Financial Business Manager

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Financial Business Manager

Salary

$58,823.30 - $88,234.95 Annually

Location

Asheville, NC

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2024-01237

Department

Public Works

Division

Administration - PW

Opening Date

05/06/2024

Closing Date

5/27/2024 5:00 PM Eastern

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Summary

About our Opportunity

The Financial Business Manager will manage budgeting, accounting, purchasing, and related financial operations for the Public Works Department, including preparing budget for assigned area and related programs. The Financial Business Manager provides interpretation of financial policies, governmental regulations, accounting principles.

What you'll be doing:

• Manages financial activities for the Public Works Department: monitors budget, revenues, expenditures, and financial performance; prepares budget for Public Works Department and its Divisions: Administration, Sanitation, Streets & Sidewalks, Stormwater, and Asset Management.

• Provides oversight and support for two enterprise funds, support for two capital units, and all general funds f or the Public Works Department . This position also serves as the liaison to the City's Finance Department.

• Provides interpretation of financial policies, governmental regulations, accounting principles, etc.

• Monitors grant contracts and grant funded projects: maintains extensive knowledge of grant contracts, requirements and grant management processes and regulations.

• Manages procurement process for assigned department/division in compliance with City purchasing policies, rules, and regulations.

• Analyzes proposed departmental projects and programs from a financial perspective, to include funding sources and availability of funds.

• Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures.

  About you:

• What you Bring:

  We know your time is valuable. Applicants who meet the following minimum requirements or have comparable experience and/or education will be considered :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field required; supplemented by five years of experience in accounting, finance, budget development and management, or related field, to include lead or supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

• Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver’s license.

• Depending on area of assignment, may be required to possess and maintain Notary Public certification.

  Persons of all genders and races are encouraged to apply.

  Other things to know:

  • Salary Range: Minimum Start Pay is $58,823.30. Salary commensurate with experience.

• Schedule: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday through Thursday, 7:30am-5:30pm.

• Benefits: Please see the Benefits tab to review the Benefits offered by the City.

  About us:

  The City of Asheville is dedicated to providing quality service for the residents and visitors of our beautiful city, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Asheville, NC is a thriving mountain city that has a culture enriched in diversity.

  The City of Asheville values and respects a diverse community, workforce and ideas, and is committed to promoting an equitable, fair, and just employment environment. Our organization seeks to create and provide access and opportunities to employees, residents and visitors to fulfill their potential through inclusive engagement practices, relationship building and an authentic sense of belonging . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The City of Asheville is proud to be a second chance employer.

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to act as a first-line supervisor, including instructing, assigning, and reviewing work, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, and evaluating employee job performance.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

ADA Compliance:

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

The City of Asheville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

To view our comprehensive benefits package, click here (https://www.ashevillenc.gov/department/human-resources/compensation-and-benefits/) .

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Do you meet the minimum requirements as posted?

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  Do you have at least three (3) to five (5) years of relevant experience? If yes, please explain:

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Agency

City of Asheville

Address

City of Asheville PO Box 7148 Asheville, North Carolina, 28802

Phone

828-259-5690 - Apply Online! - EOE

Website

http://www.ashevillenc.gov/jobs