General Description:
The purpose of this job/class within the organization is to administer and direct the City's fiscal operations.
This job/class formulates long-range goals for the organization, develop policy and position papers and negotiate with the chief administrative officer and/or elected officials.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this job/class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job/class as necessary.

Essential Functions:
Directs budget preparation; coordinates with department heads and City Manager; conducts analysis, presentation, and TRIM compliance.
Maintains investments; manages cash requirements, timing, and overall adherence to policy; prepares and reviews account reconciliations; conducts cash flow needs analysis; establishes policies and procedures for treasury functions, cash receipts, and banking.
Oversees financial reporting including annual CAFR, periodic budget versus actual reporting, and financial forecasting of results; reviews general ledger and fund/account structure; establishes policies and procedures for reporting period closings; reviews and approves journal entries and account reconciliation.
Handles and coordinates technical/GASB issues (pronouncements), professional development, and debt issuance.
Implements and enforces internal accounting controls. Assists in developing, modifying and installing accounting system(s).
Establishes policies and procedures for payroll timekeeping and processing payroll disbursements, recording, and quarterly/annual reporting.

Additional Duties:

Attends and participates in City meetings, workshops, and department operational or personnel issues.
Advises and coordinates with the City Manager and on occasion with the City Commission on matters related to the City's fiscal operations.
Performs related work as assigned.

Data Responsibility:
Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.
Plans and directs others in the sequence of major activities and report on operations and activities which are very broad in scope.

People Responsibility:
People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.
Directs or commands others by issuing orders and instructions.

Asset Responsibility:
Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving widespread economies and/or preventing losses through the development and administration of organization-wide programs and policies that impact the operations of two or more major departments or three or more minor departments.

Mathematical Requirements:
Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.
Uses mathematics involving the practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions; mathematical and classifications or schemes.

Communications Requirements:
Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.
Reads journals, manuals and professional publications; speaks informally to groups of co-workers, staff in other organizational agencies, general public, and people in other organizations and presents training; composes original reports, training and other written materials, using proper language, punctuation, grammar and style.

Judgment Requirements:
Judgment requirements refer to the frequency and complexity of judgments and decisions given the stability of the work environments, the nature and type of guidance, and the breadth of impact of the judgments and decisions.
Decision-making is a major part of the job, affecting a major segment of the organization and the general public; works in a dynamic environment; responsible for developing policies and practices.

Complexity of Work:
Complexity addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, concentration and creativity, required by the job and the presence of any unusual pressures present in the job.
Performs work involving the application of logical principles and thinking to solve practical problems within or applying to a unit or division of the organization; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressures.

Impact of Errors:
Impact of errors refers to consequences such as damage to equipment and property, loss of data, exposure of the organization to legal liability, and injury or death for individuals.
The impact of errors is very serious - affects entire organization and the general public.

Physical Demands:
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves sustained keyboard operations.

Equipment Usage:
Equipment usage involves responsibility for materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, and products.
Handles or uses computers and work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.

Unavoidable Hazards:
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
None.

Safety of Others:
Safety of others refers to the level of responsibility for the safety of others, either inherent in the job or to ensure the safety of the general public. (Does not include safety of subordinates).
Requires responsibility for the safety and health of others and for occasional enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Public Administration or closely related field.
Requires six years' experience in finance, public administration or closely related experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses:
Requires certification as a CPA or CGFO within the State of Florida.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance
The City of Deltona, FL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City of Deltona, FL to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.