Physical Location(s):

Florida Keys Mosquito Control Facility – Marathon

Basic Scope/Purpose:

The Director of Finance is responsible for monitoring the District's financial health, overseeing financial activities, managing budgets, audits, and financial reporting. Collaborate with departments to ensure compliance with fiscal policies and contribute to strategic financial planning. This experience management position will oversee the Fiscal Assistant and Financial Analyst/Purchasing agent.

Management of an annual budget of approximately $20 million.

Reporting Responsibilities:

The Director of Finance reports to the Executive Director.

Working Conditions:

The Director of Finance will be mostly exposed to inside environmental conditions, with some exposure to outside and shop conditions. The physical nature of this position is such that the person filling it will be expected to perform sedentary work with moderate to heavy work (exerting up to 50 lbs. of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects).

Essential Functions (Without Accommodations):

1. Review, modify, and oversees all operating procedures for finance, purchasing, and inventory control.
2. Prepare financial statements, budgetary reports, year-end audit schedules, expenditure account analysis, monthly journal entries, District property & tangible property reports, as well as other state and federal financial reports.
3. Pre audit fiscal documents for completeness, accuracy and procedural correctness.
4. Work closely with external partners for annual auditing to include scheduling, information request, and reporting.
5. Compile data for budget preparation, auditing and actuarial reporting.
6. Coordinate the preparation of financial and operational budgets.
7. Coordinate with Chief Technology Officer to maintain readiness and security of financial software and updates.
8. Review, recommend and maintain investment of surplus cash, and cash management in accordance with FKMCD investment policy.
9. Review capital assets annually, maintains depreciation records and coordinates with supervisor in determining obsolesces and the scheduling the retirement of capital assets.
10. Review, maintain, and update all financial procedure manuals for accurate and current information.
11. Develop strategies and recommends short and long-range plans for the attainment of District financial requirements.
12. Write and disseminate payroll administrative guidelines.
13. Interact and coordinate with other public and private external partners to enhance the FKMCD financial policies and procedures as related.
14. Required to attend all District board meetings and interact with elected board of commissioners.
15. Direct, plan, and review the work of subordinates.

Since our organization is going to change to meet the needs of public health, environmental conservation, and the District, you can expect, anticipate, and assume that your job description will change to meet these challenges.

Knowledge Of:

1. Accounting principles, practices, and procedures
2. Governmental Accounting Standards
3. Data collection methods and processing
4. Financial planning principles
5. Supervision and management principles and practices
6. Budget preparation and administration principles
7. Financial technology, software and security
8. Personnel administration principles and practices
9. Financial risk management principles
10. Financial statement and report preparation
11. Accounting system design and implementation

Abilities & Skills to:

1. Manage, plan, organize, coordinate, and evaluate an accounting program.
2. Supervise staff of two: Financial Analyst/Purchasing Agent and Account payable Clerk
3. Determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments
4. Effectively communicate oral and written
5. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners
6. Make decisions and present solutions to problems
7. Formulate financial policies and procedures
8. Prepare and administer budgets
9. Prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records
10. Analyze and interpret data
11. Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
12. Work independently

Education, Training, & Experience:

Master's in accounting, Finance or related field.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in Governmental accounting or 10 years in private sector accounting.