The ideal candidate will be a well-regarded local government finance professional with a collaborative, customer-oriented leadership style. They will be a curious and intelligent manager with experience successfully leading change. The future Finance Director will strongly communicate both verbally and in writing and have the ability to present complex financial information to both the City Council and a
variety of other audiences. The future Director will be a successful relationship builder and team player accustomed to working as a member of an executive team with a clear understanding of the Finance Department’s critical role in the
overall health of the municipality.
The Finance Director will be an empowering manager who trusts and respects their team and can effectively delegate and engage employees in achieving the Department’s goals. Highly qualified candidates will exhibit an inclusive and
collaborative leadership style that motivates employees. Their open and transparent approach will attract talent, continuously build capacity in the Department and encourage an effective team environment. The future Director will value training, expanding staff knowledge and encourage ongoing growth and development. Through this leader’s mentoring, the Finance team will enhance the reputation of the Department as an operation that is both proficient and
customer oriented.
An engaged and collaborative colleague, they will be committed to building relationships that encourage open dialogue and discussions aimed at developing solutions in the best interest of the community and that streamline operations.
Inclined towards modernization and progressive in their approach, this individual encourages continuous process improvements and staying current on industry trends and innovations. Analytical and appropriately detail oriented, the candidate selected will be adept at identifying critical issues and resourceful in crafting feasible options to propose to colleagues and decision makers.
Articulate and credible, the ideal candidate will have excellent communication and presentation skills, particularly in addressing non-expert audiences on complex financial matters. As one who is always prepared, they will display an impressive
command of information and sensitivity around messaging. The ability to adeptly guide and educate stakeholders in compelling and informative ways will be evaluated. The successful candidate will possess any combination of experience and education that provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to be successful in the position with ideal candidates possessing a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or public administration or a related field and five years of administrative experience in municipal finance and accounting, including three years at a management level. A Master’s degree in business, with a
concentration in accounting or public administration is preferred.