The City of Burbank is seeking a highly-motivated financial professional to plan, organize, and direct all of the operations within the Financial Services Department. As an integral part of the City's Executive Management team, this position is responsible for administering the auditing, accounting, and financial programs of the City, the Redevelopment Agency, and Burbank Housing Authority; providing revenue estimates and appropriation requirements; analyzing revenue returns and expenditures and reporting significant variations from estimates; supervising, training and evaluating Department staff, including making effective hiring, promotion, and transfer decisions; preparing or directing the preparation of financial reports; and serving as the Chief Fiscal Officer of the City.
We offer an annual starting salary of $142,765 to $173,460 plus an array of superb Executive-level benefits including City-contributed retirement plan. Applicants must complete an official City of Burbank application, a written supplemental questionnaire, and attach a current resume. Applications and supplemental questionnaires may be obtained from Human Resources, 301 East Olive Avenue, Suite 101, Burbank, California 91502, or may be submitted on-line via the City of Burbanks On-Line Employment Center at: https://recruitment.ci.burbank.ca.us/jobs. All applications and supporting information must be submitted no later than Friday, April 2, 2010. The City of Burbank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will be an experienced manager who leads by example and is adept at team building, has strong written and oral communications skills, is politically astute, yet apolitical in job performance, and is a creative problem solver who can anticipate change and take the necessary risks to accommodate those changes. In addition, this challenging position requires a strong financial background with any combination of education and/or experience that has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for acceptable job performance as determined by the City. CPA, CGFM, and/or a Masters Degree in Accounting or Business Administration is highly desirable.