Job Details

Salary : $127,744.76 - $204,391.72 Annually
Location : Roanoke, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 03137
Department: Department of Finance
Division: Director of Finance
Opening Date: 10/28/2025
Closing Date: 11/26/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Description

The City of Roanoke is seeking a Director of Finance to plan, organize, and direct all financial activities of the City. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to providing leadership and insight in the areas of general accounting, accounts payable, payroll, pension plan/retirement administration and real estate; coordinating the development of the General Fund, Enterprise Fund, Internal Services Fund, Capital Improvement Program budgets and coordinates all major capital financing initiatives; serving in an advisory capacity regarding investment of city funds. Additional job responsibilities entail accountability based on measurable cost effective results for the substance, efficiency, productivity and quality of activities performed within divisions. The successful candidate will direct 4 managers who supervise approximately 40-50 employees in the functional areas of Finance, Budget, Real Estate Valuation and Retirement and be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Further responsibilities entail accountability based on measurable cost effective results for the substance, efficiency, productivity and quality of activities performed within divisions. This position requires a bachelor's degree from four year college or university with a major in business, accounting, finance, public administration or a related field; Master's degree preferred, but not required; Ten years progressively responsible experience in finance administration preferably in governmental accounting. Considerable administrative management experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Certified Public Accountant preferred.

The City of Roanoke is an Equal Employment Opportunity/AA/M/F/Disability Employer.

To elevate the performance of the organization, we are committed to respecting, celebrating, and embracing the collective mixture of differences and similarities between our employees as a rich tapestry. Our behaviors will demonstrate open communication, and we will seek opportunities to learn, recognizing and rewarding actions that promote acceptance while suspending judgment. By doing this, we will foster an inclusive, open work environment that delivers excellent service and creates a more vibrant and inviting community.

This is an exempt position.
Examples of Duties

SUMMARY
Plans, organizes and directs all financial activities of the City. Provides leadership and insight in the areas of budget, general accounting, accounts payable, payroll, pension plan/retirement administration and real estate. Coordinates all major capital financing initiatives. Serves in an advisory capacity regarding investment of city funds. Coordinates the development and implementation and monitoring of the City's operating and capital budgets. Responsibilities entail accountability based on measurable cost effective results for the substance, efficiency, productivity and quality of activities performed within divisions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Provides leadership/direction and establishes broad guidelines to serve as standard of performance to the various divisions and units of - - Finance, Management & Budget, Real Estate Valuation and Retirement.
- Develops internal control procedures to assure financial integrity and provide stewardship of City assets.
- Reviews results through conferences with division heads, staff meetings and reports
- Develops budget calendar, including legal advertisements and public hearings
- Coordinates and assists in the development and preparation of operating, and capital budget documents for submission to City Council
- Monitors expenditures during the fiscal year for all departments and projects possible deficits or surpluses
- Reviews multi-year financial trends and prepares related analytical reports and funding recommendations for review
- Coordinates the development of annual financial planning sessions with City Council
- Monitors and approves, for the City Manager fund transfers, purchase requisitions, travel vouchers and personnel requisitions
- Monitors personnel lapse on a monthly basis
- Incorporates strategic business planning into the organization's budgetary and operational planning processes
- Coordinates the annual update to the capital improvement programs
- Participates in a variety of special projects, researches and prepares management reports
- Interprets federal and state laws, local ordinances and procedures to insure compliance of financial activities
- Monitors the reporting and collection of all City revenues and expenditures and reports quarterly or as required to City Council
- Provides direction in all technical financial operations of the department
- Provides advice and direction for management of the city's pension system including development of policies and procedures, systems development and coordination with actuaries and investment portfolio managers
- Directs the planning and issuance of long-term financing for capital projects
- Provides direction in investment decisions of municipal funds for the City of Roanoke
- Attends, participates in and contributes to the agenda of formal and informal City Council meetings as needed
- Prepares and presents reports for City Council as required
- Represents the City on various boards, commissions and authorities

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Directs 4 managers who supervise approximately 40-50 employees in the divisions of Finance, Budget, Real Estate Valuation and Retirement.
- Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Typical Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree from four year college or university with a major in business, accounting, finance, public administration or a related field; Master's degree preferred, but not required; Ten years progressively responsible experience in finance/budget administration preferably in governmental accounting. Considerable administrative management experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Certified Public Accountant preferred.

