Springfield is looking for a leader who can help shape the City’s financial future—strengthening long-term sustainability, modernizing financial systems and practices, improving how work gets done, and giving City leaders the information and insight needed to make sound decisions for the community.
The next Chief Financial Officer will inherit the essential responsibility of protecting the City’s financial integrity while also helping lead meaningful organizational change.
If you are a financial leader who values public service, sees opportunities where others see longstanding processes, and can balance innovation with responsible stewardship, we invite you to consider Springfield.
The Leader we are seeking is more than a technically accomplished finance professional. We are looking for an executive leader. The successful candidate will bring financial expertise together with curiosity, judgment, courage, humility, and an ability to build trusted relationships.
Excellent Compensation Package:
The role offers an excellent total compensation package including anticipated starting salary of $205,000/annually, however compensation is flexible based on qualifications.
Benefits include:
- No-cost employee-only health insurance
- Pension through the Local Government Employee Retirement Systems (LAGERS) with employee contribution made 100% by the City and full vesting after five years
- Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan with employer match programs
- Annual performance increases
- Generous Leave time with holiday, vacation, floating holidays, exempt, and sick leave
- Car allowance of $740 per month
WHAT YOU WILL LEAD
- Financial strategy and long-range planning
- Annual operating and capital budgeting
- Accounting and financial reporting
- Treasury, cash management, and investments
- Debt management and capital financing
- Accounts payable and payroll
- Procurement and purchasing
- Financial policies and internal controls
- Audit coordination
- Revenue and expenditure accounting
- Licensing and other assigned administrative functions
- ERP and financial systems modernization
- Financial data, analytics, forecasting, and decision support
- Process improvement and organizational modernization
The Chief Financial Officer also provides financial advice to the City Manager and City Council and works collaboratively with department directors throughout the organization.
