Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

City of Leander

Salary : $122,674.00 - $147,209.00 Annually

Location : Leander, TX

Job Type : Full time

Job Number : 2501708

Department : Finance

Opening Date : 10 / 06 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Note that salary is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications of selected candidate. This position is a senior-level job that requires considerable work experience and highly developed skills. It requires experience and knowledge of the job, and the ability to handle difficult situations and to identify and solve problems. The Deputy Chief Financial Officer has considerable decision-making authority, and provides strategic financial guidance and recommendations to the CFO and other executive team leaders to help achieve the city's goals and objectives. Responsibilities include assisting the Chief Financial Officer by providing management oversight, including developing, implementing and enforcing policies and procedures of the following divisions of the Finance Department Accounting and Auditing activities, Grants Administration, and Utility Billing.

Essential Duties & Required Qualifications

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Responsible for management oversight of the Accounting and Auditing, Grants Administration, and Utility Billing divisions of the Finance Department.
• Responsible for developing and / or review, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Responsible for evaluating and implementing workflow process improvements to achieve efficiency and cost-savings.
• Foster a high-performance culture within the Finance Department and other city departments.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development of the Finance team.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the annual external financial audit. Ability to work effectively with external auditors.
• Responsible for management oversight of the preparation of financial statements and related notes for the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (CAFR).
• Responsible for management oversight of the annual year-end financial system close out process ensuring all general ledger reconcilements, accruals, and various year-end adjustments and entries are accurate and complete.
• Serve as an Investment Officer and ensures accurate recording and reporting of the City's Investments.
• Assist the CFO with the City's annual budget preparation and execution, including the Capital Improvement Program.
• Attend City Council Meeting, external committee or board meetings as needed and make formal presentations as required and as assigned by the Chief Financial Officer.
• Assist the CFO with Finance Department responsibilities associated with development agreements.
• Oversee treasury and cash management, including cash flow forecasting and banking relationships.
• Monitor financial transactions of the City to ensure proper accounting of public funds; make recommendations to improve procedures and accountability.
• Lead the development and execution of the city's financial strategy, policies, and procedures.
• Establish and maintain a robust internal controls framework to safeguard the city's assets and ensure the integrity of financial data.
• Assure that state and national standard accounting procedures, such as GAAP are maintained.
• Oversee and review the internal audit function for the Finance Department.
• Assist with the city's bi-weekly payroll process as needed.
• Responsible for supervising direct reports including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning assigning, and directing work, writing and delivering performance reviews, addressing complaints or problems.
• Act as a key liaison for financial matters with other departments, external auditors, financial advisors, and financial institutions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience :

Required Certificate and Licenses :

Preferred Qualifications :

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Physical Demands & Additional Information

Physical Demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, use hands and arms, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job offer and continuation of employment with the City of Leander is contingent upon :

The City of Leander participates in E-Verify! Information from each new employee's Form I-9 will be provided to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm work authorization.

The City of Leander is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information in employment.

The City is also a Drug Free and Smoke Free Employer. Applicants should communicate requests for disability-related accommodations during the application process to our Human Resources Department at recruiting@leandertx.gov.

Deaf and hard of hearing applicants may contact our office via Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or 1-800-735-2989 (TTY / TDD).

Benefits

Your well-being and that of your family matters to you, and so it's important to us too. To support you and your loved ones through life's many challenges, we offer our full time employees access to a wide array of benefits