Head of Finance (Full-Time)

Target Close Date: 12/31/2026

Type: Full time

The City of Homewood is seeking a Finance Director to be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the city's financial operations. This position carries substantial responsibility for financial management activities, including overseeing the Finance Department, managing investments, maintaining and monitoring the general ledger, and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

The Finance Director works closely with executive leadership (e.g., The Director also coordinates and oversees a variety of internal audits (e.g., annual, state, workers’ compensation) and ensures that any required corrective actions identified through these audits are properly implemented.

As a supervisor, the Director assigns and reviews work, conducts performance evaluations, provides feedback, and makes recommendations for disciplinary action when necessary.

In September 2024, residents of the City of Homewood approved a referendum to transition to the Council‑Manager form of government, and the new government structure officially went into effect on November 3, 2025.

The City of Homewood provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer‑sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration with a minimum of 15 semester hours in Accounting.

Experience supervising employees, including training and directing the work of multiple subordinates.

Experience developing, monitoring, and managing a departmental budget (e.g., Experience closing books, preparing financial reports, and interpreting financial results to include reviewing for accuracy and completeness, analyzing budget variances, and identifying favorable and unfavorable trends.

Coordinates audits (e.g., annual, State, Workers’ Compensation) by maintaining audit‑related records, communicating with audit company, assigning audit‑related work to staff, and reviewing final audit for accuracy and completeness.

Coordinates bond issue process by gathering financial information and working with bond attorney and the bond surveillance process by filling out bond questionnaires and answering financial questions during conferences.

Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data, and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.

Oversees the Finance Department of the City (e.g., accounts payable, cash receipts, payroll, human resources) and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines and laws (e.g., Maintains general ledger by moving money between operating funds, making journal entries, reviewing back‑account reconciliations, closing books at fiscal year end, and creating reports.

Coordinates and/or manages city investments.

Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting and involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

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