Supplemental Information

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints orally and in writing. Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on controversial or complex topics to city council, management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts. Ability to organize, direct and coordinate a complete range of administrative activities obtaining maximum efficiency.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of problems. Ability to deal with complex problems or issues. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical information and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to formulate a vision and develop practical courses of action to accomplish goals. Ability to identify key stakeholders and create teams to solve complex issues. Ability to think strategically.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess a valid appropriate driver's permit issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This is a job description and not an individualized position description. A job description defines the general character and scope of duties and responsibilities of all positions in a job classification, but it is not intended to describe and does not necessarily list the essential job functions for a given position in a classification.
Overview of Benefits for Full-Time Employees:

Paid leave is time off from work available for use by an employee upon approval by supervisor. The first 24 consecutive leave hours for any illness must be charged to paid leave with additional time charged to extended illness leave. Paid leave for employees of the city shall accrue as follows:

Years of Service Hours Per Month Fire 24-hr shift Employees
0 - 4 12 19.75
5 - 9 14 22.75
10- 14 16 25.50
15 - 19 17 26.75
20 - 24 18 28.75
25 + 20 32

Extended Illness Leave: shall accrue at the rate of six (6) hours per month. Fire suppression employees shall accrue extended illness leave at nine (9) hours per month.
Funeral Leave: for family, up to three consecutive days.
Military Leave: Twenty-one work days per Federal fiscal year.
Holidays: The City provides 96 hours of annual paid holiday time.

Mental Health & Well-Being Leave: Employees receive 24 hours (Fire Suppression receives 34 hours) of Mental Health & Well-Being Leave upon hire. Certification of mental health diagnosis is not required and leave will not be paid out upon separation.

Shared Leave Bank (effective 1/1/2023): Voluntary membership for full-time Employees who will be out for an extended period of time and has exhausted all other forms of leave. Members are required to provide 8 hours of their Extended Illness per fiscal year and at least 8 hours per assessment. Assessments will be limimted to 4 times per fiscal year (max of 40 hours per fiscal year).

Health Insurance: Four coverage types are available: Employee only, Employee + 1 Child, Employee + Spouse and Family. Coverage is available through payroll deduction.

Additionally, the city offers the following three Aetna Health Plan Options:

PPO 750 - Provides 100% coverage for preventive care; lower deductible and out-of-pocket maximums than other medical plans; and has higher employee premiums. This is comparable to the current insurance program.
PPO/HRA 1500 - Provides 100% coverage for preventive care; has higher deductible and out-of-pocket maximum than the PPO 300 plan; has lower employee premiums than the PPO 300 plan; and the employer makes contributions to an account through a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA). The City of Roanoke contributes $500 for employee only coverage and $1,000 for all other tiers. Contributions are pro-rated dependent upon enrollment date.
PPO/HDHP-HSA - Provides 100% coverage for preventive care; has higher deductible and out-of-pocket maximum than other medical plans; has lower employee premiums; and both the employer and the employee make contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay for medical expenses which apply to the deductible. The City of Roanoke contributes towards the Health Savings Account (HSA), $1,600 for employee only coverage and $3,100 for all other tiers. Contributions are pro-rated dependent upon enrollment date.

Optum RX (Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager) - Manages pharmacy benefits, processes employee pharmacy claims and answers employee pharmacy benefit questions.

Aetna Health Plan 2025 Monthly Rates
PPO 750
Employee Only: $74.49
Employee + Child: $278.42
Employee + Spouse: $653.08
Family: $714.04

PPO/HRA 1500
Employee Only: $48.24
Employee + Child: $236.42
Employee + Spouse: $600.58
Family: $609.04

PPO/HDHP-HSA
Employee Only: $22.81
Employee + Child: $177.93
Employee + Spouse $498.08
Family: $500.51

Dental Insurance: Four coverage types are available: Family, Employee and Spouse, Employee and Child, and Employee only. Coverage is available through payroll deduction.

