Few municipal finance opportunities offer this level of visibility and community impact. As Finance Director, you’ll help shape the financial future of a growing city while partnering directly with elected officials, department leaders, and community stakeholders on key development initiatives.
Finance Director
Salary: $140,000 – $160,000
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
- Play a key leadership role in a rapidly growing community experiencing significant investment, development, and downtown revitalization.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on financial planning and fiscal policy.
- Influence major community initiatives, including economic development projects, infrastructure investments, and public financing strategies.
- Lead an established and experienced finance team with deep institutional knowledge.
- Join an organization where strategic financial leadership is valued and has a seat at the table.
Key Responsibilities for the Finance Director:
- Oversee the annual budgeting process and long-range financial planning.
- Manage TIF financing, interfund financing, and other municipal funding initiatives.
- Provide financial recommendations regarding the city’s fiscal health and strategic priorities.
- Partner with the department leaders on financial decision-making.
- Lead and develop the finance department while overseeing daily operations.
Qualifications for the Finance Director:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of government finance experience at the municipal, county, or state level.
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience.
- CPA and/or Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) credentials preferred.