Finance Support Specialist

• Oversee the activities of the Finance Department to ensure the accurate and timely management of all Accounts Receivable aging components
• Oversees the disbursement activities, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of accounts payable, purchase orders, petty cash, employee expense reports, cash control, payroll processing and payroll tax compliance
• Supervise, control, interpret and communicate the fiscal operations of the city to provide information and guidance to the City Clerk, Mayor, Board of Aldermen, and department directors
• Evaluate, develop, and recommend fiscal policy that will result in sound fiscal management
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate financial operating results to provide information and guidance to city officials and departments
• Maintain all official accounting records in conformance with generally accepted government accounting principles
• Supervise and maintain City’s payroll operations
• Coordinate the annual audit and prepare the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
• Act in a lead role in debt management and bond issuance
• Participate in a wide variety of special projects and compile a variety of special reports
• Prepares records, reports, and documents that are required by State and Federal agencies
• Attends and contributes to conferences and meetings with Mayor, Board of Aldermen, City Clerk, department directors and other operating officials
• Prepares monthly and annual statements of revenues and expenditures, fund balances, and other fiscal reports
• Provides financial and budgetary advice and assistance

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with major course work in accounting, economics, business management and/or public administration with accounting emphasis and five (5) years of municipal accounting or Finance experience
• or A high school diploma or GED and fifteen (15) years of responsible experience in public finance, budgeting, auditing, and/or accounting administration and management
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Outlook
• Must possess and maintain a valid Mississippi driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to the City’s insurance carrier
• Must be bondable

Experience with Tyler Technologies (Incode) Software