Job Description
A growing community of just over 8,200 residents known as the “City of Warmth,” Brentwood, Missouri, boasts a unique blend of quality residential neighborhoods and one of the most successful business districts in the St. Louis metropolitan area. This city of just 2 square miles lies within minutes of the state’s second-largest downtown. Still, it has retained its friendly, small-town feel while offering beautiful neighborhoods, vibrant businesses, high-end lodging, retail and dining options, and an exceptional school district.
The City of Brentwood enjoys a cohesive executive management team that helps maintain City staff’s “family feel” and an underlying philosophy of healthy work/life balance. The city is organized under a city administrator form of government and thrives with a supportive mayor and eight-member Board of Alderman. Brentwood’s Administration Department provides leadership, management, financial planning, information, and policy implementation to elected officials, so they have confidence in the City’s financial stewardship to make informed decisions, maintain a fiscally sound organization that conforms to legal requirements and generally accepted financial management principles, and support City departments so they can efficiently and effectively deliver services.
Under the direction of the City Administrator, the Finance Director plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and evaluates all activities and programs of the Finance division, including finance administration, financial reporting, payroll, licensing, accounts payable, purchasing, treasury management, investments, tax assessments, auditing, cash receipts, budgeting, and more. This role exercises considerable independence, initiative, professional skill, and judgment with responsibilities that include planning, implementing, and reviewing the division’s goals, objectives, and standards; supervising and supporting the division’s professional staff; regularly assessing work procedures and policies; and ensuring the City remains in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
This position requires a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a closely related field and 10 years of broad professional experience, including four at a division manager level or higher with duties that include extensive experience in the principles and practices of a full range of financial planning and analysis, purchasing, revenue collection, and budget development. Experience in local government finance is preferred as is a master’s degree — an MBA or MPA. Experience with various economic development tools, including tax abatements, tax increment reinvestment zones, and other special districts would be highly relevant, and a certification as a CPA or CPFO would be valuable.
For more information on this position contact:
Merrill King, Senior Vice President
merrillking@governmentresource.com
651-308-6582