Fiscal Manager II - Health Department

Salt Lake County•Salt Lake City, UT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Manages complex accounting and fiscal operations for the Division. Oversees the high-dollar budget development and management process. Supervises staff. Serves as an advisor to the agency head/management team on complex financial, budgetary, and other relevant administrative functions. The Health Department Fiscal Manager is part of department leadership and is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of a robust budget, tracking expenditures and revenues, and ensuring budget tracking and information is accurate and accessible. The Fiscal Manager will present budget information to the Salt Lake County Board of Health and manages the fiscal team within the Health Department.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or other closely related field with completed coursework through Intermediate Accounting, plus six (6) years of related experience performing complex accounting duties, of which two (2) years must have been in a supervisory capacity; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
Education may not be substituted for the required Intermediate Accounting coursework or supervisory experience.
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
Knowledge of: Advanced general, government, and cost accounting principles, methods, and techniques
Knowledge of: Effective budgeting principles, methods, and techniques
Knowledge of: Advanced government finance standards for budget reporting and disclosures
Knowledge of: Statistical theory and applications
Knowledge of: Utah Code and related federal regulations
Knowledge of: Revenue forecasting practices
Knowledge of: Personnel management
Skills and Abilities to: Provide technical and policy leadership and direction
Skills and Abilities to: Prepare and present financial reports and documentation
Skills and Abilities to: Use computer software related to job-specific duties
Skills and Abilities to: Perform complex economic forecasting
Skills and Abilities to: Perform complex financial analysis and interpretation
Skills and Abilities to: Effectively use financial database programs
Skills and Abilities to: Analyze and make recommendations for procedures and financial processes

Responsibilities

Manages and oversees multiple higher-level organization fiscal operations for accounting and financial processes.
Manages agency payroll and personnel actions.
Identifies, plans, and implements fiscal and administrative goals and objectives for the agency.
Develops strategies for the successful achievement of goals and objectives.
Coordinates agency disaster preparation and continuity of operation plan.
Develops management systems that measure and monitor decision and section costs, revenue generation and projections for multiple funding types, and fiscal efficiencies.
Manages annual expense and revenue budgets.
Compiles and monitors multiple high-dollar budgets.
Prepares interim budget adjustments for personnel, operations, and project budgets.
Acts as the division liaison for internal and external audits.
Oversees the accounts receivable, accounts payable, asset tracking, long-term debt or capital leases, payroll costs, and purchasing functions across multiple funds, proprietary funds, or both.
Supervises multi-level staff which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisal, and discipline.
Ensures division’s fiscal operations are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, statutes, laws, policies, and generally accepted accounting principles for governmental accounting by implementing and reviewing internal controls and performing verification and review procedures.
Performs in-depth analysis for complex journal entries and monthly reconciliations.
Manages accounting functions for high-dollar grant funds.
Monitors receipts and expenditures of grants and contracts and prepares the annual single audit and other grant schedules.
Manages Proprietary funds and complex fee structures for full-cost billing.
Manages tracking and accounting for Capital Projects.
Acts as the division’s fixed and controlled asset manager.
Supervises multiple sites cash handlers and Capital & Controlled Assets Locations.
Performs periodic internal audits of revenue receipting procedures.
Oversees records/archive management and contract administration.
Manages office website and subsystems.
May prepare grants and contract billings.
Audits grants and contractual expenses.

Benefits

12 Holidays
up to 24 vacation days
12 sick days
one personal day every year
Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option
Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year
Flexible Spending Account
100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
Tuition Reimbursement
Onsite medical clinic and gym
pet insurance
auto and home insurance
discounts at County facilities