Director of Finance - City of Mountain Brook

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

12/31/2025

PAY GRADE:

Grade 36

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Mountain Brook is seeking to hire an experienced Director of Finance. This role is responsible for assisting in the planning, directing, coordinating, and monitoring of various financial operations (e.g., property and investment management, revenue collection, insurance administration) within the city. The Director of Finance will handle the preparation and monitoring of the city budgets, and handle the responsibility of budget analysis, development, and oversight. Employees in this position work closely with other city departments and executive-level staff to develop strategic plans for the city. Employees in this position organize internal employee information (e.g., payroll, benefits), prepare and review financial reports, coordinate internal audits, participate in budget administration, and act as the Chief Election Official during City Council elections. As the supervisor of subordinate personnel, the Director of Finance assigns and reviews work, administers performance appraisals, provides work-related feedback, and makes recommendations for disciplinary action when needed.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Mountain Brook provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.

The pay range for this job is listed below:

Mountain Brook $120,619 - $187,116

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance.

• Experience managing payroll processing for a company or organization (e.g., verification of time in attendance records, payroll tax withholding and reporting administration, administering benefits).

• Experience supervising employees in the performance of accounting and financial responsibilities (e.g., directing the work of multiple subordinates, making final selection and termination decisions, training subordinates, conducting performance appraisals).

• Experience developing, monitoring, and managing a departmental budget.

• Experience preparing (e.g., closing monthly books, updating subsidiary records) and interpreting financial reports (e.g., reviewing for accuracy and completely, analyzing budget variances, identifying trends).

• Experience managing the procurement process (e.g., requesting and/or issuing purchase orders, complying with applicable bid laws, contract development and administration).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by the City of Mountain Brook. These qualifications may be considered by a hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

• MBA (Master of Business Administration), MPA (Master of Public Administration), or MAcc (Master of Accountancy) ​

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)    

• Experience managing investments for a company or organization.

• Experience with benefits administration.

• Experience with grant administration.

• Experience developing and administering an organization-wide budget.

• Experience in executive level, local government accounting and/or finance.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.

• Manages organizational contracts and the administration and reporting of grants.

• Acts as the Chief Election Official during City elections of the five (5) City Council Members and the Mayor.

• Manages the financial operations for the organization through investments, policy development, guidance and strategic planning.

• Manages the revenue flow of the organization through oversight of the general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, account reconciliation and auditing.

• Oversees, monitors and evaluates insurance lines, employee benefits program, liability claims, etc. to ensure the organization and their employees are adequately protected.

• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. Job may also involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting and involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.