Finance Coordinator - Finney County
Garden City, KS
Job Purpose and Objectives:
The Finance Director is responsible for supervising a variety of general operational needs to include but is not limited to performing revenue and expenditure analysis, budget examination and preparation and leading comprehensive financial programs and projects. This position works with all County departments and reports directly to the County Administrator.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures positive public relations with staff and the public
- Assists with the development of the annual County budget and assists various taxing subdivisions in the County with annual budget preparation
- Managing development of departmental operating budget and organizing duties into a yearly process
- Prepares County budget forecast of revenues and expenditures
- Monitors the revenue and expenditures of the County for propriety, budgetary, statutory and policy compliance
- Monitors County grant programs for compliance and maintains complete files of all required documents
- Performs construction project accounting and reporting and works with bond counsel to ensure proper scheduling accuracy of all required documents and publications
- Manage the issuance, tracking and payment of all County debt issues
- Coordinates the work flow for the auditors and accumulates information requires
- Prepares and submits various formal and ad-hoe report to appropriate agencies
- Duplicates data, information, and records; compiles and produces a variety of correspondence, tables, records and reports
- Reconciles payroll process
- Cooperates with other offices and enforces various policies and procedures
- Maintains financial performance to assure County is following various State and Federal statutes and auditing standards and County policies and objectives
- Performs monthly reconciliation of utility billing system for County sewer and water districts
- Monitors County bank accounts and investments of idle funds and recommends action based on cash flow projections
- Complies and submits semi-annual state fuel tax refunds and annual federal fuel tax refunds
- Ensures accuracy of tax levies, special assessments, tax distributions, neighborhood revitalization refunds and various other property tax related functions
19. Respond to change productively and complete other tasks as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
N/A
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor degree in Accounting and 2 years of governmental accounting experience
Preferred Education and Experience:
Master of Business Administration or Master of Accounting and 3-5 years of governmental accounting experience; Certified Public Accountant
Qualifications and Requirements: Requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Valid driver’s license
2 years of governmental budgeting experience and application with demonstrated mastery of budget analysis
Knowledge of accounting principles and practices, analysis and reporting of financial data
Knowledge and skill in Fund Accounting
Ability to analyze and interpret data and various financial reports
Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products
Knowledge of laws, interpretations, government regulations, pertaining to budgeting and financial investment.
Ability to read and interpret contracts, standards, specifications, financial reports and legal documents
Ability to convey information effectively
Possess excellent accounting, office practice and organizational skills
Competencies:
· Integrity
· Collaboration
· Resourcefulness
· Customer Service
· Stewardship
· Leadership
Mental and Physical Demands:
The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may on rare occasion lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.
Working Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.