Ready to discover where your talents can take you next? Discover just how bright your future can be in San Marcos! The City of San Marcos is looking for a top notch Accounting & Treasury Manager, but we want more than a bean counter. We're looking for a leader with big ideas, who will continue raising the bar. This is a chance to join an exceptional agency at an extraordinary time!
San Marcos, California is distinct for our:
- Entrepreneurial approach of a real estate portfolio that earns $10M annually
- Growth rate of median household incomes outpacing the region
- Multiple higher education institutions
THE RIGHT PERSONWe want an Accounting & Treasury Manager with tenacity and vision to streamline how we do business - and the confidence to be a distinguished leader in our accounting and finance team. It's paramount this person knows and respects government finance regulations, but we'd also like creative solutions to achieve new heights of financial success.
To join our team, you will need to:
- Be our accounting and treasury expert and keep us on the path to prosperity
- Stay ahead of the curve so that our City meets and exceeds its goals
- Create ways to cut red tape, so we can all work smarter
- Pay it forward by mentoring and empowering your team
Be a team player – you thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy learning from your peers within and outside the department. You believe that success of a team comes when a team always supports one another and lives by the ideology that no task is too small.
Be comfortable with pivoting – you are ready to change priorities and projects on short notice and can juggle multiple projects with varying deadlines.
Be a self-starter – you take an idea and run with it, flushing out all of the details and data needed to submit a completed project or make a well-informed business decision.
To review the Accounting & Treasury Manager job description, including technical aptitude and requirements, please visit the
following link.Additional information regarding the City of San Marcos' Finance Department and financial resources can be viewed
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THE RIGHT PLACEJust minutes away the Pacific Ocean, San Marcos is emerging as one of San Diego County's most desirable communities, with top-ranked schools and California's newest state university. With multiple beaches and epic year-round weather, the recreation opportunities are endless. Our economy continues to grow as people discover that San Marcos is a great place to live, work and play.
In San Marcos, you can:
- Explore our 47 beautiful parks, which add more than 300 acres of open space
- Trek 63 miles of trails through some of area's most scenic vistas
- Learn at any one of the six educational institutions
- Celebrate the community spirit at more than 50 annual events
- Dine at more than 240 restaurants and breweries
THE RIGHT PERKSThe Accounting & Treasury Manager will inherit a city that is fiscally strong with solid reserves and a benchmark of excellence in managing our finances. There are exciting opportunities available for a dynamic leader who is open to innovative concepts and willing to bring fresh ideas to an established and well-functioning team.
Other perks include:
- Earn a competitive salary
- Gain generous health benefits (all medical premiums employer paid at 90%)
- Enjoy ample time off (14 paid holidays, 96 hours of sick leave, 80 hours of vacation leave, 40 hours of executive leave)
- Cell phone allowance or City issued cell phone
- Popular 9/80 work schedule with eligibility for department remote workdays
- Participate in the CalPERS retirement system (Classic members 2% @ 55, PEPRA members 2% @ 62) and Social Security
THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS CORE VALUES
The City of San Marcos hires for potential with a strong emphasis on team members who hold the same core values as our organization:
We consistently exceed customer expectations by going out of our way to help people solve their problems quickly and easily.
We work together to co-create solutions that resect the needs of everyone involved.
We get things done while always looking out for the bottom line, because a financially healthy city can do more for those it serves.
We hold ourselves to the highest standards, with an eye toward the lasting effects of our decisions.
RECRUITMENT TIMELINE - Applications will be received through 5pm, June 20, 2024
- 1st Interviews: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- 2nd Interviews: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
EDUCATION & TRAINING
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
EXPERIENCE
Six years of increasingly responsible accounting experience, preferably in a municipal government environment, including two years of supervisory experience.
LICENSE OR CERTIFICATEPossession of an appropriate, valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record. Certification as a Certified Public Accountant, while not a requirement for the position, is a plus.