Director of Finance

City of Pueblo - Pueblo, CO

Full-time - Senior

Pueblo, CO

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Under the direction of the Mayor, the Director of Finance plans, organizes, and directs all operations and activities of the Finance Department. The Director of Finance is responsible for overall administration of internal accounting and financial matters including investments, debt financing, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax, and finance related customer service. Establishes and maintains accounting of City funds. Controls expenditures in accordance with appropriations. Prepares the Mayor's annual budget. Manages the activities of the sales tax division. This job description is an overview and is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the functions and tasks required of the position.

Responsibilities

• Keeps Mayor advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City departments and makes necessary recommendations.
• Participates in preparing departmental agenda and facilitates discussions with City leadership and the City Council taking appropriate financial action as required.
• Engages City departments and organization in establishing/managing project plans, objectives, and performance measures to meet those mission and strategic objectives.
• Provides financial policy guidance for the development and review of budget requests and program proposals as they reflect these strategic and tactical needs.
• Works with City departments to prepare and submit the budget annually to the Mayor and City Council and is responsible for its administration after adoption including strategic and tactical goals and performance metrics of assigned departments.
• Oversees budgetary execution and control and recommends or approves budgetary adjustments in keeping with City strategic direction to include consideration of equity to meet community needs and an emphasis on priority-base budgeting.
• Works with the Mayor to review departmental budget requests not only for new monies but for existing programs and services pursuant to City direction.
• Coordinates the work of assigned City departments with related federal, state, local agencies and business groups to ensure that the City is meeting customer expectations and opportunities for innovation while still meeting City needs.
• May assist in the enforcement of City and public utility franchise terms and conditions.
• Selects, aligns, and integrates key performance data to track organizational performance consistent with the strategic goals.
• Uses comparative/benchmark data to track operational excellence and innovation.
• Ensures key leaders develop and report on key performance measures as part of the budget process, balanced scorecards, and other special reports and plans.
• Formulates alternatives and recommends program and administrative policies.
• Advises key leadership regarding financial and legislative matters, suggesting actions that should be taken for the betterment of the community.
• Fosters an organizational culture of high performance and a motivated workforce to be more effective in communications while encouraging diverse ideas, cultures, and thinking.
• Develops appropriate reward, recognition, and compensation systems to reinforce customer and operational excellence.
• Develops learning systems to address supervisory/management training and career development, organizational performance improvement, succession planning, and job skills and abilities training.
• Tracks and reports on success of workforce engagement and development in the balanced scorecards.
• Directs and supervises professional, paraprofessional, and administrative support staff in the Finance Department.
• Manages the development and implementation of department goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for each assigned service area.
• Provides mentoring and direction to the staff within the department's divisions and issues appropriate corrective action as needed.

Requirements

• At least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration.
• At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible accounting/financial management experience, with five (5) of those years in a supervisory or management role.
• A valid driver's license at the time of application, and a valid Colorado driver's license within 30 days of employment.
• License restrictions that may hinder your ability to drive on City business, such as an interlock, will be cause for disqualification.
• During the course of employment, a valid license must be maintained, and the employee must notify the City immediately upon changes to the status of their license.

Nice-to-haves

• Governmental accounting experience in a municipality or other governmental organization.
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant license.
• Certification as a Certified Government Financial Manager.

Benefits

• Rich benefits packet offered by the City of Pueblo.