White Pine County offers a senior financial leadership opportunity onsite in Ely, Nevada, with a competitive annual salary of USD 75,438 to 92,165. The Chief Deputy Finance Director leads accounting operations, audits, budget resolutions, staff supervision, chart of accounts oversight, and grant monitoring. This role involves reviewing Treasurer receipts, coordinating internal audits, ensuring the security of financial software, and preparing for the annual financial audit. It’s a chance to shape the county’s financial reporting and grant compliance while developing and guiding a Finance Office team.
In this position you will collaborate with the Finance Director to oversee a comprehensive set of financial processes, maintain control over expenditures and revenue streams, and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting across funds. The role emphasizes hands-on accounting leadership, staff development, and rigorous adherence to statutes and standards that govern local government finance.
What this role offers
Onsite in Ely, NV with a salary range of USD 75,438 to 92,165 per year. A leadership role dedicated to accounting operations, audits, grant monitoring, and budget resolutions, with responsibility for guiding Finance Office staff and maintaining chart of accounts. The position supports security-conscious financial software use, coordination of internal and external audits, and preparation of the county’s annual financial statements.
Responsibilities
- Performs routine to complex accounting work related to the preparation and maintenance of financial records.
- Performs the audit of financial transactions.
- Production of reports and statements.
- Approves purchase orders.
- Oversees accounts payable check runs and payroll.
- Prepares budget resolutions.
- Trains and supervises Finance Office staff on the preparation and maintenance of control and subsidiary accounting records.
- Ensures staff prepare accurate and timely payments related to agency accounts, liability accounts and employee benefit related accounts and prepares trial balances and financial reports monthly to ensure accuracy.
- Compiles and prepares journal entries and periodic reconciliations of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts and bank statements; makes correcting entries as required; compiles and prepares financial reports and supporting schedules and documentation.
- Maintains expenditure and budgetary control accounts; may compile departmental operational and/or capital improvement figures and review and authorize expenditures; prepares cash transfers among funds.
- Prepares budget resolutions including the requirements of Nevada Revised Statutes as they relate to correct information contained in the budget resolutions, complete submission of paperwork and reports required for approved budget resolutions to the Nevada Department of Taxation and proper notice to the public.
- In consultation with the Finance Director, oversees and maintains the chart of accounts including the addition and deletion of accounts, merging or reassignment of elements, assignment of object/project codes and the reclassification of funds, departments and accounts as necessary.
- Maintains financial records for various funding sources, including grants and capital improvement projects; prepares reports for such funding agencies. Has specific responsibility for financial reporting and compliance of all grants requested by the 7th Judicial District Courts as well as for reviewing on a monthly basis the work of any department head that receives and/or administers a capital grant in the amount for $50,000 or more to ensure compliance with federal, state and local law.
- Reviews all Treasurer’s receipts to ensure accuracy of fiscal year and accounts codes. Reports to the Finance Director any issues that may arise.
- Responsible to schedule internal audits as required by County Ordinance as well as assisting the Finance Director with auditing, writing of the final reports and departmental remediation as required.
- Maintains automated financial control and reporting systems; instructs others in the use of such systems. Is responsible for security setup of all new users, deletion/inactivation of terminated employees and adjustments to security setups as required for employee transfers within the County.
- Responsible for assistance with preparation of the County’s Annual Financial Statements including preparing schedules related to revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, grants and other reports as may be required. Reviews final drafts for accuracy of numbers and proposed adjustments from auditor.
- Assists Finance Director in supervision, direction, training, hiring and evaluation of Finance Office staff.
- Maintains accurate records and files.
- Uses standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work; may operate a County or personal vehicle to visit various work sites and attend off-site meetings and trainings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
- Principles and practices of general and fund accounting.
- Federal, State and Local laws, statutes and ordinances.
- Codes and regulations related to the work.
- Computer applications including security requirements related to work.
- Financial record keeping and accounting practices and techniques.
- Standard office practices and procedures, including filing and the operation of standard office equipment.
- Correct business English, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals, in person and over the telephone.
- Supervision and training techniques; and
- Basic practices of reviewing financial documents for completeness and accuracy.
- Ability to travel to attend meetings and hearings outside of the Ely area.
- Experience in a full-time professional accounting role.
Distinguishing characteristics
The Chief Deputy Finance Director must be experienced and fully competent to perform the full range of professional duties and have a background in supervision and training. The role requires thorough knowledge of governmental accounting procedures, Nevada Revised Statutes as applied to Local Government Finance, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and the ability to exercise sound judgment in financial management.
Special requirements
- Ability to travel to attend meetings and hearings outside of the Ely area.
Physical requirements
Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed material and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs is required occasionally. In compliance with applicable disabilities laws, reasonable accommodations may be provided for qualified individuals with a disability who require and request such accommodations.
Working conditions
Normal indoor office environment with occasional interruptions from calls and unplanned events. May require evening, night, weekend and holiday shifts. The work area is generally quiet.
