Finance Director

About Mammoth Lakes, CA

The Town of Mammoth Lakes is a year-round resort community located in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in Mono County, California. The Town’s 2025 population is approximately 7,200; however, visitors and second homeowners can increase the population to 35,000+ during peak visitation times. The Town was incorporated in 1984 and is Mono County’s only incorporated town. Mammoth Lakes contains over half of the county’s permanent population and is the county’s primary employment, service center, and tax producer.

Mammoth Lakes is situated at around 8,000 feet in elevation and is one of the snowiest towns in the United States, averaging over 300 inches of snow each year and over 500 inches in particularly good winters. It is a remote community located 170 miles south of Reno, Nevada and 300 miles north of Los Angeles. The Town’s urban growth boundary encompasses approximately four square miles.

The Town’s municipal boundary is 25 square miles. The majority of the area is public land administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

Mammoth Lakes has four distinct seasons, enhancing the diversity of outdoor recreational offerings. The local economy is driven by recreation-based tourism, with visitors drawn to the area’s spectacular natural setting. The area is known for its outdoor opportunities including skiing and snowboarding at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and snowshoeing, Devils Postpile National Monument, Yosemite National Park, miles of hiking and biking trails, and golf.

The area’s mountain streams and lakes offer fishing, expansive vistas, camping, and other outdoor pursuits.

Mammoth Lakes has a variety of local dining, shopping, and recreational services. The small-town atmosphere, educational offerings, performing arts, community activities, and events provide a desirable quality of life enjoyed by area residents and visitors. The natural beauty, recreational amenities, and small-town character offer the next Finance Director a unique and exciting place to live and work. For more information about the Town of Mammoth Lakes, please visit the Town's website.

The Town of Mammoth Lakes is a general law Town and has a council manager style of government. The Town Council consists of five members elected at large, with each member serving a staggered four-year term. The mayor is the presiding officer at council meetings and is selected on an annual basis by the Council. The Town Council hires the Town Manager and the Town Attorney (a contracted position).

The Town’s FY  adopted budget is $107.0 million ($33.8 million General Fund) and represents strong fiscal policies that support ongoing budget integrity achieving a structurally balanced budget. The Town’s General Fund is dependent on Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues, which account for 60% of adopted General Fund revenue. The Town is supported by 118.2 FTE (98.5 full-time) staff who, under the direction of the Town Manager, work in the following departments:
Administration (Town Manager, Town Clerk, and Town Attorney), Airport, Community and Economic Development, Finance, Human Resources, Parks and Recreation, Office of Outdoor Recreation, Public Works, and Police Services. Information Technology (IT) services are provided to the Town through a contract with Mono County. Fire services are provided separately by the Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District. Water and sewer services are provided separately by the Mammoth Community Water District.

The Finance Director is an executive management level classification responsible to plan, direct, manage, and oversee assigned activities and operations including: finance, accounting, purchasing, accounts payable/receivable, revenue collections including TOT/TBID, and other related support services; act as Town Treasurer; coordinate required functions with other Town departments and outside agencies. The position provides highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Town Manager.

This is a single position, department director with responsibility for program development and implementation of goals, objectives,…