Finance Director
April 2026
FINANCE DIRECTOR
JOB FAMILY: Finance Division
EEO CATEGORY: Official/Administrator
FLSA: Exempt
PAY PLAN: Full-Time Pay Plan
UNION STATUS: Unpresented
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Under the direction of the City Manager, the Finance Director oversees, plans, coordinates, directs, supervises, and manages the fiscal affairs of the City, Fire District, and Successor Agency; maintains budget and accounting records; oversees the budget process, provides professional input and recommendations on City, Fire District, and Successor Agency issues; and provides highly responsible and complex professional support to the City Manager and City Council.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND TASKS:
The following list of functions, duties, and tasks is typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform other closely related or departmentspecific functions, duties, and tasks from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
• Participates in and manages the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities; recommends service and staffing levels, policies, and procedures; and explains, interprets, and enforces policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and programs. • Participates in and directs research and compilation of comprehensive reports for the City Manager, City Council, and public.
• Directs the preparation of the City, Fire District, and Successor Agency budget; and implements and routinely monitors the department’s budget.
• Plans, directs, supervises, and reviews purchasing activities, including the preparation of Requests for Proposals; and responsible for the accurate preparation of journal entries and adjustments and a variety of fiscal reports, statements, and schedules. • Hires, trains, supervises, evaluates, motivates and disciplines subordinate personnel. • Manages, coordinates, and assists auditors with the annual audit. • Responsible for all financial aspects of City grants, ensuring compliance with legal, financial, and reporting requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
(At time of application)
Job Classification Description
Equal Employment Opportunity
Finance Director
April 2026
Knowledge of:
• Principles and practices of general and governmental accounting; budget preparation and monitoring; expenditure control; accounts payable and receivable; cashiering; and cash flow, and revenue forecasting
• Accounting and financial record keeping, principles, procedures, and methods, and their application to projects and activities
• Principles and practices of payroll administration, including federal and state payroll tax reporting requirements and business license processes and procedures • Principles and practices of employee supervision, training, evaluation, motivation, and discipline • Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, and regulations • Automated financial management and accounting systems • Techniques used in dealing with the public and customer service Skills and Abilities to:
• Operate modern office equipment, including a computer and assigned software • Research, collect, compile, and analyze information and data and organize work to meet schedules and timelines
• Prepare, examine, and verify financial documents, statements, reports, and analyses • Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance
• Perform all essential functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation
• Relate well, communicate, and work effectively with diverse groups of stakeholders who represent a range of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds JOB QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
(At time of application and in addition to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed above.) EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the qualifications would be:
Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner and eight (8) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in municipal, county or utility district accounting and/or budgeting, including three (3) years in a supervisory capacity. A Master’s Degree is highly desirable.
LICENSE(S) REQUIRED:
• Valid state-issued Driver’s License and a good driving record preferred.
CERTIFICATIONS AND TESTING REQUIRED:
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified Fraud Examiner
Finance Director
April 2026
WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
(Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodations) • This position works primarily in an indoor office environment. • Positions in this class typically require: standing, walking, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking and hearing with or without reasonable accommodation. • Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of workday), and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of workday), and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (2/3 or more of workday) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.