The City of West Sacramento is recruiting for a Finance Manager.  The ideal candidate will be an experienced, dynamic, innovative, and motivated financial professional who enjoys challenges and creative solutions. The successful candidate will have strong analytical skills and a background in varied, complex municipal budgets with significant experience developing and managing budgets at the city or county level; have a solid understanding of public sector budget practices, and local government funding and operations; and be an enthusiastic advocate for long-range planning and financial sustainability with experience developing financial forecasts and projections. The Finance Manager will be a hands-on leader with a collaborative approach to problem solving; possess strong political acumen with the ability to communicate complex and technical information to a variety of audiences clearly and concisely; and a desire to support organizational needs while ensuring the long-term fiscal health of the City. A manager with a track record of providing support and guidance to a group of motivated professionals in a fast-paced environment, who creates a workplace of mutual trust, respect, and a family-type environment is highly desirable.