Finance Manager

JOB TITLE: Finance Manager
AGENCY: City of Gilroy
LOCATION: Gilroy, CA
FILING DEADLINE: February 4, 2022
SALARY RANGE: $110,904 – $147,888 Annually

The Position

The City of Gilroy is recruiting a Finance Manager who will have functional oversight of accounting and reporting, and be tasked with overseeing procurement and budgeting.

The goal of the Finance Department is to provide timely and accurate financial information to City management, City Council and the public, and to administer the City's ssets, including cash and investments, in a prudent and responsible manner.

Under direct supervision of the Finance Director, the Finance Manager is directly responsible for functions within the accounting, budget, purchasing, payroll, utility billing, and/or payroll units and, in the absence of the Director, assumes responsibility for all Finance Department operations. The Finance Manager is a confidential, unrepresented, exempt-level position that provides analytical data, information, and reports in support of the City's labor negotiation functions.

The incumbent will have many opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills on technology implementation, utility rate studies, and rate setting processes set forth within the parameters of Proposition 218. Additionally, in this position you will have the opportunity to develop leadership abilities and personnel management skills.

The Ideal Candidate

This is an excellent mid-management opportunity for a hands-on Finance Manager with a breadth of financial services experience and skills. Together with the position qualifications, the ideal candidate will:

• Have a broad knowledge base in the areas of local government accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, grant management, utility billing, and business licensing.
• Have knowledge and experience with ERP systems and implementation, to include related technologies.
• Have strong skills in analytical and financial modeling and presentations.
• Understand the role of the Finance Department in supporting the work of all other departments in the City.
• Possess strong managerial skills to include prior experience supervising professional, technical, and support team members.
• Have a strong aptitude for clear, concise, and direct communication, as well as the ability to succinctly summarize complex financial information in an easy to understand manner.
• Have a leadership style that is characterized by integrity, ethical decision making, responsibility, collaboration, effective problem solving, and customer service.
• Represent the Finance Department well and make effective presentations in public situations, including City Council meetings and other community meetings in the absence of the Finance Director or as assigned.
• Be a skilled and organized manager who will promote an atmosphere of teamwork and professional development.
• Have the ability to prepare accurate, concise, and comprehensive fiscal analysis and reports.
• Have a positive, can-do attitude setting an example for others within the department and throughout the organization.
• Possess strong interpersonal communication skills and work style that includes a balance of humor and humility.

For more details about this opportunity, please visit the job brochure at:
https://koffassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Finance-Manager-Bulletin-Final-Draft-1.pdf.

To be considered, please submit a complete online application with responses to the supplemental questions, resume, cover letter, and a list of five professional references at: https://koffassociates.com/finance-manager/. A Certified Government Finance Manager is preferred. Applications that do not include all required items are incomplete and will not be considered.

If you have questions about the recruitment, please contact:
Joshua Boudreaux, Recruiter
Email: jboudreaux@koffassociates.com
Phone: (510) 901-0044