City Hall – Human Resources Department 50 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, FL 34145 Telephone: (239) 389-5010 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 A.M.-5 P.M. |
Employment Opportunity |
Finance Director
October 29, 2008
SALARY RANGE: |
$103,364, DOQ Plus 30% benefits allowance (which may be taken as cash equivalent supplement to salary in lieu of benefits) |
BARGAINING UNIT: |
None |
POSITION STATUS: |
Exempt |
LICENSE: |
Must possess and be able to maintain valid Florida Driver’s License. |
EDUCATION: |
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or a Related field. |
SPECIAL CERTIFICATION: |
CPA preferred |
TESTING: |
None |
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: |
Six years of experience in accounting; three years of supervisory experience; two years of local government finance experience. Certified Public Accountant preferred. |
CLOSING DATE: |
Position is open until filled – first review of applications received will begin after November 14, 2008. |
POSITION SUMMARY: Plans, supervises and directs the principal municipal accounting functions and report preparation for Finance Department operations, Reports to the City Manager. (See Essential Functions in attached job description for a more complete list of duties.) |
Notice: Preference shall be given to eligible current city employees. All vacancies are open until filled unless otherwise specified. The City of Marco Island is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply. Please contact the Human Resources Department if you have any questions. Drug and Smoke-Free Workplace. |
CITY OF MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA
CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
CLASSIFICATION TITLE: DIRECTOR, FINANCE |
PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION
The purpose of this classification is to supervise and direct the principal municipal accounting functions and report preparation for Finance Department personnel and operations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
Administers the following finance functions: budgetary accounting, financial reporting, payroll, accounts payable, fixed asset accounting, cash flow/investment/pension trust fund, revenue collections, utility billing and collections, risk management, purchasing and data processing.
Prepares and publishes the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the City.
Prepares and publishes the Annual Budget.
Prepares the preliminary budget with proposed alternatives; presents preliminary budget during budget workshops, including forecasting all revenues and capital requirements for all funds up to four years.
Prepares and reviews the monthly interim financial reports.
Monitors pension plan.
Develops and maintains department management program.
Supervises risk management; aids in investigations of all major claims, as well as the review of existing policies and procedures for mitigating claims and losses.
Controls, monitors, invests, and projects cash resources; assures available funds at all times, including disasters.
Analyzes and presents rate analysis for user fees pertaining to utilities, parks, recreation, etc.
Prepares a variety of Federal and State tax returns.
Monitors all grants and assures the proper accounting of revenues and expenditures.
Writes and re-writes ordinances and resolutions that relate to the financial sections of the City code.
Conducts internal audit functions, reviews time cards, prepares checks, balances taxes, balances accounts receivable and payable, payroll, and sewer accounts receivable and transfers.
Prepares and presents topics that pertain to the City’s finances for the City Council, the general public, civic groups, and management.
Advises and aids in negotiations of major contracts that involve utilities, auditing, banking, collective bargaining, etc.
Develops and implements customer relations/service policies and procedures; provides advice on adjustments, as well as handles requests for adjustments by customers.
Reviews management policies and procedures; advises City Manager of alternatives for improvement.
Prepares reports for other governments and agencies, such as census information, surveys, T.R I.M., etc.
Reviews, updates and monitors existing internal financial controls.
Maintains assets records for General Fixed Assets, as well as Enterprise Assets that are depreciated.
Operates a personal computer or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field; six years of experience in accounting; three years of supervisory experience; two years of experience in local governmental auditing and financial reporting; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must posses and maintain a valid StateplaceFlorida driver’s license. Certified Public Accountant preferred.
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit. Includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebraic principles and formulas, and basic geometric principles and calculations.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions; to deal with several concrete and abstract variables; and to analyze major problems that require complex planning for interrelated activities that can span one or several work units.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
The City of Marco Island is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
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