FISCAL ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR (Principal Accountant) - Range 16 / NON

Municipality of Anchorage • Anchorage, AK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a non-represented position (no union affiliation) and is subject to the provisions of the Personnel Rules of the Municipality of Anchorage. Employees who are hired or rehired to any position shall be placed at the entrance pay step, and advancement from the entrance step to the maximum step within a pay grade shall be by successive steps. To be considered for employment, candidates must be legally authorized to work and accept employment in the United States. The Municipality of Anchorage is not able to provide any type of sponsorship, including Student Visas and Employment Visas, under any circumstances. The Anchorage Health Department (AHD) engages in the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) emergency responses and the federal Incident Command System (ICS). This includes training exercises as part of the AHD's Crisis Health Action Team (CHAT) and municipal Emergency Operations Center (EOC). In the case of a natural or manmade disaster, AHD's employees may be called to engage in emergency operations responses and recovery.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and eight (8) years of accounting experience of which four (4) years must be at professional accountant level.
• OR Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management, Public or Business Administration or a related discipline and six (6) years of work experience of which four (4) years must be at professional accountant level.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management, Public or Business Administration or a related discipline and four (4) years of experience at professional accountant level.
• Valid State of Alaska Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Ensure monthly financial data is accurately represented and reported for all department budgets.
• Perform routine monthly complex reports, financial analysis relating to variances, projections and trends by project, program, division, department, account and cost type.
• Assist in the preparation of annual grant, operating and capital budgets.
• Direct and participate in the creation and updating of fiscal policies, procedures, manual, and operating instructions for the AHD fiscal team.
• Support the Deputy Director in establishing, communicating and adhering to guidelines for budget management and requests including maintenance of budgetary controls across the department.
• Supervise Senior Accountants and provide training and guidance in proper accounting procedures including operating and grant accounting.
• Provide and supervise account maintenance for varied State, Federal and other grant awards/amendments, fund certifications, reconciliations, journal entries, accounts payable, expenditure tracking, asset management and other financial processes to ensure timely and accurate accounting is accomplished in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Supervise the AHD timekeeper and provide training and guidance in timekeeping processing activities to ensure correct and timely reporting of Anchorage Health Department employee time to Central Payroll.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal