Financial Reporting & Accounting Manager

City of Dover•Dover, DE

About The Position

The City of Dover is hiring a Financial Reporting & Accounting Manager to manage financial reporting preparation and the Finance Department’s day-to-day general accounting operations under the general guidance of the Finance Director. The position is responsible for planning work programs, determining project scope, assigning staff, helping develop and oversee policies and procedures, and communicating goals and policies throughout the City. It requires a self-directed, motivated, seasoned, and fully proficient accountant, financial analyst, or financial administrator, with primary responsibility for accurate, high-quality financial documents and effective systems for decision-making. The manager directs accounting and financial reporting operations, supervises staff and subordinate teams, and supports the Finance Director and City organization with budgeting, audits, financial systems, grants, fixed assets, and financial policy analysis. The position also oversees the preparation and publication of official City financial documents and promotes the City’s mission and values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Valid Delaware Driver’s License.
Four or more years of related professional experience in the public sector in accounting, budgeting, purchasing, information systems, cash management, or financial management.
Two years of experience administering business or government financial systems.
Two years of supervisory responsibility for professional, paraprofessional, and support staff.
A criminal background investigation is required.
Candidates may be given a job-related test during the interview.
Ethical conduct and honest behavior.

Responsibilities

Assist the Finance Director with the department’s functional and operational responsibilities in accordance with sound accounting and financial management principles.
Evaluate department policies and procedures and recommend and implement changes; communicate departmental philosophy, goals, and objectives to subordinate staff.
Plan, direct, administer, supervise, and participate in daily accounting operations and activities.
Prepare, monitor, and coordinate the balancing and reconciliation of accounting records.
Manage fixed asset and grant accounting, ensuring financial accuracy and grant compliance; duties may be delegated to subordinate staff.
Monitor changes in laws, regulations, and technology affecting assigned accounting functions and participate in developing policy and procedural changes after approval.
Recommend and implement internal control guidelines and best practices after review and acceptance.
Perform complex accounting work and manage the day-to-day activities of subordinate divisions or teams.
Administer budgets, prepare division work programs and objectives, train and supervise employees, oversee employee selection, and conduct performance appraisals.
Serve as a Finance Department liaison to user departments, providing financial information and resolving problems.
Ensure financial documents are accurate and comply with City, State, and Federal laws and generally accepted accounting principles.
Evaluate financial systems and coordinate responses to user departments’ requests for financial information.
Work with Information Technology staff to design educational sessions that train clients to use and properly interpret financial system products and services.
Serve as the primary liaison between the auditor and City staff for the annual audit, ensuring accurate and consistent data gathering, and personally handle sensitive and critical audit issues.
Assist with developing the City’s Operating Budget, Capital Investment Program Plan, and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Oversee the collection, compilation, editing, and publication of official City financial documents, ensuring their accuracy and readability.
Monitor the financial status of the Operating Budget and Capital Investment Program, identify and investigate deviations from financial plans, and report findings.
Manage research, analysis, and data gathering for financial policy issues identified by the Finance Director, City Manager, City Council, or department directors; oversee reports of findings and recommendations.
Promote the City’s mission to provide responsive, cost-effective, and innovative government services and support its adopted vision and mission.