Financial Services Manager

Job Description:

Financial Services Manager

Description

Pay Range: $107,610 - $121,646 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Financial Services Manager position is available with the City of Fort Worth Financial Management Services Accounting Division. The Financial Services Manager will: Manage day to day operations of the Grants accounting team and production of the City’s Single Audit Report; Manage day to day operations of the Quality Assurance accounting team, including Mayor & Council Communication reviews, departmental budget development, PID, TIF and Legacy Fund accounting, and invoice and P-Card reviews; Ensure work is performed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Federal and State laws, Federal and State Codes of Regulations, and City policy; and Evaluate each teams’ performance and provide timely feedback. The position will supervise three direct reports in addition to six indirect reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, business administration, economics, accounting, or a closely related field
• Five (5) years responsible experience in fiscal services or a closely related field
• Four (4) years of administrative and supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with management of external audit deliverables
• Grant management in compliance with federal, state and local regulations
• Budget development

The Financial Services Manager job responsibilities include:

• Assist with the development of the City's annual financial report and coordination of the City's annual single audit.
• Prepare or assist in preparing a variety of complex reports involving statistics, legal requirements, fund accounting, data processing, and financial projections, including informal reports, administrative regulations, memoranda, and Mayor and Council Communications.
• Participate in the development, analysis, formulation and administration of the department's budget; approve the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; approve expenditures and implement budgetary adjustments as appropriate and necessary
• Conduct presentations at Council and department head meetings regarding financial aspects of projects and for senior management to assure appropriate and timely actions are taken
• Research, recommend, write, implement, and administer policies and procedures relative to assigned departmental functions or projects
• Represent the FMS department to other departments, elected officials and outside agencies
• Prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.