Finance Manager

City of Mount Vernon•City Hall, WA

15d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a variety of complex accounting and financial activities to include preparing reports, analyzing, and auditing financial records, and designing and modifying accounting systems. Provides supervision and direction to assigned Department staff. Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: Oversees and coordinates the City’s yearly financial reporting efforts; prepares and produces the City’s Annual Financial Report, State Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting System (BARS) reports and other financial surveys and reports. Coordinates and assists with State Auditor’s Office with completing the annual audit. Analyzes and reconciles project and other financial transactions monthly to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting principles, practices, and standards and related laws and regulations. Assists with auditing, grants, liability accounting, reconciling general revenue, payroll, and revenue accounts, and provides recommendations to properly account for unusual and infrequent transactions and resolve discrepancies. Conducts cash flow analysis and forecasts cash needs; monitors cash balances and reconciles City bank accounts. Supervises assigned Department staff; prioritizes and assigns tasks; conducts employee performance evaluations and training. Reviews, updates, and maintains various automated systems access and data; assists in the implementation of new systems and services. Analyzes financial and investment data to develop forecasts of expenditures and revenues; performs account reconciliations and subsidiary ledgers; conducts variance analysis on accounting data. Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field AND five (5) years of professional accounting or financial analysis and three (3) years supervisory experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Must possess a valid Washington State driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Municipal experience is preferred.
Experience overseeing and preparing the Annual Financial Report preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversees and coordinates the City’s yearly financial reporting efforts; prepares and produces the City’s Annual Financial Report, State Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting System (BARS) reports and other financial surveys and reports.
Coordinates and assists with State Auditor’s Office with completing the annual audit.
Analyzes and reconciles project and other financial transactions monthly to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting principles, practices, and standards and related laws and regulations.
Assists with auditing, grants, liability accounting, reconciling general revenue, payroll, and revenue accounts, and provides recommendations to properly account for unusual and infrequent transactions and resolve discrepancies.
Conducts cash flow analysis and forecasts cash needs; monitors cash balances and reconciles City bank accounts.
Supervises assigned Department staff; prioritizes and assigns tasks; conducts employee performance evaluations and training.
Reviews, updates, and maintains various automated systems access and data; assists in the implementation of new systems and services.
Analyzes financial and investment data to develop forecasts of expenditures and revenues; performs account reconciliations and subsidiary ledgers; conducts variance analysis on accounting data.
Performs related duties as assigned.