diff --git a/add_finance_to_enum.sql b/add_finance_to_enum.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a122afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/add_finance_to_enum.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-- Add 'finance' value to UserRole enum type
+-- This is needed because we added a new finance role to the dynamic RBAC system
+
+BEGIN;
+
+-- Add the finance value to the userrole enum if it doesn't already exist
+DO $$
+BEGIN
+    IF NOT EXISTS (
+        SELECT 1 FROM pg_enum
+        WHERE enumlabel = 'finance'
+        AND enumtypid = (SELECT oid FROM pg_type WHERE typname = 'userrole')
+    ) THEN
+        ALTER TYPE userrole ADD VALUE 'finance';
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Added finance to userrole enum';
+    ELSE
+        RAISE NOTICE 'finance already exists in userrole enum';
+    END IF;
+END$$;
+
+COMMIT;
+
+-- Verify the enum values
+SELECT enumlabel
+FROM pg_enum
+WHERE enumtypid = (SELECT oid FROM pg_type WHERE typname = 'userrole')
+ORDER BY enumsortorder;
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 79dedf9..ca4e842 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class UserRole(enum.Enum):
     member = "member"
     admin = "admin"
     superadmin = "superadmin"
+    finance = "finance"
 
 class RSVPStatus(enum.Enum):
     yes = "yes"
diff --git a/seed_permissions_rbac.py b/seed_permissions_rbac.py
index 619aea5..1ab34ff 100755
--- a/seed_permissions_rbac.py
+++ b/seed_permissions_rbac.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def seed_permissions():
             'member': UserRole.member,
             'admin': UserRole.admin,
             'superadmin': UserRole.superadmin,
-            'finance': UserRole.admin  # Finance uses admin enum for now
+            'finance': UserRole.finance  # Finance has its own enum value
         }
 
         total_assigned = 0