Finance Director

About the role

The Town of Matthews is seeking a Finance Director to lead the Finance Department. This role offers the stability of a well-managed, financially sound organization and the genuine opportunity to build, modernize, and shape.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a thorough assessment of the Finance Department's current operations, staffing structure, policies, and workflows. Use those findings to build a clear roadmap for strengthening team capacity, modernizing processes, and establishing the internal foundation the department needs to perform at a high level in support of the full organization.
• Develop and advance a comprehensive long-term financial strategy that positions the Town for fiscal sustainability over the next decade. This includes bringing a rigorous, forward-looking approach to investment strategy and debt planning, ensuring that the Town's financial decisions today reflect the infrastructure and service demands of a growing community tomorrow.
• Design and implement a Procurement Program built on best practices and structured for clarity, compliance, and efficiency. Working within the requirements of NC procurement law, establish policies and processes that give staff confidence, reduce organizational risk, and reflect the Town's commitment to responsible stewardship of public funds.
• Strengthen the annual budget development process and the cadence of financial reporting across the organization. The goal is a budget process that is inclusive and well-structured, and reporting that is accurate, timely, and genuinely usable by staff, elected officials, and community members alike, reducing friction and increasing financial transparency at every level.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a closely related field, combined with seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in financial management, including direct responsibility for leading financial operations and staff.
• At least five years of experience in public sector or local government finance.
• Demonstrated experience in capital improvement planning and financing.
• Strong working knowledge of North Carolina General Statutes and local ordinances governing municipal finance, procurement, and budgeting.
• A track record of applying performance measurements to financial operations and using data to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• A master's degree in public administration, business administration, or a related field, and at least five years of experience in public sector or local government finance.
• Demonstrated experience in capital improvement planning and financing, procurement program development, and financial reporting in a municipal environment.
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation and/or the NC Local Government Finance Officer Certification are preferred.

Skills

• Ability to assess complex situations and orient toward solutions rather than getting stuck in problems.
• Collaborative nature, working effectively alongside the Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, and department directors.
• Capacity to translate complex financial information into clear, accessible language for a wide range of audiences.
• Strong understanding of North Carolina General Statutes and local ordinances governing municipal finance, procurement, and budgeting.
• Technological capability, comfortable leveraging financial management systems to build efficiency and improve reporting.

Benefits

• Stability of a well-managed, financially sound organization.
• Genuine opportunity to build, modernize, and shape.

Pay

Compensation and benefits package are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.