Finance Officer/Deputy Treasurer

City of Lynwood; Lynwood (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Lynwood seeks a Finance Officer/Deputy Treasurer to oversee treasury operations, revenue management, and the utility billing division. This on-site, full-time role reports to the Director of Finance and focuses on liquidity, revenue integrity, and high-quality customer service to residents and stakeholders.

The position requires a strong public sector finance background, supervisory experience, and CA licensing prerequisites, with a 4/10 work schedule in Lynwood, CA.

Qualifications

• CPA/CPFO/CTP certification is highly desirable.
• Valid California driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Enrollment in DMV Pull Notice Program per City policy.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily treasury operations and manage cash flow to support payroll, vendor payments, debt service, and obligations.
• Audit and oversee citywide revenue streams to ensure accuracy and strong internal controls.
• Supervise Utility Billing Division and maintain high standards for customer service and billing accuracy.
• Conduct fee studies and cost recovery analyses to ensure fiscal sustainability and equity.
• Lead administrative activities, budget support, audits, and implementation of process improvements.

Skills

CPFO

CTP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field

Job description

The City of Lynwood is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented financial leader to oversee treasury operations, manage citywide revenues, and direct utility billing services—apply today to help drive the City's long-term fiscal sustainability!

SHAPE THE FISCAL FUTURE OF A VIBRANT CITY

The City of Lynwood is seeking a highly skilled, professional, and service-driven Finance Officer/Deputy Treasurer to maintain the City's fiscal stability and ensure strong internal controls. This position serves as a key operational leader and strategic partner, combining technical financial expertise with operational oversight to optimize revenue streams and deliver high-quality customer service.

About the City of Lynwood

Lynwood is a vibrant and diverse Los Angeles County community. The City is committed to professional excellence and the maintenance of modern systems that support a high-performing municipal government. We pride ourselves on providing a welcoming and approachable atmosphere for employees and the public alike.

Filing Deadline

The recruitment is scheduled to close on December 3, 2026. This recruitment can close at any time with or without prior notice. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Candidates who best meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to continue in the selection process.

Work Schedule

This position is a benefited, management, full-time position, working on-site, operating on a regular 4/10 schedule (7:00 AM to 6:00 PM).

Position

Under general direction of the Director of Finance, the Finance Officer plans, organizes, supervises, and participates in the work of the Finance Department, with a primary focus on treasury operations, revenue management, and utility billing administration. This position serves as a key operational leader and strategic partner in maintaining the City’s fiscal stability, ensuring strong internal controls, optimizing revenue streams, and delivering high-quality customer service to residents and stakeholders.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Receives general direction from the Director of Finance or designee. Exercises direct supervision over assigned professional, technical, and clerical staff, including the Utility Billing Division.

Class Characteristics

The Finance Officer is a mid‑management classification responsible for overseeing critical financial operations, including treasury functions, revenue management, and utility billing administration. This classification is distinguished by its combination of technical financial expertise, operational oversight, and supervisory responsibility, with a strong emphasis on cash management, revenue integrity, and customer service delivery. This position serves as a key operational partner to the Director of Finance and functions as a high‑level support in managing the City’s liquidity, investment activities, and financial stability. The incumbent is expected to exercise independent judgment and discretion in applying financial policies, analyzing revenue trends, and making recommendations that impact Citywide fiscal decisions.

The Finance Officer is differentiated from the Senior Financial Analyst classification by its broader scope of responsibility, including direct supervision of staff, oversight of major functional areas (such as utility billing and revenue tracking), and accountability for operational outcomes. It is further distinguished by its role in coordinating with consultants, developing financial projections, and contributing to policy‑level discussions regarding fees, cost recovery, and revenue strategies.

This classification is distinguished from the Director of Finance in that the Director has overall responsibility for departmental leadership, policy direction, and strategic financial planning for the City, while the Finance Officer focuses on implementation, operational management, and day‑to‑day execution of key financial functions.

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate a high level of professional judgment, leadership, and initiative, particularly in improving processes, strengthening internal controls, enhancing customer service in utility billing operations, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and City policies.

How You Will Make an Impact

Treasury & Cash Management

• Serves as a high‑functioning deputy to the Deputy City Treasurer in overseeing daily treasury operations.
• Monitors and manages the City’s cash flow to ensure sufficient liquidity for payroll, vendor payments, debt service, and other obligations.
• Coordinates and verifies funding availability for check runs and payroll cycles.
• Maximizes investment opportunities by evaluating and recommending appropriate investment vehicles in accordance with the City’s adopted Investment Policy and California Government Code.
• Assists in maintaining compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal investment guidelines.
• Prepares cash flow forecasts and liquidity analyses to support short‑and‑long‑term financial planning.

Revenue Management & Financial Oversight

• Oversees and audits Citywide revenue streams to ensure accuracy, accountability, and internal control integrity.
• Tracks, analyzes, and reports on all revenue sources, including taxes, fees, utility revenues, and intergovernmental revenues.
• Develops and maintains robust revenue projections to support budget development and long‑range financial planning.
• Interfaces with revenue‑generating consultants (e.g., sales tax, property tax, franchise fee, and utility consultants) to ensure accurate reporting and timely delivery of economic and financial analyses.
• Prepares and presents clear, concise financial and economic reports for executive management, City Council, and other stakeholders.

