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City of Austin, TX - Austin, TX

posted 17 days ago

Full-time - Manager
Remote - Austin, TX
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

About the position

The Development Services Department (DSD) assists homeowners, business owners, and contractors when they build, demolish, remodel or perform any type of construction to ensure compliance with applicable city and building codes. DSD is seeking an experienced Financial Manager III to lead our Finance Division. This position will be responsible for managing a team of approximately 20 financial professionals responsible for all financial activities for our $110M enterprise fund. This includes general accounting, purchasing, accounts payable, contract management, travel, fees, revenue, fiscal surety, budget, asset management, fleet and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Properly accounts for and safeguards the City's cash and other assets for large-sized enterprises or functions within a department.
  • Provides general oversight for department's accounting, budgeting, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue, CIP, grants, fixed assets, inventory, and payroll functions.
  • Guides financial decisions of the organization by preparing financial information for presentation and consideration by management.
  • Oversees and directs the development of the budget and business plan for the organization, performs budget analysis, provides guidance and recommendations to management.
  • Monitors the budget by reviewing current year estimates and budget variance reports, and reviews historical and forecast budget information.
  • Provides feedback and analysis of organization performance measures, goals, and objectives by compiling relevant financial, business, service and operational information.
  • Reviews financial and budget reports and performs financial analyses by managing compilation of appropriate information.
  • Directs the development of organization's mid- and long-range financial forecast.
  • Ensures revenue, expenditure and debt service projections meet applicable financial policies, guidelines and benchmarks.
  • Oversees and directs development of service rates, cost of service studies, and customer class rate proposals for Council.
  • Oversees and directs requirements of a regulatory environment including rate proceedings, rate filing documentation, expert testimony development and delivery.
  • Oversees and directs debt program including revenue bond planning and issuance.
  • Prepares, reviews, and evaluates financial and accounting documents, reports, and statements.
  • Ensures financial staff are appropriately trained on the City's systems of record and on citywide policies and procedures.

Requirements

  • Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
  • Six (6) years of experience in a finance related field, two (2) years of which include management experience.
  • Experience must include one year of accounting. Up to twelve (12) hours of accounting coursework may substitute for accounting experience.
  • A Master's in Finance, Accounting, or Business related field or a CPA certification may substitute for two (2) years of experience requirement.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience working with an enterprise department budget and cost of service fee calculations.
  • Experience managing Finance and Accounting professionals, developing and implementing financial-related processes and procedures.
  • Experience with financial and business intelligence systems (i.e., AIMS, e-Capris, e-Combs, and Microstrategy).
  • Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to manage and develop staff through significant changes.
  • Ability to present complex financial data to department executives, external stakeholders, Boards and Commissions.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines efficiently.
  • Ability to develop and communicate effective business strategies to drive organizational success.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Retirement plan
  • Professional development opportunities
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