Financial Manager - Highway

Status:   Full Time, Exempt

Starting Wage Range:   $40.98/hr. - $45.16/hr.  

Department/Shift: Finance

Position Open Until Filled - Application Deadline Date: February 4, 2026 @ 3:00pm

Please submit Resume and Cover Letter with application

Dodge County offers a generous benefits package including:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) – available for use after 30 days of employment
• 10 observed paid holidays
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – with employer contributions - HRA
• Life insurance, Long-term disability, Short-term disability and Flex spending
• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) – an exceptional pension plan with employer match (upon vesting) and lifetime retirement payment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

1. Provides leadership in attracting, retaining, and developing an engaged workforce in the delivery of superior services to County residents and businesses.
2. Plans, prioritizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of the support staff for the Department.
3. Participates in the selection of assigned staff; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline procedures.
4. Directs employee work and assignments, trains, evaluates work, and provides feedback to performance evaluations.
5. Schedules staff to maintain levels and adequate coverage while allowing for time-off. Manages all time-off requests. 
6. Monitors training requirements of staff members for completion.
7. Monitors work activities to ensure compliance with established financial policies and procedures; makes recommendations for changes and improvements to existing standards and procedures to the Director of Finance & Administration.
8. Oversees the preparation of analytical and statistical reports on operations and activities, as assigned. Responsible for the maintenance of all reports, and transmittal of all documents within required timeframes.
9. Responsible for oversight of payroll process for the department. Ensures staff members are completing processes timely and accurately.
10. Reviews and audits accounts payable, cash receipts, inventory and other accounting records and transactions; analyzes and audits transactions for proper account classification.
11. Prepares and enters journal entries for recording in the accounting system. 
12. Reconciles all expense accounts; responsible for all month end and annual reports.
13. Maintains and reconciles the Department fixed asset records, including land/buildings, infrastructure, and all working equipment.
14. Assists in development of the Department annual operating budget. Carries out the County Administrator's guidance and direction for building the annual budget. Prepares budget preparation documents, cost reports, and analysis.  Assists Department head and managers with preparing budgets for submittal. 
15. Prepares department budget documents for management review. Performs budget analysis; research and forecasts expenditures/revenues as well as trends affecting current expenditures; monitors profit/loss reports; distribute and discuss results.
16. Prepares annual and special audit worksheets for independent auditor; is available to answer questions and establish systems to improve fiscal responsibility and internal control mechanisms.
17. Prepares annual financial reports for the Finance Department and State regulatory agency. Coordinates closing the books at the end of the year with the Finance Department. Ensures adjusting entries are completed timely and accurately. Confirms required reports are completed for Federal, State, and County. 
18. Assists subordinate personnel with daily responsibilities, as needed. 
19. Attend staff meetings, committee meetings and County Board meetings, as required. 
20. Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED JOB COMPETENCIES

• Skill in analyzing complex administrative information and issues, defining problems and evaluating alternatives and recommending methods, procedures, and techniques for resolution of issues.
• Ability to research and analyze detailed information and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to develop department goals and objectives.
• Ability to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate projects and programs.
• Ability to prepare, recommend, and monitor an operating budget, including line-item budgeting.
• Knowledge of management and supervisory practices & principles, including the ability to make final employment recommendations, preparing performance evaluations, managing time-off, and mainta