Utility Billing & Customer Service Operations

• Oversees the Utility Billing Division, including front counter operations and customer‑facing services.
• Establishes and maintains high standards for professional, responsive, and equitable customer service.
• Implements process improvements to enhance service delivery, billing accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensures timely and accurate billing, collections, and account management.
• Monitors performance metrics and identifies opportunities for operational efficiencies.

Fee Schedule & Cost Recovery Analysis

• Works collaboratively with consultants and internal departments to conduct comprehensive reviews of the City’s Fee Schedule.
• Analyzes cost recovery levels and identifies fees that may require adjustment due to inflation, service delivery costs, or policy direction.
• Assists in developing proposed new fees and/or adjustments to existing fees to ensure fiscal sustainability and equity.
• Prepares staff reports, financial analyses, and presentations to support City Manager and City Council discussions regarding fees and subsidies.
• Provides clear analysis regarding the extent to which services are subsidized by the General Fund and taxpayers.

Leadership & Administration

• Supervises, trains, mentors, and evaluates assigned staff.
• Promotes a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Participates in budget preparation, monitoring, and administration.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, policies, and procedures.
• Supports audits and implements recommendations to strengthen internal controls.

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of public sector finance, treasury management, and governmental accounting (GAAP/GASB)
• Principles of organizational, public administration and management practices as applied to the analysis, evaluation, development, and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures in service areas managed; administrative principles and methods, including goal setting, program development and pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• California investment laws and public agency investment practices
• Cash flow management and forecasting techniques
• Revenue analysis, forecasting, and economic trend evaluation
• Utility billing systems and municipal revenue operations
• Customer service best practices in a public agency setting
• Fee studies, cost recovery methodologies, and rate‑setting principles
• Principles and practices of contract administration, contract risk transfer and evaluation; risk management requirements and techniques.
• Social, political and environmental issues influencing program administration.
• Correct English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation; basic mathematics; business letter writing and other document preparation; office methods, procedures and equipment; computers and applicable software.
• Supervisory principles and methods of training, teamwork, goal setting, problem solving and laws governing employee relations.

Ability to

• Analyze complex financial data and develop sound recommendations
• Manage multiple high‑priority functions simultaneously (treasury, revenue, customer service)
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with elected officials, staff, consultants, and the public
• Exercise sound judgment and maintain a high level of integrity and confidentiality
• Lead operational improvements and implement best practices
• Understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards relevant to work performed.
• Evaluate and develop improvements in operations, procedures, policies, or methods.
• Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, policies, procedures, and other written materials.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Conduct complex research projects, evaluate alternatives, make sound recommendations, and prepare effective technical staff reports.
• Effectively represent the department and the City in meetings with governmental agencies, community groups, various business, professional, and regulatory organizations, and in meetings with individuals.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow‑up on assignments.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Draw meaning and conclusions from quantitative and qualitative data.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of delivering persuasive presentations and preparing clear, concise, and impactful reports. Able to advocate for department initiatives and engage effectively with the public, media, and other external parties.
• Show interest and understand the needs, expectations, and circumstances of internal and external customers.
• Maintain emotional stability and self‑control under pressure, challenge, or adversity.
• Display honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability.
• Appreciate the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures.
• Adhere to all safety practices and procedures and encourage and support others to be safe in their work activities.
• Have service mentality, respect for and sincere desire to help others with diverse background and experiences.
• Have strong sense of integrity and commitment to ethical behavior and accountability.
• Have courage to intervene and protect against unethical behavior.
• Demonstrate, promote and support a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

What We Are Looking For

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Experience: Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in public sector finance, including treasury, revenue management, or utility billing operations.

• Supervisory Experience: Two (2) years of supervisory experience is highly desirable.

Licenses, Certifications & Skills

Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO), Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), or similar certification is highly desirable.

Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license issued by the California State Department of Motor Vehicles and a good driving record.

California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Pull Notice System: An incumbent appointed to this position is subject to enrollment in the California DMV Pull Notice Program. The Pull Notice Program provides information on the incumbent's driving record and Driver's License status on a periodic basis to the City of Lynwood.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed mostly in office settings. Some outdoor work is required in the inspection of various land use developments, construction sites, or Public Works facilities. Hand‑eye coordination is necessary to operate drafting instruments, computers and various pieces of office equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Other Important Information

This position is represented by the Lynwood Employees' Management Group (LEMG).

Emergency Disaster Worker

City of Lynwood employees are registered as an Emergency Disaster Worker. All City employees are required to perform assigned Emergency Service duties in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Reasonable Accommodations

The City of Lynwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer, special assistance with the application and examination process is available upon request, for persons with disabilities. Notify Human Resources for assistance at [phone] ext. 221 no later than three working days prior to the closing or scheduled examination/interview date.

Legal Right to Work in the United States

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires all new hire employees to submit verification of the legal right to work in the United States within three (3) business days beginning with the first day of work. The City is legally prohibited from employing anyone who cannot provide such verification of documentation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Lynwood does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, sex, age, national origin, or sexual orientation.

If you have any questions, please contact:
City of Lynwood
Human Resources Department
11330 Bullis Road
Lynwood, CA 90262
310-603-0220 x 221