Chief Financial Officer
West Wendover, Nevada Now Recruiting for a Chief Financial Officer
The City of West Wendover is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to serve as the Department Head of the Finance Department. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the supervision of full time accounting staff, while performing a wide variety of complex professional accounting duties. The incoming CFO will prepare, analyze and maintain financial records, reports and programs. Responsibilities include utility billing, purchasing, payroll, accounting, auditing, budgeting and investment of City funds. The selected candidate will be an experienced individual who will be responsible for monitoring revenues and expenditures, perform cost control activities, prepare annual budgets and assure that all areas are performed within the budget.
The selected candidate will have a combination of training, education, and practical experience that may include: graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Public Administration, or a closely related field, and five (5) years of progressively responsible municipal finance employment. Expertise and practical financial experience within the public sector or a large business is highly desirable. A CPA Certification is also highly desirable. The starting pay range for this position is currently up to $78,083 annually, depends on qualifications;
The City of West Wendover offers a full range of benefits including: Vacation/Personal Leave beginning at 20 days per year and increasing with years of service, Sick Leave with no maximum accrual limits at 80 hours per year, 100% Employer Plan Contribution with the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (Nevada PERS) with vesting at 5 years, Longevity Pay, Merit Pay, City provided Health Insurance Plan for employee with two-party and family options and an additional 457 retirement investment plan available.
Feel free to contact Mr. Chris Melville, City Manager at (775) 664-3081 should you have any questions. Closing date Friday November 9th, 2018, 4:30 pm Mountain Time.