CITY OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Outstanding opportunity to live and work in a dynamic community of 628,670. The City of Baltimore is known as the City of Firsts because the City was first in several endeavors from 1743 to 1995. The City of Baltimore comprises 55,674+ acres including streets and water with a harbor area of 6,491+ acres. The legislative act creating Baltimore was passed in 1792. The Baltimore Charter was revised in 1898, in 1946 and the present Charter was revised and approved by he voters in 1964. The City of Baltimore has an elected mayor, Mayor Martin O’Malley. In 1999 Martin O’Malley was elected Mayor of the City of Baltimore at the age of 36 with 91% of the vote. In the Mayor’s administration are the First Deputy Mayor, a Chief of Staff and a Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Relations. The mission of the Department of Finance is to provide a full range of financial services to City agencies; collect and invest all monies due the City; manage City debt; and execute fiscal policy as established by the Board of Estimates. The Director of Finance position is responsible for planning, coordinating and directing the financial activities of the City of Baltimore with responsibility for overseeing the management of the functions of budget and management research, accounting operations, treasury management, purchasing, payroll and disbursements, and risk management. The Department of Finance is comprised of four bureaus (Budget and Management Research, Accounting and Payroll Services, Purchasing, and Treasury Management) and the Office of Risk Management. Requires Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field. Requires seven years of experience in financial management including experience in directing activities in three of the following five fields: budget administration and analysis, management research and analysis, purchasing, accounting or treasury management. A Master's degree is preferred and may be substituted for one year of the experience required. Starting salary will be in the range of $100,000 to $160,000 per year plus a competitive benefits package. Recruitment Brochure available from The Mercer Group, Inc.. Confidential resumes should be sent by close of business September 30, 2004, to James L. Mercer, President, The Mercer Group, Inc., 5579B Chamblee Dunwoody Road, #511, Atlanta, GA 30338. Phone: 770-551-0403; Fax: 770-399-9749: E-mail: mercer@mindspring.com. The City of Baltimore is an Equal Opportunity Employer.