Finance Administration Director
This requisition expires on September 22, 2025, but may close earlier if the position is filled prior to the expiration date. Responsible for directing aspects of the City's financial operations including accounting, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury functions. In this capacity, the position is expected to be a key staff member that will assist with developing and carrying out the department's strategic plan and citywide financial policies and procedures.
Essential Functions and Other Important Duties:
- Oversees the preparation of citywide monthly and annual financial statements, accounts payable, payroll, and investing and debt activities
- Assists in conducting special audits or periodic analysis of internal systems and makes recommendations to improve internal controls
- Prepares financial reports, graphs, charts and other illustrative materials as required by gathering and analyzing a variety of factual and/or statistical data related to the following utility rates, utility volume and load forecasts, impact fees, drainage fees, and other financial matters related to the City's utilities, which is frequently communicated to the City Council, Management, and various internal committees
- Reviews and prepares fiscal impacts related to proposed legislation and community development projects
- Monitors and assists with renewals, audits and rate filings related to franchise agreements
- Researches various City and departmental policies and procedures and develops recommendations for modifications when warranted
- Assists in identifying projects and initiatives of strategic importance, which includes identifying, documenting, monitoring, and evaluating progress
- Directs all assigned staff, which includes organizing and assigning work, evaluating performance, coordinating training, managing schedules and leave, and interviewing and hiring
- Performs delegated supervision on behalf of the immediate supervisor and represents the supervisor in their absence
- Maintains regular and punctual on-site attendance
- Performs other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications / Acceptable Equivalency:
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field
- Ten years progressively responsible professional experience in finance, accounting, or a related field
- OR
- Master's degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field
- Eight years progressively responsible professional experience in finance, accounting, or a related field
- OR
- Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job
Core Competencies:
- Extensive working knowledge of accounting principles and practices, utility operations and rates, and recommended budget practices
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to form and maintain effective relationships with co-workers and customers
Preferences:
- Strongly prefer Master's of Business Administration (MBA) or related graduate degree
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO) credential is preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Conditions of Employment:
- Must pass a drug test, criminal history background check and social security number verification check
Physical Requirements:
Overall Strength Demands: The word describes the overall strength demand of the functions performed by the incumbent during a typical workday.
- Sedentary - lifting no more than 10 pounds
- Light - lifting no more than 20 pounds; carry up to 10 pounds
- Medium - lifting no more than 50 pounds, carry up to 25 pounds
- Heavy - lifting no more than 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds
- Very Heavy - lifting more than 100 pounds, carry more than 50 pounds
Physical Demand Codes: The following describes if the incumbent is expected to exert the following physical demands during a typical workday and the overall frequency.
Codes for "how often": Y = Yes N = No E = extensive (100-70%) M = moderate (60-30%) I = infrequent (20-10%) A = almost never (<10%)
- Standing: M
- Sitting: M
- Walking: A
- Lifting: A
- Carrying: A
- Pushing/Pulling: A
- Overhead Work: A
- Fine Dexterity: M
- Kneeling: A
- Crouching: A
- Crawling: A
- Bending: A
- Twisting: M
- Climbing: A
- Balancing: I
- Vision: E
- Hearing: E
- Talking: E
- Video Display: E
- Other:
Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids: The essential functions of this position require the daily use of a computer and telephone. Environmental Factors: The essential functions of this position are performed in an office environment.
This job description is not an employment agreement, contract agreement, or contract. Management has exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. ADA/EOE/ADEA
E-Verify: The City of Denton participates in the federal E-Verify program in order to verify a new employee's authorization to work in the United States. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.