Description

The City of Raleigh’s Finance department supports City-wide operations and operates in a fast-paced work environment. From a strategic perspective, there are several overarching priorities to deliver:

• Financial services that allow for fiscal integrity, fiscal stewardship and accountability while providing the highest level of service to customers
• Concise and accurate financial information that allows for timely decision-making, strategic risk mitigation and analysis while ensuring collaboration to foster transparency and trust
• Efficient, streamlined business processes that facilitate ease of operations and that embrace the use of technology and adhere to new and changing regulations
• A workplace culture of high performance, continuous improvement and innovation that encourages employee growth and inclusive collaboration

The mission of the division is to strengthen the operational effectiveness and financial integrity within Finance by utilizing technology, optimizing business processes, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, administers, and evaluates financial programs, special projects, processes, procedures, and systems. Researches complex information and validates that recommended implementations adhere to City policy and comply with financial standards, general statutes, and other legislation
• Serves as a lead for implementation of enterprise risk management systems or subsystems to streamline and enhance fiscal efforts and services to our customers. Manages any fiscal integrations and submodules regularly and test any patches/updates
• Builds networks and provide support to department fiscal staff who look to Finance as a Central Service Area, directing policies and procedures over key fiscal work efforts. Serves as a fiscal representative for multiple requests for proposal reviews and reference checks, as applicable
• Builds training guides, policy and procedure manuals for the department, as well as City-wide fiscal guidelines to maintain compliance
• Provides review of fiscal processes and supports the Finance Division’s Operational Initiatives as assigned
• Oversees the administration of multiple financial functions and supervising staff. Serves as subject matter expert to assist training and directs staff from other Finance divisions as well as City-wide department staff, based on relevant work assigned or as needed

Requirements

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field, and 5 to 7 years' experience in administrative, financial, budgeting, accounting, or program management, or a related field.

OR

Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Principles and practices of general accounting and financial management
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, and any software applications relevant to the position - Enterprise accounting system and subledger resources
• Providing project and program management and leadership, organization, and logistics
• Coordination including serving as cross-functional team lead
• Providing technical guidance, direction, and education to external and internal stakeholders
• Interpreting and applying procedures, regulations, and policy in preparation of financial and
• Analytical reports