SUMMARY Under supervision of the Airport Executive Director, the Director of Finance directs the financial activities of the organization and prepares financial analyses of operations for the guidance of management decisions.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

•Knowledge of federal, state government grant and financial assistance programs. •Knowledge of principles and practices of governmental accounting and the laws and regulations relating to the financial administration of public agencies. •Experience in working on financial statements reporting including annual audit report and/or single report is preferred. •Ability to plan, organize, manage and integrate the airport’s finance and budgeting activities and operations to meet objectives, professional standards and legal requirements. •Ability to analyze and make sound recommendations on complex financial data and operations. •Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and present conclusions and recommendations clearly and logically.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education, Experience and/or Training

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance, with a graduate degree or graduate work in one of those fields; and
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in accounting or finance and supervising others; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training, 3-5 years, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.
• CPA required with a background in public sector finance/accounting preferred.

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