Finance Director at Town of Knightdale – Knightdale, North Carolina

The Town of Knightdale is seeking an experienced finance executive to serve as its next Finance Director. This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and forward-thinking leader with a strong background in municipal finance to join a rapidly growing community. The incoming Finance Director will lead a talented team of 5, maintaining professional excellence in the Town’s core financial functions.

The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills and the ability to convey complex financial information to a variety of stakeholders, including elected officials, staff, and community members. We are seeking a professional who is adaptable and skilled at helping others navigate and embrace change as our municipality continues to experience growth. Commitment to integrity, transparency, and ethical stewardship of public funds is essential.

Reporting to the Assistant Town Manager, the Finance Director plays a key role in the development and oversight of the Town’s budget, ensuring alignment with our Town Council’s strategic priorities while balancing enhancements to current programs and services with thoughtful development of new initiatives.

Under general direction of the Assistant Town Manager, performs responsible professional work regarding the Town's financial management and related operations; performs related work as required. This position is classified as exempt under the Executive Exemption and is not subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime regulations. Plans, organizes, and carries out financial management of the Town which includes treasury management, debt service, accounting, auditing, budgeting, planning, and reporting.

• Supervises Finance staff members in accordance with the Town's personnel policy.
• Develops departmental goals and objectives and records related measures.
• Advises the Assistant Town Manager on pertinent matters pertaining to Town finances and operations of the department.
• Prepares the Town's annual operating and capital improvement program budgets.
  • Compiles requests and estimates for presentation at Town Council meetings.
  • Presents proposed annual operating budget to Town Council.
  • Monitors budget expenditures.
  • Prepares budget amendments and budget transfers.
• Responsible for preparation of the annual budget document and submission for award.
• Prepares quarterly financial statements.
• Prepares long range forecasts of revenues and expenditures as required.
• Presents financial forecast information to Town Council as instructed.
• Prepares required monthly, quarterly and annual reports pertaining to the Town's finances.
• Ensures Town financial records and reports comply with established and accepted municipal accounting principles and practices.
  • Provides sufficient detail to produce adequate cost, financial and statistical data for management purposes and to meet statutory requirements.
• Validates the disbursement of all Town funds in accordance with officially established procedures.
• Responsible for pre-audit duties for the Town.
• Assists external auditors with annual audit.
• Responsible for preparation of the Town's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and submission for award.
• Responsible for preparation of the Town's Popular Annual Financial Report and submission for award.
• Responsible for Town investments.
• Administers the Town's debt service program.
• Serves as the Town's Grant Administrator.
  • Ensures that all state and federal laws are complied with in administering grant funds.
• Responds to a variety of citizen inquiries and complaints as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

EQUIPMENT OPERATED: Microsoft Office suite, calculator, copier, and other assigned equipment as required.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: This position reports to the Assistant Town Manager.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Employee is not subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• Must be able to physically perform the basic life operation functions of fingering, grasping, talking, hearing and repetitive motions.
• Must be able to perform sedentary work occasionally exerting 10 pounds of force.
• Must possess the visual acuity to prepare and analyze figures, perform accounting, transcription, operate a computer terminal and perform extensive reading.

JOB CONTEXT: This position works 40 hours per week during the seven-day workweek. Weekends and overtime are sometimes necessary to fulfill job duties. The stress level of the job is low to moderate.

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business management, or related field required.

EXPERIENCE: Considerable financial management experience; local government financial experience preferred; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of general laws, ordinances and administrative policies governing municipal financial practices and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of the Town's financial program, policies, records and related practices.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting and budgeting in local governments.
• Ability to formulate and install standard accounting methods, procedures, forms and records, including internal auditing.
• Ability to prepare informative financial reports.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with Town employees and governmental officials.
• Ability to perform fiscal planning and to advise the Administrative Services Director on the formulation of fiscal policy.

Special Requirements: None.