Assistant Finance Director

The City of Moscow Finance Department is hiring an Assistant Finance Director! The Assistant Finance Director performs a variety of supervisory, accounting, budget, and administrative work relating to governmental fund accounting and reporting systems including maintenance of general ledger and its subsidiary ledgers, compliance with laws, policies, codes, and regulations of governing agencies. The Assistant Finance Director serves as the acting Director of Finance & Employee Services in the absence of the Director.

The primary function of this position is to manage, supervise, and perform detailed accounting, auditing, and financial recording procedures to ensure the City’s financial records are accurate and comply with established rules and procedures. The Assistant Finance Director supervises the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department with direct oversight responsibility for payroll, accounts payable/receivable, cashiering, fixed assets, and utility billing. The Assistant Finance Director often assists or provides training to departments with accounting tasks and/or explains processes and procedures for consistency and compliance with rules and regulations. Supervision is exercised over all accounting staff involved in varied aspects of the City’s accounting and financial system.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from high school or GED
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other closely related field.
• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible supervisory and professional accounting experience in municipal or governmental accounting. Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and training which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.
• Auditing experience is desired.
• CPA is desired.

First review of applications: June 23rd

Human Resources can be reached at 208-883-7001 or humanresources@ci.moscow.id.us with questions.

The City of Moscow offers more than a career; we also support employees and their families with many additional benefits and resources.

COMPETITIVE BENEFIT PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDE:

• Health Savings Account option
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Reimbursement
• Free to City Employees – Basic Life Insurance - $350 per year.
• One times annual salary up to $150,000
• Full Pension at Retirement through PERSI Retirement.
• Twelve paid holidays per year.
• One day of vacation accrued per month, increases with years of service.
• One day of sick leave accrued per month.
• Parental Leave Policy - six weeks of leave at full pay status.
• Sick Leave Bank – additional sick leave days to avoid loss of compensation and to remain in pay status due to a significant or catastrophic illness or injury.
• Employee Assistance Program – Up to eight counseling sessions per issue for family concerns, substance abuse, crisis support, will preparation, and financial services.

VOLUNTARY BENEFITS – Additional benefits available to all employees:

• Supplemental Life
• Long-Term Disability
• Critical Illness
• Accident
• Hospital Confinement Indemnity

PUBLIC LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM

• Forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Veteran Preference.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The position requires a background check. Certain criminal convictions will disqualify a person from this position.

MICELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement: The City has an equal employment opportunity policy. The City will not discriminate against an applicant for employment, which includes discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, and gender expression or identity.