Assisant Director of Finance Job Port Arthur area,Texas USA,Management

Assisant Director of Finance (Port Arthur, TX) Overview

SALARY: $108,069 - $135,871 DOE/DOQ EXEMPT

OPENING DATE: 04/10/2025

CLOSING DATE: Continuous until Filled

This is a management position. This is a full time position.

Job Summary

To plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Finance Department, including accounting, auditing, financial reporting, cash management, and central cashiering functions; to supervise Department staff; to coordinate activities with other departments, and to provide highly complex staff assistance to the Finance Director, City Manager, and City Council.

Supervision

Receives administrative direction from the Finance Director. Exercise direct and indirect supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.

Responsibilities

Develop, plan, implement, and administer Department goals and objectives as well as policies and procedures necessary to provide financial services; approve new or modified programs, systems, policies, and procedures.

Coordinate Department activities with those of other departments and outside agencies and organizations; provide staff assistance to the Finance Director, City Manager, and City Council; prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence.

Recommend appointment of, train, motivate, and evaluate staff; establish and monitor employee performance objectives; prepare and present employee performance reviews; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline procedures; recommend employee terminations; approve timecards and expense reports.

Participate in planning, directing, and reviewing of financial activities of the City, including accounting, auditing, financial reporting, system of internal control, financial policy determination, and cash management and investments.

Prepare financial and administrative reports and resolutions for presentation to the City Council.

Maintain mental capacity, which allows the capabilities to:

Exercise sound judgment and rational thinking under stressful circumstances
Evaluate various options and alternatives, and choose an appropriate and reasonable course of action
Prepare complex policies and recommendations
Effectively supervise personnel
Operate effectively in an economically and culturally diverse environment

Maintain physical condition, which will allow the capability to perform the following:

Running, walking, crawling, or standing for extended periods of time
Climbing stairs or ladders
Moving loads of approximately 25-50 lbs.

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception for:

Making observations
Reading and writing
Operating necessary and assigned equipment
Communicating with others

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

The principles and practices of financial administration are modern and highly complex, particularly in the areas of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and cash management.
Principles of personnel administration, supervision, and training.
Modern office practices, procedures, methods, and equipment.
Laws regulating the financial administration of the City government.
Applicable purchasing laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Advanced methods and practices of accounting and financial reporting.

Ability to:

Develop and install sound accounting and related financial systems and procedures.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Prepare and analyze complex financial statements, reports, analyses, and correspondence.
Interpret applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Select, supervise, train, and evaluate professional, technical, and clerical staff.
Maintain effective working relationships with members of the financial and business communities, staff, committee members, public officials, and the general public.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way would be:

Experience:

Eight years of increasingly responsible experience in accounting and financial work, including significant administrative and personnel management responsibilities.

Training:

Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.

A master’s degree or a CPA certificate is desirable.

License or Certificate:

Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate Texas driver’s license.

(EEO/AA/V/F/RC/H) The City of Port Arthur is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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