Delta Dental 2025 Monthly Rates
Employee: $2.80
Employee/Child: $18.88
Employee/Spouse: $18.88
Family: $49.36

Life Insurance: Paid by the City at no cost to employees. Coverage is equal to the annual salary rounded to the next highest thousand and then doubled. For an accidental death, the coverage would be twice this amount.

Optional Life Insurance: Paid by the employee. Various amounts of coverage, including family members, available through payroll deduction.

Long Term Disability Insurance: Designed to provide a monthly benefit to assist employees with bills and maintaining a standard of living when disabled as a result of a covered sickness or injury. Coverage is available through payroll deduction. Annual cost is your annual salary multiplied by .00255. This amount is half of the total premium and the City pays the other half.

Retirement: Employees contribute 5% of salary and choose between participating in a traditional defined benefit plan or a hybrid program. Employees vest in the employer component of either plan upon completing five (5) years of service.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan: Normal retirement after 55th birthday, and when combination of age and creditable service equals 85; or, 65th birthday if completed at least five years of creditable service. For sworn officers in Police and Fire/EMS, normal retirement after 50th birthday, and when combination of age and service equals 75; or, 65th birthday or older with 5 years of creditable service. An annual retirement benefit equals 2.0% of salary (based on an average of the highest five years) times the number of creditable years with a maximum of 63%. Early retirement options are available and reductions may apply based on age and service.

Hybrid Program: Provides the characteristics of the traditional pension plan with that of a deferred compensation plan. The pension plan provides an annual benefit equaling 1% of salary (based on an average of the highest five years) times the number of creditable years with a maximum of 63%. The deferred compensation component provides for the employee contribution to be deposited in an account directed by the member. The combination of the two components is structured to provide approximately the same actuarial benefit as the Defined Benefit Pension Plan. International City Management Association - Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) provides the third party administration of this deferred compensation plan for participating employees.

Sheriff's Department Employees are covered b the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). Previous service covered by VRS may be portable to the Roanoke Retirement System.

Retirement Health Savings Plan: All employees contribute 1% of salary to a 401(h) health savings account. Employees vest in the City match of 1% upon completing five (5) years of service. International City Management Association - Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) provides the third party administration of this plan for participating employees.
Deferred Compensation: Employees may voluntarily contribute salary deferred dollars into a City Sponsored 457 Plan. International City Management Association - Empower provides the third party administration of this deferred compensation plan for participating employees.

Flexible Spending Account: Allows employees to set aside pre-tax dollars from their pay checks to pay for child care and/or medical and dental expenses not covered by the City's health care or dental plans. You may also set aside pre-tax dollars to cover certain transit or parking expenses. Keep in mind only transit or parking expenses may be rolled over from year to year.

Virginia College Savings Plan: Two plans to choose from at a reduced application fee, Virginia Prepaid Education Program and the Virginia Education Savings Trust.

Employee Health Services: The City employee health services provides medical care for employees, retirees, and eligible spouses.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Support services available to assist employees facing life challenges.

Pay Days: Direct deposit is required for all new employees. Paid bi-weekly, 26 pay periods per year.

Vision Insurance: Paid by the Employee. Includes annual routine eye exam, discounts on eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses and contact lenses.
CEC 2025 Monthly Rates
Employee: $6.68
Employee/Spouse: $12.69
Employee/Child(ren): $13.36
Family: $19.71

Discounts & Voluntary Benefits: Employees may access discounts through various national and local retailers. Discounts include 10% off auto insurance and 5% off home or renters insurance with Liberty Mutual. Voluntary benefits offered through Corestream. Critical Illness, Accident Insurance and Cancer Policies will be available through Colonial Life and Long Term Care will be available through Transamerica. All voluntary benefits may be payroll deducted.