Finance Director

One of our clients located in Annapolis, MD is looking for a Finance Director to add to their growing team. This is a temporary to permanent position with lots of growth potential!

Responsibilities:

• Develops, manages, and implements policies and procedures for the operations of the Finance Department.
• Acts in the absence of, and on behalf of, the Finance Director and assists with planning, organizing, and directing fiscal and management control functions.
• Prepares the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports and assists with the annual audit.
• Coordinates with and assists internal and/or independent auditors by providing information required for audits.
• Oversees the City's payroll process including gathering and analyzing time records, preparing payroll batches, preparing direct deposits and checks and filing taxes and other withholdings with the appropriate outside entities.
• Reviews, monitors expenditures, reports and other financial documents and authorizes payment of expenses/expenditure funds.
• Prepares and presents financial reports including expenditures, commitments, and revenue data.
• Monitors and ensures continued timely maintenance of the County's financial management system.
• Ensures that accurate internal ledgers and records are maintained and are reconciled periodically with reports generated by the financial accounting system.
• Implements, interprets, and enforces standards, policies and related rules and regulations.
• Provides financial information to other departments, elected officials, and the public.
• Conducts financial analyses, prepares reports, monitors and reviews all functions of the Finance Office, including information technology, and initiates appropriate action as required.
• Directs the planning, organization and maintenance of central accounting systems and supervises the orderly and timely processing of all accounting transactions.
• Monitors the information technology operation and works closely with the I.T.S. (Integrated Technology Solutions) Manager to ensure its efficient and uninterrupted functioning.
• Assists the Finance Director with the formulation and preparation of the annual budget as needed.
• Ensures financial staff are appropriately trained in the City's systems of record and on citywide policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or similar from an accredited university required.
• 5+ years of Supervisory experience required.
• 7+ years of experience in complex accounting and fiscal operations required.
• 5+ years of experience preparing governmental financial reports.
• Experience preparing and managing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), including footnotes, in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) principles.
• CPA preferred.