Assistant Director - Finance Department

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About the Department

The Finance Department’s mission is to manage, protect, and report on the City of San José’s financial resources to enhance the City’s financial condition for residents, businesses, and investors.

Supporting this work is a staff of 131 full-time equivalent positions with an annual operating budget of $27.4 million for fiscal year 2024-2025. The Department is responsible for oversight of an additional $63.2 million primarily related to debt service and Citywide expenditures. The Director is responsible for the management oversight of a $2.5 billion investment portfolio; $4.9 billion debt portfolio; financial reporting for $5 billion in annual expenditures; billing, compliance monitoring and accounts receivable collections of over $1.3 billion in annual revenue; and annually over $200 million in products and services procured.

The Finance Department has four core divisions:

Accounting, including a City-wide Fiscal Recovery and Grants Management Unit: Facilitate timely and accurate payment of the City’s financial obligations, provide accurate and meaningful reporting on the City’s financial condition, and manage all financial services in support of emergency response and community and economic recovery activities. Distinction in financial reporting is recognized by the receipt of the Government Finance Officers’ Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 34 consecutive years.

Debt & Treasury Management: Provide cost-effective financing, investment, and cash collection of the City’s resources to maintain and enhance the City’s financial condition.

Purchasing & Risk Management: Purchase and provide quality products and services in a cost-effective manner and ensure insurance coverage for the City’s assets. Recognized with the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Procurement Institute (2022).

Revenue Management: Bill and collect City resources to enhance the City’s financial condition.

The Finance Department works in partnership with the departments of Human Resources, Information Technology, and Public Works as the Strategic Support City Service Area to effectively develop, manage and safeguard City fiscal, physical, technological, and human resources to enable and enhance the delivery of City services and projects.

Position Duties

For more information about the position and duties, please visit the recruitment brochure at this link: https://www.alliancerc.com/wp-content/uploads/SJ-Assist-Dir-of-Finance-Profile-FINAL-1.pdf.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience equivalent to completion of a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration, or related field, and seven (7) years of increasingly responsible experience in business management and/or financial operations is required.

Other Qualifications

To apply for this position, please submit an application at this link: https://www.alliancerc.com/searches/current-recruitments/assistant-director-of-finance-san-jose/.

For further information, please contact Sherril Uyeda at (562) 901-0769 x331 or suyeda@alliancerc.com and Wesley Herman at (562) 901-0769 x337 or wherman@alliancerc.com.

Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.

The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's benefits pagefor detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.

For information on the City’s Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services website. You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.

In additional to the benefits above, there is an additional perks siteto explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.

Closing Date/Time: 6/9/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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