Finance Director

Suisun City is seeking a strategic, forward-thinking, and hands-on finance executive to help shape the organization during one of the most significant periods of growth and transformation in its history.

The next Finance Director will serve as a key member of the executive team, leading long-range financial planning, organizational change, and major development-related initiatives while helping position the City for long-term fiscal sustainability. The Finance Director will also lead implementation of the City’s Finance Operations Strategic Plan, a comprehensive, multi-year initiative focused on strengthening financial operations, modernizing business processes, improving organizational alignment, and building a sustainable finance function capable of supporting the City’s long-term strategic objectives.

For a finance professional seeking meaningful work, significant responsibility, and the opportunity to leave a lasting organizational impact, this role offers a rare opportunity to share in developing the financial future of a growing community while helping define the next Chapter of the City’s evolution.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, strategic, visible, and solution-oriented leader who combines strong financial and accounting expertise with the ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and actionable manner. The successful candidate will be comfortable leading organizational transformation, building collaborative relationships across departments, and serving as a trusted advisor to the City Manager, City Council, and executive leadership team.

The City seeks a finance executive with the technical depth and practical experience to lead the Finance Operations Strategic Plan Project. The successful candidate will quickly assess organizational and operational challenges, identify root causes, develop practical recommendations, and lead implementation across finance operations, business processes, financial systems, and organizational structure while maintaining exceptional financial stewardship.

The engaged leader communicates openly, builds trust through collaboration and accountability, demonstrates political acumen, and engages directly with staff and department leaders to foster a culture of continuous improvement and organizational excellence

FIRST-YEAR PRIORITIES

• Implement the Finance Operations Strategic Plan Project.
• Modernize the City’s budget development and mid-year budget review processes to improve transparency, accountability, and decision-making.
• Establish trusted working relationships with department directors and foster a culture of year-round financial communication, collaboration, and problem-solving.
• Support major development, capital financing, and long-term fiscal planning initiatives for the City’s evolving fiscal environment and anticipated development opportunities.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Finance Department serves as the steward of the City’s financial resources and plays a critical role in supporting organizational effectiveness, fiscal sustainability, and long-range planning. The department provides financial leadership to the organization while delivering high-quality services to internal departments, elected officials, and the community.

The department is entering a significant period of organizational transformation through the Finance Operations Strategic Plan Project. This multi-year initiative will evaluate and modernize finance operations, business processes, organizational workflows, financial systems, internal controls, and long-range planning practices. The successful Finance Director will establish priorities, lead implementation, and build the departmental capacity necessary to support the City’s continued growth and evolving service demands.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration or a closely related field. A master’s degree is preferred.
• Six years of progressively responsible accounting and financial management experience, including at least three years in a management and administrative leadership role.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.