International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans · 1 month ago
Finance Director
Delavan, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveThe International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans is seeking a Finance Director to oversee the Finance department operations, including accounting, budgeting, and auditing. The role involves developing financial policies, preparing reports, coordinating budgets, and administering grants, among other responsibilities.
Responsibilities
Reconciles accounts, recalculates revenues to verify they are on target to meet or exceed estimates used in developing budget; performs other account analysis to ensure accuracy of estimates as well as accuracy in the processing of revenues and expenditures
Develops and maintains the chart of accounts to facilitate effective reporting of financial data
Prepares monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reports or reviews such reports prepared by others
Directs the preparation and distribution of financial information in proper form as required by governmental agencies, auditors, federal and state grant administrators, City departments and the general public
Oversees the audit preparation process; reviews drafts of and prepares certain sections for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Coordinates the preparation of annual operating budgets for all general, special, capital and enterprise funds. Develops revenue projections and/or reviews and validates revenue projections developed by others. Develops expenditure budgets for areas of assigned responsibility and reviews expenditure budgets prepared by others. Formats the budget for review by the Administrator. Prepares, in conjunction with the City Administrator, the final draft of the budget for submittal to the Finance Committee, and Common Council. Coordinates, with the City Clerk, the timely publication of notices as may be required by law. Incorporates changes that may be made to the document during the review process. Once adopted, finalizes, and coordinates the distribution of the final budget document
Coordinates investments, initiates ACH wires, occasional transfers and confirms that all audit controls are met
Reviews and audits financial records or accounting procedures to determine adherence to prescribed policies and procedures
Analyzes financial data to determine conformity to overall goals, objectives, and policies and to forecast future financial performance
Develops cash flow projections and monitors status
Reconciles cash balances within various funds
Leads City-wide grant research and tracking; identifies and evaluates funding opportunities; maintains a grant calendar and communicates opportunities to the City Administrator and Department Heads
Coordinates with departments to develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, and narratives; drafts, compiles, and submits competitive grant applications and supporting documentation
Administers awarded grants, including maintaining grant files, monitoring budgets and performance measures, preparing reimbursement requests and reports, coordinating compliance requirements, and supporting grant closeout and audits
Works with the City Administrator to identify organizational issues needing to be addressed
Assists the City Administrator and Department Heads in keeping the City Council informed and in preparing items to be considered by the City Council
Prepares cash flow projections, investigates, and makes recommendations on investment options for funds not needed for cash flow purposes
Compiles information, reviews balance sheets and prepares reconciliations for various general ledger accounts related to areas of responsibility
Attends committee, commission and council meetings as assigned
All other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Comprehensive knowledge of municipal finance laws, policies, practices and procedures
Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting and budgeting in government
Thorough knowledge of municipal purchasing system principles and practices
Thorough knowledge of municipal bond financing practices, methods and laws
Ability to evaluate complex financial systems and efficiently formulate and install accounting methods, procedures, forms and records
Ability to prepare informative financial reports
Ability to plan, organize, direct and evaluate the work of employees
Ability to conduct long-range financial planning
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, governmental officials and the general public
Thorough knowledge of grant research methods, grant writing, grant administration, compliance, reimbursement, and reporting requirements
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience with demonstrated success in governmental finance
Company
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans are led by the ICMA Veterans Advisory Committee (VAC).
Founded in 1908Washington, District of Columbia, US
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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