FINANCE DIRECTOR

INTERNAL and EXTERNAL JOB POSTING

Full-Time - Exempt - Benefit Eligible
Non-Union Position

2024 starting salary is $106,100.80 - $113,131.20 annually, depending on qualifications and experience.
2024 full salary range is $106,100.80 - $137,072.00 annually.

POSTED: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open Until Filled, First review of applications will be Monday, May 6, 2024. AA/EEO

Isanti County offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:  Group Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care), Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Accident Insurance, Hospital Confinement Insurance, Cancer Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Whole Life Insurance, PTO (vacation, sick, personal leave), 12 paid holidays, Deferred Compensation Plans, Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and an Employee Wellness Program.

To view the available insurance and benefit options, click here.

General Definition of Work

Performs work managing, coordinating, organizing, and overseeing county finance operations including accounting, and banking, overseeing staff, developing and maintaining the annual budget, preparing and submitting various financial reports including financial statements and annual comprehensive financial report and related work as apparent or assigned.

Work is performed under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer.

Department supervision is exercised over all personnel within the department.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepares annual audit documentation, annual comprehensive financial report, and financial statements and submits various other financial reports to external entities.
• Develops and maintains annual budget, composes budget documents, provides budget analysis to other departments and/or County Board and Administration, and presents at annual budget public hearing.
• Provides recommendations on hiring, terminating, and suspending staff; assigns, leads, trains, and inspects the work of staff; coaches, counsels, and evaluates staff performance; develops staff schedules; ensures deadlines for the department are met; supervises daily operations.
• Oversees all banking and cash management functions including deposits and disbursements, collateral, investments, and reconciliations.
• Designs, prepares, and submits periodic financial reports for county departments and the county board to assure compliance and evaluate financial performance.
• Assists with labor negotiations and prepares financial analysis of collective bargaining proposals. Manages county purchasing function and administers purchasing card program. 
• Assists departments with developing revenue collection procedures.
• Reviews and/or advises staff with the more difficult and complex accounting entries, transactions, and reconciliations.
• Makes necessary journal entries to prepare financial statements on the modified and full accrual basis.
• Completes other duties as necessary to ensure continuity of financial operations
• Answers accounting, payroll, banking, and budget questions from other departments.
• Serves as the chief deputy county treasurer and performs the statutory duties of the county treasurer in the absence of the county auditor-treasurer.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field and considerable experience in the preparation of financial statements, governmental accounting and financial reporting standards, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Qualifications

None.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and accounting procedures.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting and financial reporting standards.
• Knowledge of grant accounting and reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of business and accounting mathematics.
• Knowledge of computer applications including spreadsheet, word processing, payroll, cash management, and accounting software programs.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines related to assigned work.
• Knowledge of county policies and ability to apply them to assigned work
• Knowledge of current County Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (COFARS).
• Knowledge of data privacy practices and ability to maintain confidential documents and information.
• Ability to effectively plan, assign, train, motivate, organize, supervise and direct personnel to create and maintain high quality service to the public.
• Ability to accept responsibility and to perform detailed work rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to complete assigned work with accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to organize work and adhere to administrative, reporting, or statutory deadlines.
• Ability to analyze data for inquiries and reporting purposes. Ability to analyze workflow processes and/or design and implement procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness of employees and county services.
• Ability to delegate work and provide effective direction and supervision.
• Ability to understand, follow, and communicate written and oral instructions.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, County Board members, county officials and department heads, employees, other governmental employees, bank and investment firm employees, accountants and external auditors, and the public.
• Regular and timely work attendance.

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements and Activity

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms and pushing or pulling.

Sensory Requirements

Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound.

Sensory Utilization

Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities.

Environmental Conditions

Work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

A fully completed Isanti County Online Application and resume must be received by Human Resources by the closing date and time listed on the posting.  Any materials received after the closing date and time will not be considered.

The application will be evaluated in a Training and Experience Assessment worth 100 points.  Veterans Preference will be applied in accordance with Minnesota law.  A top group of qualified applicants will be invited to the interview process.

Final appointment is contingent upon the applicant passing a background investigation including a criminal history search.  Costs of the background will be paid for by Isanti County.

The statements in this class description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbent(s) assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Mission
Working Together to Deliver Quality Services Valued by the
Community, Today and for Generations to Come

Salary : $106,101 - $113,131