Assistant Director of Finance

Closing Date: August 29, 2025, 9:00PM PST
Position: Assistant Director
Department: Administrative Services
Division: Finance
Annual Salary: $157,001.00 - $200,377.32
FLSA: Exempt - Not Overtime Eligible

General Summary:

The Assistant Director of Finance is responsible for planning, directing, organizing, and leading financial operations and programs for the City.

Responsibilities

Include, but are not limited to:

• Reports to the Senior Director of Administrative Services and supervises full-time and temporary staff.
• Leads in budget development and administers the annual Citywide budget and mid-year budget process; prepares cost and fee estimates for budget recommendations; monitors and approves expenditures.
• Prepares and oversees budgets for assigned projects and programs; develops fiscal strategies for effective use of funds; ensures compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines.
• Oversees the Citys Procurement activities, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and guidelines while maintaining high customer service standards and timely project completion.
• Manages the annual audit process and the preparation of financial statements.

• Provides day-to-day leadership to maintain a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports City and departmental goals.
• Applies best practices and quality assurance processes to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Enforces the maintenance of safe working conditions and ensures safe work practices are followed by staff.
• Provides leadership to ensure a fair and open work environment in accordance with the City's commitment to equal employment opportunity.

The duties listed above are not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may also perform other related duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor. This position is considered exempt.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field, and/or five (5) years of experience with at least 3 years of supervisory experience.

Core Competencies:

• ProfessionalIntegrity&EthicsDisplayinghonesty,adherencetoprinciples,and personalaccountability
• ProblemSolvingAnalyticallyandlogicallyevaluatinginformation
• LearningAgilitySeekinglearningopportunitiesandapplyingthelessonstowork
• HandlingStressMaintainingemotionalstabilityandself-controlunderpressure, challenge, or adversity
• Safety Focus Showing Vigilance and care in identifyingand addressing health risks and safety hazards
• CustomerServiceAttendingtotheneedsandexpectationsofcustomers
• StrongCommunicationProactivelyobtainingandsharinginformation
• TeamworkCollaboratingwithotherstoachievesharedgoals
• InclusionCreatingasenseofeaseandbelongingthroughrespect,acceptance, andmindfulnessofourcollectivediversity
• Allocating Resources Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness

Guiding Principles:

1. Put people first.
2. Be visionary.
3. Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
4. Be Fiscally Responsible.
5. Be Creative.
6. Always Improving.
7. Be Adaptable and Resilient.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Ascend/Descend stairs/ladders/balance (moderate)
• Positionyourselftobendortwist(frequently)
• Tomove,transport,andpositionitemsupto15lbs.(frequent)
• Exposedtooutdoorweatherconditions(infrequent)
• OperateEquipment(none)
• Stationary or squatting position (frequent)

Essential Cognitive Functions:

• Analyze(continuous)
• Computations(frequent)
• GenerateWrittenWorkProduct(frequent)
• IndependentProblemSolving(continuous)
• Interruptions(frequent)
• MaintainPositivePublicRelations(moderate)
• Organize (frequent)
  

Disaster Service Worker:
Pursuant to California Government Code Section , all public employees are declared disaster service workers subject to disaster service activities as may be assigned to them in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster.

Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswith disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The City of Lancaster will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the City of Lancaster is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting .