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Municipal Job Opportunities #9 View this email in your browser MUNICIPAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES #9 (and updates on the Job Board, Marketplace and more) IN THIS ISSUE... CFO for Decatur, AL Municipal Marketplace Interim Management & Temp Staffing Workplace National Job Board New Website Social Media Links Chief Financial Officer (CFO) City of Decatur, AL (pop. 55,800) APPLY TODAY!!! Closes June 16th SALARY: up to $120,000 DOQ* THE OPPORTUNITY The City of Decatur, Alabama (pop. 56,000) is looking for a highly skilled, hands-on, experienced public administrator who is strong in the fundamentals of public financial management, finance & personnel management and who “has seen all sides of it and is ready to take the reins”. The CFO serves as head of the Finance Department and serves as Department Head over the Finance, Purchasing and Revenue Departments. He / She will be responsible for ensuring the City and finance divisions perform all their required accounting functions. The CFO reports to the Mayor, but advises the Mayor and City Council on financial policies and issues affecting City operations and services and provides important technical assistance to department directors and City staff. Click on an image to explore the 8-page position description. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE The ideal candidate for Chief Financial Officer must be an effective leader of the City’s Finance Department who can hit the ground running, value staff input while maximizing the City’s financial systems and processes. The ideal CFO will possess the following experience, attributes, skills and abilities: Senior executive experience, preferably in a public-sector environment; Experienced in municipal finance involving Warrants, Investments, TIF Financing, and GASB / GAAP; Understands Debt Service, Capital Investment and Debt Instruments and how to best to use them as growth instruments; Values staff input and the ability to recognize staff contributions, skills & abilities; Improves skills performance of other departments; Authoritative but responsible & accountable; Excellent communicator, accepts input from others, and is a decisive decision maker; Fully understands and effectively explains risk; Possesses a positive, public / customer service attitude; and Brings best-practices from public and private sector. Explore the 8-page, color position profile, and Explore our recruiting website at: MunicipalSolutions.org/recruiting If you are NOT looking for a change, we encourage you to pass this along to colleagues and friends. Apply by sending a letter of interest and current resume to: David Evertsen or Kaylynne McDougal [email protected] on or before June 16. All expressions of interest are confidential until Finalists have been selected. COMING SOON... The Marketplace connects local government practitioners with best practices and resources from the most innovative public administrators across the country. Our easy-to-use dashboard and advanced features make finding and posting content easy and productive. A variety of original content including:books, consulting projects, conference presentations, online training, webinars, white papers, workbooks and more. Content benefits the following: Business & Industry looking for effective and efficient public agencies; Local government employees looking for innovative content; Professors looking to promote interesting articles, publications and research; Public agencies looking to share innovation success; Public officials looking for new, relevant best practices, and Students looking to augment their education through access to useful resources. For more information: Contact Taylor Greenwell to discuss your interest [email protected] https://www.municipalsolutions.org/Registry INTERIM MANAGEMENT & TEMP STAFFING ~ A Safe Pair of Hands ~ Looking to hire a temporary City Manager, Department Head or Division Manager? We provide qualified experts for interim support who can assure success when you have an immediate vacancy. We have 100s of consultants available for interview by video conference, who can be on-site within 10 business days. City Managers Finance Directors Parks & Rec. 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The City of Decatur, Alabama (pop. 56,000) is looking for a highly skilled, hands-on, experienced public administrator who is strong in the fundamentals of public financial management, finance & personnel management and who “has seen all sides of it and is ready to take the reins”.
The CFO serves as head of the Finance Department and serves as Department Head over the Finance, Purchasing and Revenue Departments. He / She will be responsible for ensuring the City and finance divisions perform all their required accounting functions. The CFO reports to the Mayor, but advises the Mayor and City Council on financial policies and issues affecting City operations and services and provides important technical assistance to department directors and City staff.