Finance Director

4 weeks ago

Eagle Pass, United States City Of Eagle Pass Full time
Description

Summary

Plans, organizes, directs, and integrates financial management and planning and information systems of the City. Manages financial services including, treasury, public financing, liability and debt management, purchasing, accounting operations, including enterprise and fund accounting, performance reporting, information technology, risk management and contracts.
Distinguishing Career Features

The Finance Director is a senior management position. At this level, the Finance Director is the Chief Financial Officer who integrates all financial and information systems functions and controls, information services, and permanent record services within and among City departments and for the benefit of the community.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Establishes annual departmental goals, objectives, and priorities. Directs, trains, and supervises the performance of accounting, purchasing and information systems functions, ensuring adequate levels of service to other departments.
  • Assures protection of assets by developing and directing administration of internal accounting policies, controls, and procedures for accounting operations that include but are not limited to, revenues and reimbursements, expense, accounts receivable, contracts and accounts payable, payroll, investments, and special funds.
  • Prepares the annual budget development calendar and instructions. Projects revenues and expenditures. Prepares preliminary and final budget summaries for general and special funds. Develops systems for, and implements financial controls for budgets.
  • Directs and prepares periodic reports that compare performance with plans, budgets, and standards. Interprets financial and statistical results. Provides sites and departments with periodic financial management information reports, highlighting variances from plan.
  • Executes cash disbursements for payment of expenditures of accounts payable, debt, and payroll in accordance with disbursement and accounting policies.
  • Directs and participates in the closing of financial records to prepare trial balance financial summary statements. Oversees preparation of accounting entries to close accounts, allocation of accounting adjustments, and consolidation to summaries. Prepares final financial statements and performance reports for City and assigned external agencies and special funds.
  • Continually reviews accounting systems for appropriate information, accuracy, and controls. Assures that accounting systems comply with appropriate regulations and data transfer requirements.
  • Directs and performs the City's public financing, investment and cash management programs. Proposes capital financing and investment guidelines and alternatives. Ensures compliance of financing and investment activities with policy requirements.
  • Forecasts short-range cash requirements and obligations, as a basis for maintaining adequate funds. Directs the receipt and accounting of taxes and fees and blends into revenue and cash flow projections.
  • Monitors capital markets and works with financial institutions and others connected with issue of revenue bonds or debt borrowings. Monitors the interest rate market to remain alert for refunding opportunities.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of laws and regulations governing public agency and capital financing strategies.
  • Plans, directs, and implements information technology to warehouse and process data, facilitate voice and data communications within and outside the city, and enhance productivity of all City staff with computer applications and decision-support.
  • Directs a program for centralized review and analysis of insurance, purchases and contracts-for-service, and leases for adequacy and to reduce the financial risk of on-going operations, reduce costs, and minimize loss exposure.
  • Researches, develops, recommends, and implements City-wide policies, language, provisions, and procedural controls governing contracts for goods and services. Develops internal procedures for monitoring contractual performance.
  • Analyzes risk-and-return for decisions on the amount of coverage and self-funded versus third party insurance. Establishes special funds for self-insured claims. Purchases insurance coverage, including, but not limited to property, liability and health insurance. Negotiates terms and cost of coverage.
  • Directs all Information Technology services including, but not limited to enterprise software applications, installation of department-specific applications, and active network connectivity among computers and web site presence.
  • Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

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