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County of Sumter recently issued the following announcement.

SUMTER COUNTY FINANCE DEPARTMENT

• APPLICATION (PDF)
• APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS (PDF)
• DOCUMENTS TO TURN IN WITH APPLICATION (PDF)
• FINANCE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION (PDF)

FINANCE DIRECTOR - (FULL-TIME)

The Sumter County Finance Department is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Finance Director. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is responsible for directing the county's financial operations. Major duties include: hire, train, assign, direct, supervise, evaluate, and discipline staff; supervise the management of grant funds, including records maintenance and reporting; manages financial investments; coordinates with elected and appointed officials and department heads to provide information, resolve problems, and provide financial direction; attends Board of Commissioners meetings to provide reports, present budget reports and amendments, and to answer financial questions; prepares the annual operating budget; works with administration and department heads to project expenses and forecast revenue; presents proposed balanced budgets for consideration and approval; develops and maintains internal controls; prepares and advertises five-year tax histories; prepares and computes roll-back millage rates and county millage rates; advertises and holds public hearings; monitors expenditure levels for all county departments; prepares budget amendments as needed; monitors revenues to ensure compliance with budgetary and management objectives; supervises payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, grant management, records management, asset management, and other financial functions; coordinates support for annual external audits; reconciles bank statements to the General Ledger; analyzes, monitors, maintains, reconciles, balances and adjusts accounting records; prepares and enters General Ledger journal entries; oversees the preparation of bank deposits; ensures compliance with county cash management policies and authorizes cash and investment asset transfers; performs related duties.

Minimum requirements include knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field, experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and functions of the subunits in the division/department in order to direct and coordinate work within the division/department, usually interpreted to require three to five years of related experience; ability to be bonded.

Due to health and safety concerns, we require everyone entering the Human Resources Office to wear a mask, use the hand sanitation stations available throughout the building and practice social distancing.  Applications must be downloaded and emailed to ecarrillo@sumtercountyga.us or mailed to Human Resources P.O. Box 295, Americus, GA 31709 or dropped off at Suite 110 at the Courthouse. An application must be completed by each individual to be considered for any position with Sumter County.

Applications will be accepted until August 27, 2021.

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