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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
$13,612.44- $16,546.95 monthly
EXCELLENT BENEFITS
THE POSITION
The Director of Finance is a regular full-time exempt and at-will position. Under general administrative direction, plans, directs, and manages the activities, staffing, resources and operations of the City’s Finance Department; acts as a member of the City Manager’s Executive Team; and provides Financial guidance to complex and sensitive issues.
The ideal candidate will have experience in directing, managing, and operations of a Finance Department in a Public Sector environment, excellent communication skills, ability to cultivate positive relationships, approachable, responsive, and innovative.
This is an excellent opportunity for a new or seasoned leader to advance progressive City initiatives. The successful candidate will be offered an employment agreement based on their qualifications for the position.
THE DEPARTMENT
The Finance Department operates with thirteen full-time staff members (inclusive of the Finance Director) with an annual budget of approximately $130 million to manage for the City of which 2.3 million is attributable to the Finance department. The department is currently going through an enterprise ERP change over and are working on the final stages of the payroll conversion. The Finance Team is made up of dedicated and hardworking individuals that are improving the financial operations throughout the City. The Financial department is a liaison for all City departments.
Ideal Candidate
Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education/Training:
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in, business administration, finance, accounting, or related field. A Master’s degree is desirable.
Experience:
Five years of increasingly responsible finance, accounting, or related experience, preferably in a public agency setting, including three years of management and supervisory responsibility.
License or Certificate:
Possession of an appropriate, valid driver’s license.
physical demands and WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with some travel to different sites; incumbents may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends and may be required to travel outside City boundaries to attend meetings.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
Benefits
Health: The City contributes toward the combined monthly premiums for medical, dental and vision a maximum of $810, $1,600 or $2,250, dependent on level of medical coverage enrollment. Any employee contributions to health premiums are taken as pre-tax deductions. Employees eligible to waive medical coverage receive $200 per month in additional taxable compensation. Starting January 2026, we will offer Sutter Health HMO and Kaiser HMO's along with Delta Dental and VSP Vision.
Retirement/Pension: The City offers a generous defined benefit plan pension (membership required) in the Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association (StanCERA), as governed by County Employees’ Retirement Law of 1937 and Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA). “Classic members” (within the last six (6) months a member of StanCERA or a reciprocal retirement plan, e.g. CalPERS) are enrolled in the City’s 2% @ 55 plan; final compensation at retirement is based on the single highest year. Non-classic or “new members” are enrolled in the 2% @ 62 plan, and employees are required to pay 100% of the normal contribution rate as prescribed by PEPRA, currently 9.31%, on a pre-tax basis; final compensation at retirement is based on the average of the three highest years.
Other Benefits: See the Memorandum of Understanding for your group - MOU
Voluntary Benefits & Leave: Employee Assistance Program, voluntary options for Deferred Compensation (457), Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage, 96 hours of sick leave accrued each year with unlimited accrual; vacation accrual based on years of service with maximum accrual of 480 hours and 14 paid holidays (including one personal day) each year.
The City also participates in Social Security, which has a mandatory 7.65% contribution for Social Security and Medicare.
Special Instructions
Tentative Oral Panel Date 11/4/2025
No incomplete applications will be accepted; all information should be entered into the CalOpps system. Completed supplemental questionnaire is required.
TO BE CONSIDERED, YOUR APPLICATION MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. A cover letter expressing interest
2. A resume of qualifications
3. Three (3) professional references
The qualifications of each applicant, as set forth in the application will be reviewed by a screening committee. A limited number of qualified applicants possessing the most desirable qualifications may be invited to participate in the subsequent phases of the evaluation process. Note: Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee advancement in the selection process. A more detailed job description and information about the City is available on the City’s web-site at: www.ci.ceres.ca.us
https://www.ceres.gov/DocumentCenter/View/854/Director-of-Finance-PDF