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Job Description
Foster City is seeking a well-qualified individual with strong leadership skills and budgeting expertise to fill the position of Finance Director. The Finance Director plans, organizes, manages, and provides administrative direction and oversight for all functions and activities of the Finance Department including investment management, coordination of production and administration of the City/District budget, financial transaction processing, record keeping, and reporting, payroll, utility billing, and information systems technology relating to financial operations.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Education : Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, business administration, public administration, or a related field.
Experience : Six (6) years of increasingly responsible management and/or administrative experience in municipal finance, accounting, or a related field, including three (3) years of management and/or supervisory experience in a public agency setting.
Licenses and Certifications:
- Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver’s license upon appointment.
- Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is preferred.
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for relevant education, experience, training, and other job related qualifications. Based upon a review of employment applications received, a limited number of the qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the examination process.
The department will invite the most qualified candidates to an interview with the City Manager.
Note: Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in the selection process. The City of Foster City reserves the right, at its discretion, to limit the number of qualified candidates invited to the selection process.
Job Description URL:
https://www.fostercity.org/hr/page/finance-director
Closing Date/Time: 11/27/2024 at 5pm -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Foster City
Show moreFoster City is located midway between San Francisco and San Jose on the western shoreline of the San Francisco Bay, east of U.S. 101, which provides convenient access to the San Francisco Airport with San Francisco to the north and Santa Clara County to the south. The City encompasses approximately 16 square miles of water, of which includes part of San Francisco Bay and Belmont Slough, and 4 square miles of land area with an estimated population of 34,000.
Based on the idea of a planned community on the San Francisco Peninsula, Foster City was incorporated in 1971. The Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID) was created in 1960 and granted most of the governing powers associated with an incorporated municipality. EMID provides water and sewer service to Foster City and water service to Mariner’s Island and is a separate legal entity with the City Council serving as its Board of Directors. During the initial stages of Foster City’s development, new growth was mainly residential or residential serving in nature. Since 1980, several major commercial and research and development uses have been completed, adding a substantial daytime work force population to the City and providing employment opportunities to Foster City residents. The largest employers today include VISA and Gilead Sciences.
Foster City prides itself on its well-planned neighborhoods, which includes a wealth of recreational amenities, activities, shopping centers, and public spaces, alongside an engaged local government that recognizes the importance of public safety, fiscal responsibility, and sustainability to provide a high quality of life for the community. -