The City of Statesville Invites Your Interest in the Position of Chief Financial Officer

Last Updated 8/31/2023Posted in Latest City News, Homepage

Statesville, North Carolina | September 5, 2023

The City of Statesville, NC – just north of Charlotte, is seeking a finance executive with significant governmental accounting experience to serve as its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The Council seeks an approachable leader who holds him/herself and others to high standards of excellence and can create and maintain a culture of high morale and accountability within the department. The next CFO is known for their effective communication skills and is successful in articulating financial information, issues, policies, etc. to various stakeholders including Council, City leadership, staff, and peer directors. Valuing and exhibiting high integrity, the next CFO is a fair and trusted leader who will ensure equitable practices across the department and ethical stewardship of public funds.

The Statesville CFO can effectively balance daily operational matters with annual tasks and strategic planning. This executive should have experience modernizing finance departments with demonstrable success in implementing new policies and procedures to increase efficiency and productivity. The ideal candidate is a strong collaborator and visionary – a big picture thinker yet also attentive to detail. The successful CFO will establish and nurture a culture within the department that embraces collaboration where staff input is valued and integrated.

Learn more about the Chief Financial Officer Position with the City of Statesville here

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