Deputy Finance Director (A18)

The City of Annapolis is seeking a highly sophisticated, forward-thinking financial leader to serve as the Deputy Finance Director. Under the general direction of the Finance Director, this position performs professional work of unusual difficulty in planning, administering, and coordinating the operational and fiscal work activities of the Finance Administration.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate seasoned executive judgment, rigorous attention to internal control environments, and a proven track record of supervising complex governmental accounting functions to optimize accuracy, transparency, and operational efficiency.

• Executive Leadership: Acts in the absence of, and on behalf of, the Finance Director; assists with planning, organizing, and directing citywide fiscal and management control functions.

• Policy & Internal Controls: Develops, manages, implements, and enforces financial policies and procedures. Ensures compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and ensures internal controls are dynamically designed to mitigate risks.

• Governmental Financial Reporting: Prepares the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and manages detailed footnote compliance in strict accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) guidelines; acts as a primary liaison for the annual audit.

• General Ledger & Accounting Management: Directs the systematic planning, organization, and maintenance of the general ledger. Supervises the orderly, accurate, and timely processing of all accounting transactions and conducts monthly review and approvals of internal ledger reconciliations.

• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Compiles and reviews monthly financial reporting metrics for the Finance Director. Reviews expenditures, authorized payments, commitments, and revenue data to prepare clear, concise financial presentations.

• Legislative Oversight: Analyzes City and State legislation to author critical fiscal impact statements. Coordinates and compiles necessary data for Public Information Act (PIA) requests.

• Budget Support: Assists the Finance Director in formulating and preparing the annual budget, alongside monitoring departmental expenditures to align with strict budgetary guidelines.

• Systems & Technology Optimization: Monitors the Finance Office’s information technology operations, collaborating closely with the Integrated Technology Solutions (ITS) Team to drive procedural efficiencies, system maintenance, and uninterrupted workflows.

• Training & Mentorship: Mentors, directs, and supervises financial staff. Coordinates comprehensive training sessions on the City's systems of record, internal controls, and citywide processes for departmental stakeholders.

• Technical Mastery: Advanced, practical knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and GASB as applied to municipal entries, records, and reporting structures.

• Modern Technical Acuity: Understanding of, and practical capability to utilize, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated capabilities to enhance modern municipal financial workflows.

• Report Preparation: Mastery-level skill in researching, analyzing, and synthesizing complex, technical financial data into scannable and timely reports.

• Collaboration & Tact: Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to utilize good judgment, courtesy, and diplomacy to build effective working relations with agency employees, government officials, and the public.

• Personnel Management: Demonstrated capability to successfully plan, organize, evaluate, and direct the day-to-day operations of subordinate professional personnel.

• Education: Possession of a Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a strictly related field from an accredited university.

• Total Fiscal Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience managing complex accounting and fiscal operations.

• Supervisory Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of formal supervisory experience overseeing finance/accounting teams.

• Governmental Reporting: A minimum of three (3) years of direct experience specifically preparing public sector or governmental financial reports.

• Active license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), preferred.

• Progressively responsible leadership experience explicitly working within a local government structure.

• Physical Demands: The position is primarily sedentary, occasionally requiring up to 10 pounds of force to move office items. It demands manual dexterity for repetitive office machinery tasks/reaching, alongside acute visual and auditory perception.

• Mental Acuity: High mental acuity is essential to form logical, rational decisions through sound deductive and analytical processing.

• Environment: Work is carried out safely inside a secure, professional office environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Annapolis Government does not discriminate or retaliate in employment against any person seeking employment or employed in the civil service because of any consideration of political or religious affiliation or belief, race, color, sex,age, family status, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.