Finance Manager

Finance Manager

The City of Salinas is seeking an experienced professional to fill the vacancy of Finance Manager. If you have a strong background in finance and are looking for your next leadership role we encourage you to submit your application today!

Essential Job Functions

This position oversees assigned programs including the budget, treasury, revenue, and purchasing activities in the Finance Department. Provides responsible and complex staff assistance to the Finance Director and Assistant Finance Director. Assists with the annual budget, oversees assigned divisions, recommends and implements policies and procedures; conducts organizational and operational studies, and prepares financial reporting and presentations.

This is a senior management level position within the Finance series of jobs. The Finance Manager is distinguished from lower-level positions in its responsibility, expertise, and overall direction of the division and requires the use of considerable independent judgement and initiative with minimum supervision. General direction is received from the Finance Director or Assistant Finance Director. Exercises supervision of assigned divisions, programs and staff within the Finance Department which may include management, supervisory, professional, technical, and clerical personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of operational characteristics, services, and activities of a municipal finance program particularly in the areas of municipal accounting and budgeting; advanced principles and practices of budgeting and accounting; principles of municipal fund accounting; generally accepted accounting principles and practices; principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting; principles and practices of program development and administration; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases; principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration; principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation; pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.

Ability to oversee and participate in the management of a comprehensive municipal finance and accounting program; oversee, direct, and coordinate the work of lower-level staff; select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff; participate in the development and administration of division goals, objectives, and procedures; research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques; analyze financial information and identify potential problems; prepare various financial analyses; prepare and administer large program budgets; prepare and present clear and concise administrative and financial reports; analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals; interpret and apply federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations; operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications; adapt to changing technologies and learn functionality of new equipment and systems; understand and maintain financial software set-ups, troubleshoot problems, and identify possible enhancements; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field. Experience: Four years (full-time equivalent) of increasingly responsible experience in accounting, budgeting, or auditing and one year of supervisory/lead experience preferably in a governmental or public agency setting.