Assistant Finance Director | Village of Channahon

The Village of Channahon is seeking to fill the Assistant Finance Director position. The Village of Channahon is a thriving community with a population of 13,383 located 45 miles southwest of Chicago, just west of Joliet and east of Morris in southwest Will County and eastern Grundy County.

This is a non-represented, exempt postion with the responsibility to assist the Finance Director in all areas of the department and operations. The position involves performing technical accounting and fiscal management tasks as well as processing financial reports, financial analysis, and related records. Work is performed under the direction of the Finance Director.

The Assistant Finance Director will be involved in oversight of the day-to-day financial and accounting operations in accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and utility billing. The position also requires the individual to assist and supervise staff in the performance of assigned duties.

This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or business and 2 years of experience in accounting, preferably in a municipal setting or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the following knowledge, abilities, and skills including, but not limited to:

• Applicable laws and administrative policies governing municipal finance practice and procedures;
• Principles and practices of municipal accounting and fund accounting;
• Principles and methods of organization, management, and supervision;
• Processing payroll on a bi-weekly basis including, but not limited to, monthly, quarterly and annual State and Federal reporting;
• Preparation and review of accounts payable and accounts receivable;
• Annual preparation and maintenance of capital asset additions, deletions, and depreciation;
• Preparation, assistance and review of the utility billing processes as well as addressing resident questions, inquiries, and issues; and

Preparation and completion of financial and cost analyses as necessary as well as monitoring fiscal operations for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Salary range for this position is $91,000 - $127,400 DOQ with an expected hiring range between $91,000 and $105,000. Several benefits offered such as participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, medical dental, vision and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off benefits as well as a voluntary 457(b) deferred compensation plan.