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ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR
Revised: 5/20/2025
POSITION DETAILS
Position Title: Assistant Finance Director
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Salary Grade: 15
Reports To: Director of Finance & Employee Services
Cell Phone Stipend: ? Eligible ? Ineligible
Supervisory Functions
? Full-Time Employees ? Seasonal Employees
? Part-Time Employees ? Volunteers
? Temporary Employees ? No Supervisory Functions
BASIC FUNCTION
Under the direction of and in collaboration with the Director of Finance
& Employee Services,
performs a variety of supervisory, accounting, budget, and
administrative work relating to
governmental fund accounting and reporting systems including maintenance
of general ledger
and its subsidiary ledgers, compliance with laws, policies, codes, and
regulations of governing
agencies. The Assistant Finance Director serves as the acting Director
of Finance & Employee
Services in the absence of the Director.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Under the direction of the Director of Finance & Employee Services, the
incumbents primary
function is to manage, supervise, and perform detailed accounting,
auditing, and financial
recording procedures to ensure the Citys financial records are accurate
and comply with
established rules and procedures. The Assistant Finance Director
supervises the day-to-day
operations of the Finance Department with direct oversight
responsibility for payroll, accounts
payable/receivable, cashiering, fixed assets, and utility billing. The
Assistant Finance Director
often assists or provides training to departments with accounting tasks
and/or explains processes
and procedures for consistency and compliance with rules and
regulations. Supervision is
exercised over all accounting staff involved in varied aspects of the
Citys accounting and financial
system. The Assistant Finance Director reports to the Director of
Finance & Employee Services,
who reviews work for the accuracy and integrity of accounting and
financial records and reports
in compliance with City Council, Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP), Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and all other applicable
requirements. Work is performed
independently with extensive latitude to exercise independent judgment
within the framework
of existing policies, laws, ordinances, and department procedures.
ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR
Revised: 5/20/2025
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform
these essential functions.
Supervises and audits the work of accounting staff who perform work
related to the
citys payroll system, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts
payable, utility
billing, and cashiering to ensure compliance with all applicable federal
and state laws,
rules, and regulations, and to ensure compliance with City of Moscow
personnel
policies. Serve as acting head of the Finance Department in the absence
of the Director
of Finance & Employee Services.
Responsible for conducting individual tasks related to the preparation
of the Annual
Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which includes all governmental,
special
revenue, construction, enterprise, fiduciary, and internal service
funds. Prepares and
preserves fixed asset ledgers, property control, and inventory, records
retention, and
maintains ledgers and records of all funds.
Provide training in technical accounting and internal system control
assistance to
accounting staff and other city accounting and management personnel.
Performs general ledger accounting work by making opening entries to the
general
ledger at the beginning of the budget year, all entries during the year,
and closing
entries at the end of the year; balances revenue and expenditure reports
to the general
ledger; balances general ledger cash and investment accounts to bank
statements; runs
trial balances and balances general ledger accounts to subsidiary
accounts.
Analyzes, prepares, and audits a variety of complex governmental
financial statements
and reports; draws conclusions and makes appropriate recommendations in
conformance with GAAP; audits, establishes, and recommends internal
controls for the
citys accounting system in accordance with audit standards, GAAP, and
GASB
requirements.
Supervises and evaluates performance of assigned personnel; assists in
the interview
and selection process of new employees; evaluate
