Finance Director

The City of Davis is seeking a highly experienced, tech-savvy candidate for this position who has the strength of character and depth of knowledge to inspire and lead the City's Finance Department.

The Finance Director must have the technical and analytical skills to ensure the City’s continuing financial stability and the management ability to ensure the continued effectiveness of Finance staff. The chosen candidate will need to exhibit the ability to diplomatically address issues and challenges; provide citywide leadership in financial matters; tackle difficult or controversial matters head-on; and encourage open discussion. The City is in the beginning phases of transitioning to a new enterprise resource planning system beginning with Finance and Human Resources. Candidates ideally should possess an innovative mindset and ability to critically evaluate existing systems for potential improvements.

The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills and a commitment to developing strong, positive working relationships not only with the City Manager but with Finance staff, and the entirety of the management team. Candidates must exhibit excellent communication and presentation skills, as well as political acumen.

Candidates for this position will be expected to have knowledge of the principles and methods of public finance administration, particularly in the areas of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, auditing, payroll, accounting, and investing; modern accounting principles, practices and methods including program budgeting and auditing, and their application to municipal operations; laws regulating the financial administration of government; general principles and practices of data processing and its applicability to accounting and municipal operations; ordinances, resolutions and laws affecting municipal financial operations; principles and practices of public administration including budgeting, personnel and administrative practices; principles and practices of leadership, motivation, team building and conflict resolution, and principles and practices of supervision, training and performance evaluation. Experience with California governmental finance is highly desirable.

The City offers an excellent total compensation package.