Assistant Finance Director

Job Overview The Assistant Finance Director is responsible for providing accounting and financial control work in a manner consistent with established and accepted governmental principles and practices. Responsibilities include overseeing accounting functions, which include accounts payable and payroll. Supervisory Responsibilities: Manages and oversees accounting functions. Supervises and schedules staff in organization support operations. Assists Finance Director in staffing decisions in the Finance Department. Assists with performance evaluations. Duties/Responsibilities: Supervises the accounting/payroll staff, and will prepare and submit all payroll reports, including state and federal taxes, FICA, MERS, Union dues, required miscellaneous employee deductions, etc., and to reconcile each by employee. Implements, maintains and reviews payroll processing and accounting systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll. Processes payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes and other deductions. Assists Finance Director with audit preparation. Compiles, calculates data, and maintains a variety of periodic financial reports, including multiple grants, cash balances, inventories, cash management projections, and escrow account reports. Prepares journal entries and/or review and approve entries prepared by others. Provides accounting assistance, both over-the-counter, by telephone and by email to individual County employees, department heads, Elected officials, vendors, and contractors. Monitors department budget activity, identifies and reports potential financial overruns and variances at an early stage and notifies supervisors. Assist Finance Director to ensure compliance with accounting procedures through observation, supervision, and testing. Oversees the purchasing of County supplies, equipment, and vehicles utilizing the County purchasing policies and procedures. Oversees and reconciles accounts for all county credit cards. Performs other related duties as requested. Pay: $66,331.05 - $73,503.24 per year Benefits: Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Work Location: In person