Business and Financial Coordinator

Business and Financial Coordinator
Avon Lake, OH
$120,000-$150,000

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business and Financial Coordinator responsible for managing and coordinating the financial operations, budgeting, and business reporting in the public sector. This role involves a strategic combination of accounting, variance analysis, and business operations rather than exclusive transaction processing. The ideal candidate will navigate complex public finances—including managing multiple funds, tracking substantial infrastructure expenditures, and maintaining meticulous documentation—while translating complex financial data for executive management, executive boards, and operational teams like engineering.

Core Responsibilities:

• Prepare comprehensive financial reports for utility management and the Board of Municipal Utilities.
• Analyze revenue, expenditures, fund balances, and overall operating results to evaluate financial health.
• Explain variances between budgeted and actual spending to help management plan and control expenditures.
• Organize financial data and produce accurate, timely management reports to support planning and resource allocation.
• Compile technical and operational information to assist management in evaluating costs and ongoing operational needs.

• Collaborate on the preparation and monitoring of annual utility operating budgets.
• Track expenditures across utility-specific accounts.
• Compile critical financial information to back up management decisions and long-term utility planning.

• Support reliable accounting records, financial documentation, and strict expenditure controls.
• Ensure all spending and reporting strictly follow applicable internal procedures and public-sector regulatory requirements.
• Compile supporting schedules and documentation required for seamless annual audits.
• Maintain meticulous records to support utility decisions and historical financial transactions.

• Coordinate financial information seamlessly across various utility departments.
• Work closely with customer service personnel to optimize financial processes supporting public utility operations.
• Bridge communication gaps by translating complex financial metrics into clear insights for team members whose primary expertise is engineering or utility operations.
• Support accurate workflows across billing, accounting, payroll, and record-keeping systems.
• Manage competing deadlines and handle confidential administrative and operational information with discretion.
• Drive process improvements to make reporting and administrative workflows more accurate and efficient.
• Execute special projects and other administrative assignments as directed by executive management.

• Must be comfortable managing multi-fund structures and substantial capital infrastructure budgets.
• Ability to remain organized and calm under demanding budgeting and reporting deadlines.
• Capacity to successfully balance daily hands-on financial work with high-level coordination and executive management support.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience with public utility finances, public-sector accounting principles, and fund accounting regulations.
• Demonstrated experience working with executive management and contributing to utility-wide financial decisions.
• Strong analytical mindset with a proven background in financial analysis, variance explanation, and operational budgeting.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a specific ability to explain financial data clearly to non-financial managers and board members.

• Advanced proficiency in municipal financial software and spreadsheet modeling.