Finance Director; Chief Financial Officer

• Anticipated Hiring Range: $145,000 - $160,000
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 12 Paid Vacation Days
• 12 Paid Sick Days
• Annual Pay Adjustments
• Life Insurance
• Executive 401(a) Retirement Plan with Day-One Vesting
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• Anticipated Hiring Range: $145,000 - $160,000
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 12 Paid Vacation Days
• 12 Paid Sick Days
• Annual Pay Adjustments
• Health/Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Executive 401(a) Retirement Plan with Day-One Vesting
• APPLY NOW

The City of Winter Haven is looking for a transformational leader to join our executive team. The Finance Director (Chief Financial Officer) will be joining a tenured, well-established leadership team, including a City Manager currently serving in his fourth year, a solid and supportive City Commission, and a collaborative leadership team. The community is stable, and the local economy is strong.

This position is being filled due to the retirement of our current CFO, after a long career in public service.

The Finance Director (Chief Financial Officer) is responsible for overseeing the planning, direction, and administration of the City’s financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, investments, debt management, procurement, payroll, and financial policy development. The CFO must have a firm grasp on the funding of a utility system for the future, including challenges related to population growth, aging infrastructure, and the use of WIFIA and other funding options to support long-term replacement and capital plans.

While the position carries significant technical and strategic responsibility, it also plays an important leadership role within the organization. The CFO is expected to work collaboratively with City leadership and staff, maintain a professional and respectful workplace culture, and support a consistent, service-oriented approach in how financial information is managed and communicated, both internally and in public settings.

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The CFO will be expected to lead the utilization of appropriate financial technology, including a potential conversion to updated software that enables interactive financial dashboards for internal and public access. Currently, the following are used:

• Tyler Technologies New World ERP
• Open Gov Budgeting & Procurement
• Microsoft Products (Primarily Excel)
• UKG Timekeeping
• Granicus
• Laserfiche
• Achieve It

The CFO will work with all City departments:

• Airport
• City Clerk, Legal, Commission
• City Manager’s Office
• Economic Opportunity & Community Investment
• Fire Department
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Parks, Recreation, & Culture
• Police Department
• Public Affairs & Communication
• Public Works
• Safe Neighborhoods
• Water Department

Under the administrative direction of the City Manager, the Finance Director (Chief Financial Officer) is responsible for planning, directing, and administering the City’s financial operations, performing work of considerable responsibility and complexity:

• Provides strategic leadership for the City’s budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, investments, debt management, procurement, payroll, and financial policy development.
• Supervises professional, administrative, and clerical staff within the Finance Department and Procurement Office.
• Work is reviewed through audits, financial outcomes, compliance with applicable laws and policies, and achievement of organizational objectives.
• Works in close coordination with the City Manager and department heads in the development and administration of the City’s annual and multi-year budgets; analyzes revenues and expenditures; and assists in the administration of capital projects.
• Prepares monthly and annual financial statements for elected officials, staff, and independent auditors; prepares State of Florida reports related to financial statements, pension funds, and budget submissions.
• Monitors and prepares amendments to the budget and contracts, as needed.
• Oversees cash management and investment of City funds in accordance with adopted investment policies, managing both short-term and long-term investments and ensuring adequate liquidity.
• Provides oversight of debt financing activities, including bond issuances,…