Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Edward Enriquez is the Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for the City of Riverside. He has held the CFO position since 2018. Prior to becoming the CFO, Edward was the Assistant Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Assistant Controller, and has been with the City since 2012. As CFO, Edward has oversight over the City’s $1.3 billion budget, $2.0 billion debt portfolio, all financial accounting & reporting, treasury management, procurement, and business license. Additionally, Edward is a liaison with the Budget Engagement Commission, and as the Treasurer is responsible for the City’s $1.1 billion investment portfolio. In his role as Assistant City Manager effective June 2023, Edward oversees the City’s internal service groups of Finance, Human Resources, General Services and Innovation and Technology. He is responsible for leading Citywide efforts on the Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan component of a High Performing Government which is to “Provide world class service that is efficient, accessible and responsive to all.”

Edward has extensive financial management experience, including debt funding, cash forecasting and management, internal control systems, grant accounting, public transit management, SEC and public reporting, pension plans, and auditing of international entities.

Under Edward’s leadership the City successfully navigated the financial uncertainties of the pandemic on City finances. He has implemented cost savings strategies, such as the issuance of a $432 million pension obligation bond, that is projected to save the City $170 million over the life of the bond.

Edward began his career in public accounting as an auditor with Ernst & Young LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California.