Assistant Finance Director

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13702336 The job duties of the Assistant Finance Director include but are not limited to assisting in the preparation of financial reports as well as supervision and oversight of accounting services. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Expectation to assist the Finance Director in overseeing the operations and management of the Finance Department and its functions:\ Analyzes and prepares monthly statistical and fiscal reports; prepares special financial reports, ensuring completeness and timeliness of resulting reports and financial records; communicates financial reports to stakeholders.\ Performs financial analysis to assess and monitor the impact of projects, grant activity/reporting, legislation and other factors on the Citys budget.\ Develops and establishes controls necessary to ensure the accuracy and security of all funds and other fixed assets of the City by researching and implementing best practices, supervising investment activities, supervising and ensuring all fixed assets are properly recorded and accounted.\ Will assist the Finance Director with the Citys annual audit.\ Assists the Finance Director in preparation of bond documents and overseeing the various bond programs.\ Administers, supervises and maintains all accounting functions of the City.\ Assists in coordination of the city audit by working with auditors and gathering necessary information needed.\ Sets up and maintains accounts for citys accounting system.\ Serves as departmental liaison to general public in the absence of the Finance Director\ Is knowledgeable in the Citys financial software and assists all other departments in extracting information and reports from the Citys financial software system.\ Assist the Finance Director in maintaining RHID (Reinvestment Housing Incentive District) information, CID (Community Improvement District) information and IRB (Industrial Revenue Bond) documentation.\ Assist in preparing monthly bank reconciliations for all accounts, review monthly department budget reports, assist in posting monthly journal entries.\ Assist in posting of cash receipts from various departments and posting and reconciling of daily cash sheets.\ Assist Finance Director in approving and monitoring account coding of all invoices.\ Assist Finance Director and Payroll Clerk in all aspects of payroll and Human Resources tasks.\ Assist with monitoring and investing of idle funds.\ Assist Finance Director with supervision and overseeing of Utility Billing and its daily activity.\ \ Supports the operations of the department by:\ Demonstrates ability to plan, complete tasks and monitor results within established deadlines.\ Effectively applying knowledge to solve a range of problems.\ Following department policies on a consistent basis.\ Performs job responsibilities consistently, timely, cost-effectively, ensuring customer satisfaction.\ Making decisions regarding the efficient and cost-effective way to perform job responsibilities.\ Identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities and takes action consistent with available facts and probable consequences.\ Adjusts to changing conditions; accepts new duties and responsibilities with a positive attitude.