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Finance Manager

Organization: City of Grover Beach
Date Posted: 3/18/2026
Date Needed: 4/1/2026
City: Grover Beach
Location: California
Country: United States
Primary Category: Admin/Budget/Financial
Type of Position: Full-Time
Education Requirement: Bachelor's
Experience Requirement: 3-5 years

Description & Details

SALARY RANGE:  $8,626 TO $11,010/MONTHLY

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

The Finance Manager is the management class position which performs a variety of complex financial duties, including assisting with the preparation of the City's annual budget and ACFR reports, maintaining the City's general ledger, and overseeing staff involved in payroll, utility billing, accounts payable and receivable, and customer service. This class also assists with the City's Risk Management program and the network information services operation. This class is distinguished from the next higher class of Administrative Services Director in that the latter directs the overall functions of the Administrative Services Department

 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED/EXERCISED:

Receives direct supervision from the Administrative Services Director. This position may exercise technical supervision over assigned support staff.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  (include but are not limited to the following)

  • Directs the preparation, maintenance, verification and reconciliation of a wide variety of accounting and financial reports.
  • Participates in the preparation of the City’s Comprehensive annual Financial Reports (ACFR).
  • Participates in the preparation of the City’s budget, coordinate budget preparation with the Director of Administrative Services.
  • Ensures that the City’s financial records are complete, accurate, and in compliance with laws, ordinances, and regulations which affect municipal finance operations (i.e. Governmental Accounting Standards Boards ‘GASB” and generally accepted accounting principles “GAAP”).
  • Participates in the maintenance and analysis of general ledger accounts, and other account subsystems such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, revenues and utility billing systems.
  • Participates in the preparation of financial statements, schedules and other statistical and financial reports; prepares financial statements and various reports for federal and state agencies as well as for internal accounting purposes; assists management staff in preparing and reviewing fund balance projections.
  • Responsible for the compilation of budget requests, preparation of preliminary and final budget documents, and various transactions required for budget control and administration.
  • Supervises utility billing, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, business license and all other customer service activities.
  • Examines, reconciles, balances and adjusts accounting records; reconciles and prepares bank reconciliation for multiple accounts.
  • Prepares a variety of state, federal, and local claims, statements and reports from a variety of sources including computerized data, accounting records and other source documents.
  • Interprets data and generates related statistical and fiscal reports; prepares and submits accounting information for data processing and inputs data.
  • Assists in the development, maintenance and enhancement of computerized information systems for accounting and financial functions.
  • May prepare public and staff presentations on a wide variety of issues having fiscal implications to the City.
  • Participates in the management of the City’s investment portfolio.
  • Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, federal/state/local agencies and associations, City management and staff, and the public.
  • Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

 

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Position requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting, and stooping in the performance of daily activities. The position also requires grasping, repetitive hand movement, and fine coordination in using a computer keyboard. Additionally, the position requires near and far vision in reading written reports and work related documents. Hearing sufficient to provide telephone and personal service is required. The ability to lift, drag, and push files, paper, and documents weighing up to 25 pounds also is required. Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodations.

 

QUALIFICATIONS: (The following are minimal qualifications necessary for entry into the classification.)

 

Education and/or Experience:

  • A Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a closely-related field; and
  • Four years of professional accounting experience, preferably in a governmental or public agency setting.

 

License/Certificate:

Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver’s license prior to appointment. 

How to Apply / Contact

Please apply on our Human Resources page on our website at:   www.groverbeach.org