FINANCE MANAGER

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Job description

The City of Coachella, located at the eastern edge of the world-famous Coachella Valley and within Riverside County, covers 32 square miles, serves over 47,000 residents, and is 130 miles east of Los Angeles. Incorporated in 1946, the City has 72 full time employees, and owns and operates its own Water Authority and Sanitary District.

The City of Coachella is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented professional to serve as Finance Manager. This newly created position plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and reviews the work of staff performing difficult and complex professional, technical, and administrative support related to the processing of financial transactions and preparing and reconciling financial and accounting records and reports; performs professional financial work to ensure regulatory compliance with accounting, grant and legal requirements; maintains and improves the City's revenue collection functions; administers current and long-term planning activities; manages the effective use of department resources to improve organizational productivity and customer service; provides highly complex and responsible support to the Finance Director in areas of expertise; and performs related work as required.

Job Requirements:

• Plans, manages, and oversees the daily operations, and activities of assigned department functions, including preparing, monitoring, forecasting, and analyzing financial information, financial processing, reporting, and record keeping.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the department; recommends within departmental policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
• Develops and standardizes procedures and methods to improve and continuously monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of assigned programs, service delivery methods, and procedures; assesses and monitors workload, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations to the Director.
• Participates in the selection of, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned personnel; works with employees on performance issues; recommends discipline to the Director.
• Prepares, calculates, and analyzes a variety of financial reports and data in the preparation of the City's annual operating and Capital Improvement Program budgets.
• Assists in the preparation of agenda items for City Council review.
• Participates in the development, revision, and maintenance of policy and procedure manuals governing fiscal matters; monitors financial procedures of all City departments, including internal audits and checks and balances; ensures that necessary corrective actions are taken.
• Provides information to City departments regarding financial policies and procedures; interprets policies and procedures for departments.
• Implement and track revenue collection functions for taxes and grant funding.
• Provides highly complex staff assistance to the Finance Director; develops and reviews staff reports and other necessary correspondence related to assigned activities and services; presents reports to various commissions, committees, and boards.
• Conducts a variety of organizational studies, investigations, and operational studies; recommends modifications to assigned programs, policies, and procedures, as appropriate.
• Monitors changes in regulations and technology that may affect assigned functions and operations; implements policy and procedural changes after approval.
• Receives, investigates, and responds to difficult and sensitive problems and complaints in a professional manner; identifies and reports findings and takes necessary corrective action.
• Performs duties of a disaster services worker in event of an emergency.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, business, law, or public administration, and five (5) years of higher level (senior accountant, financial analysis, accounting/finance supervisor or any equivalent position demonstrating a degree of progression and increased responsibility to a level that would be considered suitably skilled to demonstrate this position is a reasonable next progression in career development) specialized experience in a related field, including three (3) years of supervisory experience. A Master's degree is highly preferable. Licenses and Certifications: Valid California class C driver's license with satisfactory driving record and automobile insurance. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) certification is preferred.

THIS POSITION CLOSES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022, AT 6:00 P.M. ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED VIA THE CITY'S WEBSITE WILL BE CONSIDERED. .