Sentinel Capital Partners · 1 day ago
Finance Director
Walhalla, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expSentinel Capital Partners is seeking a Finance Director to oversee all financial management, accounting, and reporting functions for the County. The role involves planning, directing, and supervising the Finance Department while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
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Responsibilities
Plans, organizes and directs all programs and activities of the Finance Department, with emphasis on developing and maintaining effective procedures and procedural improvements to the County’s fiscal management system
Supervises the operation of the Finance Department; assigns workloads and establishes work schedules; directs and supervises duties of assigned staff
Assigns, reviews, and plans the work of others; maintaining standards; coordinating activities; allocating personnel; selecting new employees; acting on employee problems; and recommending employee promotions, transfers, discipline, discharge, and salary increases
Reviews the work of subordinates for completeness and accuracy; evaluates and makes recommendations as appropriate; offers advice and assistance as needed
Provides adequate training and development of department staff
Performs or assists subordinates with assigned duties; investigates and corrects technical errors
Serves as the County’s chief financial adviser, providing direct assistance to the County Administrator in financial matters and regarding various special projects
Establishes and maintains internal control procedures, and ensures County compliance with state and national standard accounting procedures
Works with the County Attorney, administrative staff, County Council, and federal and state officials to develop and ensure adherence to sound fiscal and administrative policies
Develops, analyzes and interprets statistical and accounting information in the evaluation of the fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness of the County
Forecasts and monitors the financial condition of the County, and prepares related reports
Directs the preparation and administration of the County’s annual budgets; reviews operating budgets periodically to analyze trends affecting budget needs; monitors revenues and expenditures and performs appropriate cost control activities
Develops and administers the department budget; ensures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities and time
Directs and/or reviews the financial aspects of various County projects to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures
Develops, directs and monitors county internal control procedures and programs
Coordinates County accounting activities
Oversees County accounts payable functions; authorizes all payments
Oversees payroll administration
Monitors capital project expenditures and the County's Debt Service; makes budgetary adjustments, as necessary
Manages the County’s debt service
Directs and reviews annual audits by external auditors, and conducts periodic reviews of the County’s finances to detect and resolve discrepancies and other problems
Prepares a variety of studies, reports and related information for decision-making purposes; prepares periodic and special financial reports as required by the County and other agencies
Oversees the central computerized financial and management information system
Coordinates department activities and functions with those of other County departments, municipalities and outside agencies as appropriate
Conducts and attends various staff meetings as required; represents the County at various local, regional and national conferences and meetings
Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns, complaints and requests for assistance from County personnel, elected officials and citizens regarding general County financial matters
Presents financial information and issues to external groups as required
Oversees the A.C.F.R. (Annual Comprehensive Financial Report)
Facilitates long-range capital improvement planning and program financial management
Oversees the accuracy and timeliness of the following processes: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, General Accounting, Budget, Grants Management, Mail Services and others
The position is guided by generally accepted federal and state guidelines (GAAP), and as such, can operate autonomously with those guidelines. Most of these decisions impact the budget, and are made in collaboration with other department heads. Any exceptions to stated guidelines must be reviewed by the County Administrator and external auditor
Works additional hours (beyond 40 hours in one week) or report to duty outside of regularly scheduled hours as necessitated by the work
Serves at the Emergency Services Operation Center in the event of a county emergency or disaster
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or directly related field, and eight (8) years of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
Must possess certification as a Governmental Finance Officer, or must be able to obtain within three to five (3-5) years
Knowledge of Governmental Fund accounting, operational and capital budgeting, financial reporting, and management
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and theory and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board's (GASB) Principles and Statements
Knowledge of County operations, services and policies. County ordinances, state and federal laws, standards, policies, principles, and procedures, pertaining to accounting, budgeting, and financial matters for governments
Knowledge of the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 pertaining to the financial management, accounting, internal controls and auditing requirements of federal grants
Knowledge of general trends and recent developments in public sector (governmental) accounting. Economic and financial data reporting models and analytical tools
Knowledge of internal and external auditing procedures, requirements, and reporting
Knowledge of Governmental debt instruments and compliance requirements
Knowledge of general principles of employee supervision and management
Knowledge of Governmental ERP software features. MS Excel at an intermediate to advanced level and the other MS Office products and Adobe Acrobat Pro at a basic level. Data format conversion and manipulation techniques
Knowledge of basic mathematics, algebra, and statistics and their applications
Knowledge of basic office policies and procedures; Research methods and techniques
Ability to work on own recognizance without detailed written instructions
Ability to appropriately interpret and apply accounting standards, principles, theory and guidance
Ability to make critical independent decisions on a wide variety of financial documents and reports
Ability to analyze accounting activities and prepare journal entries and financial statements and reports
Ability to provide management and direction of staff
Ability to utilize research methods, tools and techniques
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Ability to operate computers and peripheral devices
Ability to use spreadsheet, document processing, database, email, and other common software packages
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County officials, management, and staff
Ability to provide excellent customer service
Preferred
Certification as a Certified Public Accountant, or comparable professional designation
Company
Sentinel Capital Partners
Sentinel Capital Partners is a private equity firm that seeks to invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Chris McClain
Operating Partner
Lori Malcolm
Operating Partner - Human Capital
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