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Salary: $64,844 - $101,634Position Grade: 17MDepartment: Multiple DepartmentsJob Type: Full-Time (Permanent)Examination Number: EX1003Location:Incumbents in this position are responsible for overseeing the accounting functions and/or financial management of a City department or a City-wide functional area such as Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Federal Grants Management, and Payroll.Essential Functions and Responsibilities ?Plans, organizes, coordinates and controls the work unit s operations/programs to establish operational priorities, coordinate these operations with other functions within the agency, and ensure program objectives and standards are established, attained and congruent with overall goals. ?Determines and requests/submits staff, material and equipment needs for managed operations/programs managed. ?Contributes to the formulation and justification of budgetary requests for the agency as a whole. ?Determines performance evaluation standards and procedures to provide information to subordinate staff on individual work performance expectations to ensure complete and objective appraisal of subordinates performance. ?Develops and directs the implementation of operational plans pertinent to managed operations/programs to ensure the establishment of appropriate goals and the development of action steps to achieve these goals. ?Develops and recommends new and revised statutes, rules, policies, and procedures to respond to changes in operational/program needs, objectives, and priorities and to improve the effectiveness of managed operations/programs. ?Coordinates the activities of a major accounting unit or function, such as payroll. ?Oversees subordinate personnel in the performance of daily operations; assigns tasks and monitors progress. ?Supervises the maintenance of journals and entries; reviews reports to ensure accuracy. ?Reviews procedures to determine if detailed and accurate documentation exists; proposes new procedures to increase efficiency/quality of operations. ?Balances and approves reports, such as payroll. ?Supervises posting and posts to computerized general ledger; supervises the compiling and posting of information into subsidiary ledger accounts. ?Responds to inquiries and complaints regarding particular unit or function. ?May manage the purchasing of materials and approve payment of purchase orders and direct pay vouchers. ?May assist with preparation of budget. ?May review status of funds.Knowledge Skills and Abilities ?Data Utilization ?%3Cspan style="mso-spacerun: yes; ?Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as computers, calculator, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. ?Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as requisition requests, journal entries, technical operating manuals, regulations, procedures, and non-routine correspondence. ?Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages, fractions and decimals; may require the ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebra; requires the ability to interpret descriptive statistics. ?Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution. ?Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs. ?Environmental Factors: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury. ?Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing five to ten pounds, such as accounting system reports. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. ?Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks, such as using a computer.Salary: $64,844 - $101,634Position Grade: 17MDepartment: Multiple DepartmentsJob Type: Full-Time (Permanent)Examination Number: EX1003Location:Incumbents in this position are responsible for overseeing the accounting functions and/or financial management of a City department or a City-wide functional area such as Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Federal Grants Management, and Payroll.Essential Functions and Responsibilities ?Plans, organizes, coordinates and controls the work unit s operations/programs to establish operational priorities, coordinate these operations with other functions within the agency, and ensure program objectives and standards are established, attained and congruent with overall goals. ?Determines and requests/submits staff, material and equipment needs for managed operations/programs managed. ?Contributes to the formulation and justification of budgetary requests for the agency as a whole. ?Determines performance evaluation standards and procedures to provide information to subordinate staff on individual work performance expectations to ensure complete and objective appraisal of subordinates performance. ?Develops and directs the implementation of operational plans pertinent to managed operations/programs to ensure the establishment of appropriate goals and the development of action steps to achieve these goals. ?Develops and recommends new and revised statutes, rules, policies, and procedures to respond to changes in operational/program needs, objectives, and priorities and to improve the effectiveness of managed operations/programs. ?Coordinates the activities of a major accounting unit or function, such as payroll. ?Oversees subordinate personnel in the performance of daily operations; assigns tasks and monitors progress. ?Supervises the maintenance of journals and entries; reviews reports to ensure accuracy. ?Reviews procedures to determine if detailed and accurate documentation exists; proposes new procedures to increase efficiency/quality of operations. ?Balances and approves reports, such as payroll. ?Supervises posting and posts to computerized general ledger; supervises the compiling and posting of information into subsidiary ledger accounts. ?Responds to inquiries and complaints regarding particular unit or function. ?May manage the purchasing of materials and approve payment of purchase orders and direct pay vouchers. ?May assist with preparation of budget. ?May review status of funds.Knowledge Skills and Abilities ?Data Utilization ?%3Cspan style="mso-spacerun: yes; ?Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as computers, calculator, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. ?Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as requisition requests, journal entries, technical operating manuals, regulations, procedures, and non-routine correspondence. ?Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages, fractions and decimals; may require the ability to perform mathematical operations involving basic algebra; requires the ability to interpret descriptive statistics. ?Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution. ?Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs. ?Environmental Factors: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury. ?Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing five to ten pounds, such as accounting system reports. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. ?Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks, such as using a computer.A Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field; plus five years of accounting/auditing experience. Preferences: At least one year of previous supervisory experience in financial reporting or general ledger are highly preferred.Scoring Components and Their WeightsExperience and Training: 100%Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon RequestWhen completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.Veterans Preference PointsTo be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.%3Co:p%3ECity Residence Preference PointsCity residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.AccommodationsIf assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information.