Finance Director

Carrollcountyva; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Carroll County VA seeks a seasoned financial leader to develop, monitor, and execute a comprehensive financial plan for the county, ensuring fiscal soundness and alignment with Board of Supervisors goals.

You will oversee budgeting, reporting, and audit coordination, coach staff, and advise officials on financial matters to support informed decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with coursework in accounting/finance or related field and extensive local government budgeting/finance experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience coordinating with external auditors and preparing financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and presents annual budget and amendments.
• Analyzes and reports on County financial status to staff and Board.
• Advises officials on financial matters for decision making.
• Recruits and selects departmental personnel; coaches and leads staff.
• Provides financial administrative guidance to all departments.
• Coordinates with external auditors for annual audit and statements.
• Establishes cost containment programs and keeps department within budget.
• Ensures excellent customer service to internal and external customers.

Skills

Budgeting in government

Accounting principles

Financial forecasting

Financial reporting

Staff supervision

Policy communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

General Definition of Work

Performs complex professional work developing, monitoring and executing a financial plan for the County that is fiscally sound, meets near and long-term goals and objectives of County administration and the Board of Supervisors, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work involves setting policies and goals under the direction of the County Administrator. Departmental supervision is exercised over all personnel within the department.

Essential Functions

• Prepares and presents annual budget and amendments.
• Analyzes and reports on County financial status to staff, Board of Supervisors and external agencies.
• Advises officials on County financial matters providing information necessary for decision making.
• Recruits and selects departmental personnel; coaches, counsels, disciplines, transfers, promotes, suspends, demotes and terminates personnel; develops staff schedules; assigns, directs and inspects the work of department personnel.
• Provides financial administrative guidance to all departments.
• Evaluates, verifies and audits various budget and expense records.
• Controls, plans, designs and implements financial management systems and policies.
• Performs needs assessment to develop long-term financial and capital plans.
• Coordinates with external auditors in conducting annual audit and preparing annual financial statements.
• Establishes programs for cost containment, reduces operating costs where possible and ensures that department stays within budget.
• Ensures excellent customer service is provided to both internal and external customers of the department, answers questions and provides information as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Comprehensive knowledge of general laws and administrative policies governing municipal financial practices and procedures; comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting and budgeting in government; general knowledge of forecasting and long range planning in regard to revenues and expenditures; general knowledge of local government revenue sources; general knowledge of economic factors and how they impact local governments; ability to evaluate financial systems and efficiently formulate and install accounting methods, procedures, forms and records; ability to communicate ideas effectively in both oral and written formats; ability to prepare informative financial reports; ability to plan, organize, direct and evaluate the work of subordinate employees; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, governmental officials and the general public.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree with coursework in accounting, finance, or related field and extensive experience in local government budgeting and finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s Degree Preferred.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a quiet location (e.g. library, private offices).

Special Requirements

Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.