Finance Officer Senior - ITS

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County; Nashville (TN); In loco; USD 85.000 - 125.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Metro Nashville Government's Information Technology Services (ITS) department seeks a Finance Officer Senior to ensure precision and compliance in financial transactions that support department goals. You will craft clear dashboards and reports to turn data into actionable insight for leadership.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and several years of finance or budgeting experience, with expertise in Oracle Cloud, Tableau/PowerBI, and strong stakeholder communication.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of progressively responsible experience in information systems, business analysis, financial/operational systems, or governmental budgeting.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud applications—General Accounting, Payables, Receivables, Budgetary Control, and BI tooling.
• Dashboarding/BI tools such as Tableau or PowerBI for financial reporting.
• Certified County Financial Officer or Certified Municipal Financial Officer accreditation is a plus.

Mansioni

• Participates in processing, review, and reconciliation of financial and accounting documents for accuracy and compliance.
• Monitors departmental expenditures, revenue collections, and grant expenditures to support budget adherence.
• Develops and maintains clear, actionable financial dashboards and reports for leadership.
• Supports end-to-end management of financial transactions including processing, reviewing, reconciling, and maintaining records.
• Assists with data collection, reconciliation, and billing activities; ensures timely communication with customers.
• Enters general ledger, payment, and billing transactions in accordance with protocols and timelines.
• Investigates discrepancies and recommends resolutions; adjusts records as needed with proper approvals.
• Assists in development, preparation, and tracking of annual operating and capital budgets.

Conoscenze

Financial analysis

Dashboarding

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in finance / accounting / information systems / public administration

Strumenti

Tableau

PowerBI

Oracle Cloud

Descrizione del lavoro

The Finance Officer Senior serves as a critical member of the Information Technology Services department, ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and timely processing of financial and accounting transactions that support departmental and organizational goals. This position exists to facilitate fiscal accountability, provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders, and develop and maintain clear, actionable financial dashboards and reports that transform complex data into insight, enabling leadership to make timely, well-informed decisions.

The men and women in Metro’s Information Technology Services (ITS) department work 24-7 to ensure optimum communications both within Metro and between Metro and the general public. Multiple IT teams work to ensure information safety and efficient and effective business transactions.

ITS is a 24x7 information technology shop. Applicant must be willing and available to perform duties as required by the job. This may include work on nights, weekends and holidays.

• Participates in the processing, review, and reconciliation of financial and accounting documents to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Monitors departmental expenditures, revenue collections, and grant expenditures to support fiscal accountability and budget adherence
• Develops and maintains clear, actionable financial dashboards and reports that visualize current data trends while collaborating with stakeholders to anticipate and support future data requirements.
• Supports the end-to-end management of financial and accounting transactions, including processing, reviewing, reconciling, and maintaining accurate records.
• Assists with data collection, preparation, reconciliation, and billing activities related to ITS products and services; ensure timely and accurate communication with customers.
• Enters general ledger, payment, and billing transactions in accordance with established protocols and timelines.
• Investigates financial inquiries or discrepancies related to purchasing, general ledger activity, payments, and customer billings, and recommend appropriate resolutions.
• Adjusts financial records to reflect approved changes in balances and payments, ensuring updates are properly authorized and documented.
• Enters general ledger, payment, and billing transactions in accordance with established protocols and timelines.
• Assists in the development, preparation, and tracking of the department’s annual operating and capital budgets.
• Manages mobile devices including cell phones and MiFi units by processing invoices, performing some activations and deactivations, following mobile device policies, and providing necessary reporting.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in information systems, information technology, business administration, finance, accounting, mathematics, public administration, management, or a related field and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in information systems, business analysis, financial/operational systems, technology management, governmental budgeting, management analysis, data mining and analysis, or a closely related field.

*Additional experience may be used in lieu of education. 1:1 Ratio*

Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.

Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.

• Experience with Oracle Cloud applications particularly the General Accounting, Payables, Receivables, Budgetary Control, and SplashBI modules or similar business intelligence applications
• Experience with dashboarding tools such as Tableau or PowerBI
• Certified County Financial Officer or Certified Municipal Financial Officer accreditation

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Metro Nashville is committed to selecting the most qualified candidate for each of our roles.

Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.

Requests for ADA or other protected accommodations for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640.