POSITION DESCRIPTION:

At the City of Richmond, we honor our history and maintain an open mind to new ideas and ways of maintaining and improving our service levels. The City is looking for employees who are committed to public service and possess a willingness to be challenged. The City Manager’s Office is currently recruiting for a Finance Director.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Director of Finance is a key member of the City’s Management team. Primary responsibilities of this position are to provide timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends, and forecasts. This position will oversee the day to day operations for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all fiscal activities for the City to include but not limited to debt, treasury management, purchasing, financial planning, and revenue collections while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance for all accounting and financial reporting functions. In addition, this position will provide direct supervision of staff within the Accounting and Collection Department.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Formal Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Public Administration. Advanced degree desirable.
• A Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Business, or a related field and/or CPA is preferred.

  Relatable Work Experience:

• Five (5) to Ten (10) years of relevant experience in progressively responsible financial leadership roles.
• Prior budgeting experience in a municipality is required. Prior auditing and payroll management experience is helpful. Must be PC literate.
• Experience working with Incode software is highly desirable.

  Training (License and/or Certification):

• Texas Class C driver's license.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Application:

Qualified applicants may view full job description on the City website and complete a job application which may be obtained at Richmond City Hall, 402 Morton St. Richmond, TX or by downloading from www.richmondtx.gov.  Completed applications may be submitted to the Human Resources at City Hall, or via email to humanresources@richmondtx.gov. Please, note: Resumes are not accepted in lieu of the completed application. If your application is incomplete or does not clearly show the experience and or training required, your application may not be accepted. Offers of employment are contingent upon the results of a pre-employment controlled substance screening, physical examination, background check which may include criminal history report, driver’s license verification, State fingerprint screening and/or credit history check. This position is open till fill and may close any time after the first review of applications. The First review of applications is Thursday, June 14, 2019 at 5:00p.m.

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