Waste Services Finance Lead: Strategy, Budget & Compliance

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Waste Services Assistant Director – Finance for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County provides strategic financial leadership, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, funding coordination, capital planning, and financial reporting for the Waste Services Department.

Role includes guidance on regulatory financial compliance, staff supervision, and coordination with public officials and stakeholders to communicate financial impacts and program needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, public administration, or related field.
• Seven years of experience in waste services, public administration, finance, accounting, or related field.
• Five+ years of management experience in financial operations within public sector or waste-management setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning for the department, including short- and long-range strategies.
• Manage annual operating and capital budgets; monitor variances.
• Perform complex financial analyses, cost-benefit studies, rate modeling, efficiency reviews.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Leadership

Strategic oversight

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Waste Services Assistant Director – Finance for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County provides strategic financial leadership, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, funding coordination, capital planning, and financial reporting for the Waste Services Department.

Role includes guidance on regulatory financial compliance, staff supervision, and coordination with public officials and stakeholders to communicate financial impacts and program needs.