Finance Director

Town of Surfside; Surfside (FL); On-site; USD 106,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Surfside in Florida seeks a seasoned Finance Director to lead the accounting and finance functions for a municipal government.

Responsibilities include managing payroll, accounts payable, utility billing, general ledger, and the preparation of the ACFR and annual operating budget with oversight by the Town Manager. CPA/CGFO/CPFO desirable; Tyler Incode experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Seven years of accounting or finance experience preferably within a municipal and/or county government.
• Knowledge of Tyler Incode Financial Management System – desirable.
• Comparable amount of training, education or experience can be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Finance department accounting, accounts payable, utility billing, and payroll staff.
• Maintains General Ledger including review and posting of Journal Entries.
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive accounting and financial management system for the Town in accordance with GAAP and GASB.
• Monitors the Town's financial system and compliance across departments.
• Oversees preparation of all accounting workpapers and bank reconciliations.
• Reviews and implements GASB pronouncements.
• Plans, coordinates, and develops the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Assists with the preparation of the annual operating budget with the Town Manager.
• Serves as back up for the review and approval of invoices.
• Gathers and maintains financial information for the Town Manager and department heads.
• Provides and implements allocation coding for revenues and expenditures.
• Back up payroll processing and pension administration support.
• Oversees audits of capital assets and related items.
• Assists with Third Party Administrator functions for pension.
• Prepares a Finance Manual and may perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration

Seven years accounting/finance experience

CPA/CGFO/CPFO desirable

Tools

Tyler Incode

Job description

Responsible specialized accounting and finance work maintaining the general ledger and other accounting functions including reviewing journal entries, bank reconciliations, reporting, payroll, and utility billing. Work is performed under supervision of the Town Manager.

Essential Job Functions

• Manages the Finance department accounting, accounts payable, utility billing, and payroll staff.
• Maintains General Ledger including review and posting of Journal Entries.
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive accounting and financial management system for the Town in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to government units, the financial reporting requirements of the State Auditor Generals' office and the Town's Charter.
• Monitor the Town's financial system to ensure that all Town personnel are following the financial management system and the methods and practices incorporated therein.
• Manages the Information Technology division excluding the Town's broadcasting and website/social media content.
• Oversees preparation of all accounting workpapers including all bank reconciliations.
• Reviews and implements Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements.
• Plans, coordinates, and develops the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Assists with the planning, development, and the preparation of the annual operating budget in coordination with the Town Manager.
• Serves as back up for the review and approval of invoices for payments including budgetary and procurement compliance.
• Gathers, organizes, and maintains any financial information that may be requested or required by the Town Manager or department heads.
• Provide and implement a method of coding allocations of revenues and expenditures.
• Serves as the backup manager for payroll processing.
• Oversees the periodic audits of capital assets, non-capitalized tangible capital-type items, etc.
• Assists with Third Party Administrator functions for pension.
• Responsible for the preparation of a Finance Manual.
• May function in any emergency management role or capacity in the Incident Command System (ICS), including Logistics, Operations, Planning and Finance / Administration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job-related marginal duties as required.)

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Seven (7) years of accounting or Finance experience preferably within a municipal and/or county government.

Knowledge of Tyler Incode Financial Management System – desirable

(A comparable amount of training, education or experience can be substituted for the minimum qualifications.)

Licenses and Certifications

Certified Public Account (CPA), Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO), and/or Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).
• Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).
• Ability to access, input and retrieve information from a computer.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to access file cabinets for filing and retrieval of data.

WORK ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).
• Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to access, input and retrieve information from a computer.
• Ability to lift, bend and stretch.

Environmental Conditions

• Works inside in an office environment.

(Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with existing ADA requirements for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.)

The minimum requirements may be waived by the Town Manager. The Town of Surfside reserves the right to update and/or change this job description at any time. The Town of Surfside is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Drug-free Workplace.

Salary Range: $106,078.56 - $169,725.70, DOQ / DOE