Overview

Position Title:Chief Financial Officer

Company:City Of Durham Nc

Location:Durham, NC, US

Job Description:

As a Chief Financial Officer, you are responsible for serving as the director of the City Finance department as well as serving as the knowledge leader for a mission-critical function of the City that supports and/or frames all other City operations. Position applies advanced management principles with critical impact on residents and the organization. Exercise strategic and visionary thinking having long-term organization-wide application and impact; develop and implement programs critical to the City; and exercise control and supervision of multiple assigned functions and/or divisions and significant resources.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides strategic direction and management oversight to the Finance department and functions and serves as a knowledge leader; applies advanced management principles with critical impact on citizens and the organization; exercises strategic and visionary thinking having long-term organization-wide application and impact; develops and implements programs critical to the City; and exercises control and supervision of multiple assigned functions and/or divisions and significant resources.
  • Provides leadership and management direction for the department, policy formulation and analysis for the City, and support for the finance-related modules in the ERP system.
  • Biweekly payroll checks for approximately 2,450 City employees.
  • Accounts Payable for approximately 78,000 invoices per year.
  • Financial Reporting including CAFR, annual and quarterly financial reports, and federal, state, and other agency reports.
  • Provides a centralized approach for purchasing and bid specifications and solicitations for apparatus, supplies, equipment, and materials for all departments.
  • Contract compliance and disposal of surplus property.
  • Treasury Management and provides cash, investment portfolio, debt management, and banking services oversight and management.
  • Interlocal Tax Contract, Interlocal property tax collection contract with Durham County.
  • Billing and Collections providing a centralized approach for non-utility billing and coordinates collections of delinquent accounts due the City.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in public administration or directly related filed
  • 10 years of progressively responsible related professional experience that includes significant management and supervisory experience.
  • There is a residency requirement to live within the corporate city limits of Durham within 18 months of appointment to the position.