Deputy Finance Director

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR

Finance Department

Hiring Pay Range: $118788.15 to $154424.60 Annually

Full Pay Range: $118788.15 to $190061.04 Annually

Pay Grade: Open Range

FLSA Status: Exempt

Deadline to Apply: 02/04/26

Benefits Summary:

Major Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees:

• A diverse range of complimentary mental health and wellness services is available including an Employee Assistance Program a free subscription to Calm and health coaching
• Paid time off up to 20 days in first year of employment
• 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per year
• Free employee only coverage for medical dental vision short-term disability and life insurance
• Free family coverage for select medical and dental plans
• Pension and long-term disability through Arizona State Retirement System click here for more details
• Supplemental benefits such as deferred compensation plans and additional life insurance

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Finance Director this position performs advanced professional and managerial work overseeing major functional areas of the Finance Department including revenue collection purchasing accounting payroll budgeting and financial systems. The position performs highly complex accounting and financial analysis assists in the development interpretation and implementation of financial policies; and communicates those policies to Finance staff and employees across City departments. This role also supports the Finance Director in representing the City on financial matters to the public City Council City Manager department heads and may act on behalf of the Finance Director in their absence.

Essential Duties:

• Provides leadership to the Finance Department and attends meetings in the absence of the Finance Director.
• Assists Finance Director with long-range strategic planning and management of the Finance Department.
• Oversees and provides support for the efficient and effective operation of financial functions including accounting payroll revenue collections grant compliance accounts payable purchasing and financial systems while maintaining adequate internal controls.
• Provides leadership in the planning implementation optimization and ongoing coordination of the Citys Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Motivates supervises and evaluates staff; coordinates annual goal setting; addresses employee concerns; provides coaching and corrective action solutions; completes Career Conversations; and facilitates recruitment activities.
• Leads the implementation and use of technology to improve financial processes operational efficiency and customer service.
• Coordinate the year-end financial close the annual external financial audit and related compliance and reporting requirements.
• Takes a leadership role in coordinating and preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and related annual reports in compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements.
• Assists with long-term financial planning forecasting and cost-of-service analysis.
• Prepares and presents reports to executive management and elected officials.
• Assist with treasury management activities including debt issuance investment of City funds and management of banking relationships.
• Coordinates with Finance divisions for preparation of the department budget. Monitors department budget performance and makes recommendations or decisions as delegated in conjunction with Finance Director.
• Leads special projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field required advanced degree (Masters or higher) preferred. Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in public sector finance and accounting. Demonstrated experience in governmental accounting and financial reporting including ACFR preparation budgeting purchasing and overseeing billing operations. Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or management experience including leadership mentoring and performance management. Or any equivalent combination of education experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.

Licensing Certification and Other Requirements:

Arizona Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) designation is preferred.

City Core Beliefs:

City of Prescott employees should seek to uphold the Citys core beliefs throughout their day-to-day business and with every customer they come in contact with both internal and external. Our core beliefs are: Act with Integrity Work as a Team Have Personal Commitment and Loyalty Solve Problems Take Pride In Excellent Results High Level of Productivity and Being Nice.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the generally accepted accounting principles municipal budgeting practices treasury management and revenues administration.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting systems funds accounting bonds and revenue sources and applicable state and federal laws related to municipal budgeting.
• Knowledge of financial and accounting software systems personal computers and related applications used in finance and budget operations.
• Ability to apply municipal accounting principles to financial management and budget preparation.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and programs develop projections and estimates and prepare comprehensive technical reports.
• Ability to conduct budgetary and financial research and analysis.
• Ability to evaluate service delivery and recommend cost-effective and efficient improvements.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials management staff and the public.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and concisely both orally and in writing including presentation of technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to plan organize assign supervise and evaluate the work of professional and support staff.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a typical City office environment.
• Safely operates a City vehicle and variety of standard office equipment including a computer terminal telephone copier and fax machine requiring continuous and repetitive arm hand and eye movement.
• Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals priorities and needs

Required Experience:

Director