General Description:
The purpose of this job within the organization is to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Municipal Clerk for the City, ensuring efficient and effective financial and cash management of the City's funds. This job formulates long-range goals for the organization, develops policy and position papers, and performs high level organizational input to the chief administrative officer and/or elected officials.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires a Master's Degree in accounting, finance or related field. Requires ten years of progressively responsible experience in local government finance or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses:
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and licensed to practice in South Carolina or North Carolina preferred.
Valid Driver’s License
Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting standards, explains complex financial concepts in understandable terms, and supports financial transparency.
- Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public sector finance administration and management, including principles and practices of municipal accounting.
- Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of automated systems and their use in a municipal environment.
- Knowledge of data processing as applied to an accounting and financial management system. Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to evaluate complex financial systems and formulate and install accounting methods, procedures, forms, and records.
- Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines.
- Ability to maintain positive customer-focused relationships with co-workers, supervisors, agencies, the general public, and all other internal and external customers. Personally, demonstrates appropriate customer service skills.
- Work is performed onsite. The incumbent must be present at work to perform the essential functions of this job.
Essential Job Functions:
- Provides direct assistance to the Deputy Managers and City Manager as well as the City Council on City-wide financial matters including major projects.
- Prepares and processes numerous reports including monthly financial reports, minutes, personnel, debt reports, tax projections, financial feasibility studies, etc. Presents financial information to the City Council and the general public.
- Supervises the operation of the Finance Department to include Accounting, Budget, Municipal Clerk/Records Management, Customer Services and Central Collections to include hiring, firing, disciplining, promoting employees, planning and directing activities.
- Provides direction and oversight of the Divisions of Accounting, Budget, Central Collections, and Municipal Clerk/Agenda/Records Management.
- Performs duties as Municipal Clerk, including attending City Council meetings, work sessions, and executive sessions, reviews minutes and City Council agenda preparation. Oversees the recording, filing, safety and management of legal and historic documents.
- Responsible for the development, monitoring and maintenance of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial report, City Budget and Capital Improvement Plans.
- Reviews the work of subordinates, evaluates, and makes recommendations for improvements.
- Participates in development incentive negotiations, document review, tax increment financing districts, municipal improvement districts, and other financial matters of long-term development projects.
- Manages the City’s credit rating and bond issuance processes.
- Performs all other duties as may be assigned to meet organizational needs.
This Notice is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties, knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the job. This is intended only to describe the general nature of the job. A more comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities and essential job functions is available on the job description. The City of Rock Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, political affiliation, disability, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), or age.
