Accounting Manager

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The City of Tracy is searching for an enthusiastic leader who is looking to make an impact through their work. The Finance Department is an inspired team dedicated to providing exceptional service and support to the workforce and community. Our people are instrumental to our success, and we have a reputation for supporting growth and development throughout the organization. The successful incumbent will have a passion for developing and mentoring as they serve in this leadership role.

This position serves as the first point of contact to provide professional fiscal support and analysis to the team and management over the City's accounting, payroll, and accounts receivable/payables, and internal/external audits. The incumbent will also have the opportunity to shape the financial future of our community through process development and improvements. Expect to hit the ground running, sinking your teeth into meaningful projects such as streamlining accounting processes through the use of Tyler ERP. Professional accounting, budgeting, and fiscal auditing work in local government with Tyler Munis experience is highly desirable.  

At over 500 FTEs and 98,000 population, we’re not too big or too small! You can enjoy being part of a community while still finding plenty of opportunities for professional growth. We do serious work but never take ourselves too seriously. Our team enjoys humor, fun, comradery, and epic holiday celebrations. Productivity, performance, and job satisfaction are encouraged through a balanced workload, schedule flexibility, and a commitment to professional development. Apply today if you are interested in joining our high-performing team dedicated to serving a world-class community.

DEFINITION

Under general direction, plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and manages staff and operations of the accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and internal and external auditing functions; performs professional accounting work to ensure regulatory compliance with governmental accounting standards; provides budget and accounting expertise to City departments; administers current and long-term planning activities; manages the effective use of department resources to improve organizational productivity and customer service; provides highly complex and responsible support to the Finance Director in areas of expertise; and performs related duties, as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general direction from the Finance Director. Exercises general direction and supervision over supervisory, professional, technical, and administrative support staff through subordinate levels of supervision.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This is a management classification responsible for planning, organizing, reviewing, and evaluating accounting staff, operations, and activities of the Finance Department. The incumbent organizes and oversees day-to-day financial processing, reporting, and record-keeping activities. Responsibilities include developing and implementing policies and procedures for assigned programs, budget administration and reporting, and program evaluation. Incumbents serve as a professional-level resource for organizational, managerial, and operational analyses and studies. Performance of the work requires the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion within established guidelines. This class is distinguished from the Finance Director in that the latter has overall responsibility for all functions of the Finance Department and for developing, implementing, and interpreting public policy.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field and six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience performing professional accounting, budgeting, and fiscal auditing work which included at least two (2) years of supervisory experience.