Deputy Director of Finance

DESCRIPTION

The Deputy Director of Finance is responsible for providing professional-level support to the Director of Finance in a variety of areas including purchasing, accounts payable, budgeting, and fixed assets; assists in planning, organizing, and directing the accounting, auditing, cash management, revenue collection, licensing, fixed assets, data processing, grant accounting, and other financial and information activities of the City; and to assist the Director with the budget and other administrative tasks.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives administrative direction from the Director of Finance or their designee. This position exercises direct and indirect supervision over professional, technical, and staff.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Recommends and assists in planning, organizing, and directing the financial activities of the City including bonds, payroll, accounting, cash management, investments, revenue collection, debt services, audits, procurement, asset inventory, insurance programs and licensing services.
• Evaluate goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
• Recommend improvements to various systems and procedures to meet departmental goals, objectives, policies and priorities including budgeting systems, forecasting programs, and regulatory cash management programs.
• Assist in coordinating, reviewing, evaluating, recommending improvements to the City's administrative and financial internal control systems and procedures, and ensure audit compliance.
• Assist the Director of Finance by coordinating, participating in the preparation of the annual operating, capital and debt service budget, as well as Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Oversee the City's investment portfolio and assist with financial planning.
• Prepare financial reports as required by law; prepare various financial reports and analyses requested by the Director of Finance.
• Represents financial services of City administration to citizens, organizations, auditors and other city agencies/government organizations.
• Informs and answers inquiries, interprets policies, procedures, and actions.
• Responds to challenges by analyzing and developing recommendations for resolutions by implementing programs, procedures, or systems as directed by the Director of Finance.
• Make recommendations with respect to appropriation transfers, financing plans, and other financial activities as requested.
• Assess and monitor the utilization of an automated office and a computerized financial and information system.
• Prepare and present financial and administrative reports, analysis and resolutions to the Director of Finance based on the best practices in financial management.
• Provide financial and communication support and assistance to City departments.
• Perform comprehensive administrative analysis as assigned by the Director of Finance.
• Assist to elect, supervise, instruct, train, and evaluate assigned staff. Perform related duties as assigned.