Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Meet with the Finance Director and City Manager to facilitate the development of an appropriate candidate profile and list of priorities for the new Finance Manager. • Develop and administer a search for appropriate candidates. • Answer questions from candidates and collect application materials. • Review the applications received, comparing them to the candidate profile, performing screening interviews as needed. • Select the most qualified candidates to be interviewed; provide a written report summarizing the overall candidate pool and the qualifications of those to be interviewed. • Advise the Finance Director and City Manager on interview strategies and appropriate questions to ask candidates; attend the interview sessions and assist the City Manager narrow the candidate pool to finalists. • Conduct complete background check on finalist candidates and advise the Finance Director and City Manager of the results. • Facilitate the final interview process and assist the Finance Director and City Manager to make a selection.