Accounting Manager - 17104

JOB SUMMARY

Manages the accounting processes of a specific functional area; responsible for planning, organizing, leading, monitoring and ensuring achievement of key result areas for the assigned functional area.

STARTING SALARY: $28.82 hourly/ $59,945.60 annually 

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of our customers and provide the highest standards of service

• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve

• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations

• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing principles, practices, procedures, methods, and theory.

• Working knowledge of the specific accounting and reporting requirements and the complete accounting cycle of the organization to which assigned.

• Knowledge of management methods, techniques, and practices.

• Working knowledge of budgetary procedures and controls.

• Working knowledge of computerized accounting systems.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with others within and outside own organization.

• Ability to schedule, assign, monitor, review and evaluate the work of assigned subordinates.

• Ability to analyze and audit accounting, fiscal, payroll and leave data, reports and statements.

• Ability to interpret accounting and auditing principles and procedures.

• Ability to develop advanced computer-based spreadsheets, graphs, summaries, and reports.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Analyzes and audits accounting and fiscal data, records and reports.

• Determines and requests staff, material, and equipment needs for operations and programs managed to contribute to the formulation and justification of budgetary requests for the agency as a whole.

• Develops and recommends new and revised statutes, rules, policies, and procedures to improve effectiveness of the functions and programs managed and to respond to changes in operational program needs, objectives and priorities.

• Directs and coordinates the preparation of varied accounting and financial statements, summaries, and reports.

• Directs pre-auditing functions and other related accounting and clerical-accounting activities.

• Directs the development, modification, and installation of accounting and internal auditing systems.

• Directs the maintenance of subsidiary and general ledgers and related account maintenance. 

• Establishes operational priorities, coordinate these operations with other functions within the agency, and to ensure that program objectives and standards are established and attained and are consistent with overall organizational goals. Leads specialized accounting projects and studies.

• Manages assigned accounting and financial functions, programs, and systems.

• Performs analysis to ensure payroll, finance and service bank accounts are all in syn