Introduction
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Overview
The Finance Department partners with customers to achieve their service goals through sound management of finances. Finance provides strategic financial planning, accounting and reporting services to the city, processes citywide accounts payable and accounts receivables, manages the investment of city funds and issuance of debt instruments, and provides risk control and prevention for the city.
Summary
The Financial Services Manager- Internal Controls reports to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer and is responsible for managing all aspects of the city’s internal financial controls. Responsibilities include development and maintenance of financial policies and procedures, new policy rollout and training, process monitoring, and conducting gap analysis. As a member of the Finance Leadership Team, the Financial Internal Controls Manager advises the Chief Finance Officer and provides high-quality services to the city by exhibiting excellent customer service skills, technical capabilities, and knowledge of city-wide finance-related policies and procedures.
Note: This position only open to current City of Charlotte - Finance Department employees.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Oversee the internal review and revision of existing finance-related citywide policies, processes, and procedures; identify best practices and opportunities for development of new policies and procedures for the following functions:
Financial Reporting Function: Encompasses accounting procedures, the year-end financial statement, and other report preparation; Includes the recording of accruals and compilation of financial statement information.
Cash Receipts Function: Involves the preparation of receipts, deposits, and special reports for funds received by the City.
Accounts Receivable Function: Includes the recording and processing of billing, reconciliation, aging, past due collections and bad debt write-off.
Purchasing/Accounts Payable/Payroll Function: Records the purchase and payments for goods, services and employee compensation; Includes the recording of contracts and other obligations, petty cash, issuance of checks and the liquidation of encumbrances.
Capital Assets Function: Documents, controls, and accounts for the expenditure of local, state, and federal funds for capital items; Provides history of capital items from purchase or installation to disposal.
Investment Function: Comprises the acquisition, disposal, record keeping and monitoring of market values of securities held by the City.
Debt Function: Involves the processing and recording of debt; Includes the issuance, retirement and redemption of bonds.
Risk Management Function: Involves retaining, transferring or avoiding various risks.
• Establish Financial Internal Control Division Framework and Strategic Operating Plan; Set division goals, objectives, methods and metrics for success
• Build strong relationships with other city departments, vendors, and consultants
• Utilize effective management skills and proficiency in directing and supervising people, projects, resources, and budgets
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate strong abilities in negotiation, persuasion, and conflict resolution
• Hire, develop, and retaining high quality employees.
• Manage the development of compliance monitoring and reporting strategies
• Design rollout plans for each new policy and procedure
• Provide leadership and oversight regarding financial processes
• Provide guidance in the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures and best practices;
• Manage work allocation, training, goal setting, project and employee development; and
• Represent the Finance Department on city-wide projects and initiatives
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Ability to plan and supervise through subordinate supervisors
• Ability to build employee and team commitment by promoting engagement, fostering development, providing opportunities for leadership, and embracing work-life balance.
• Ability to direct the development and modification of internal controls
• Ability to identify and streamline processes to improve citywide performance around financial system initiatives (Munis, Concur, etc.) related to core processes.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with city management, department employees, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to both political, administrative, and citizen audiences.
Preferred Qualification
• Experience with developing or modifying finance-related policies and procedures
• Experience with implementation and training of finance-related policies and procedures
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental accounting and fund accounting systems.
• Excellent quantitative, report writing and organizational skills
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s level degree from an accredited college or university and seven (7) or more years of relevant full-time professional experience in financial management, budget administration and/or municipal operations; or MA/MS degree from an accredited college or university in economics, finance, accounting, public administration, or a closely related field and four (4) or more years of relevant full-time professional experience in public finance.
Salary
Commensurate with qualifications.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
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Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion
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