Bureau of Accounts Public Finance Analyst/Field Representative

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Chelsea, MA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Revenue's Bureau of Accounts (BOA) is seeking a new team member to process and approve State House Notes, assist with free cash, tax rate and Schedule A approvals during peak periods, and support BOA training initiatives. This role requires excellent knowledge of municipal finance rules and laws, and a passion for sharing this knowledge and developing future local finance officials through the Local Finance Commonwealth Fellowship program. The position involves analyzing financial reports and documents of cities, towns, counties, and districts; performing audits; providing technical assistance; processing State House Notes; reviewing debt authorization; and working with Treasurers and Financial Advisors on municipal debt. A significant part of the role includes training and leading the administration of the Local Finance Commonwealth Fellowship Program.

Requirements

• At least four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in accounting or auditing.
• At least one year of the experience must have been in a supervisory, administrative or managerial capacity.
• A Bachelor's degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
• A Graduate degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
• Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
• No substitutions will be allowed for the required supervisory, administrative or managerial experience.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent knowledge of municipal finance rules and laws.
• Passion for sharing knowledge and developing the next generation of local finance officials.

Responsibilities

• Processes State House Notes of cities, towns, counties and districts, using Gateway and maintains that database in Gateway.
• Provides local officials of communities and districts with a variety of technical assistance, including assistance and assistance completing various Division of Local Services reports related to the State House Notes Program.
• Participates in preparation for the Municipal Finance Oversight Board meetings, such as review of items included in the applications for compliance with borrowing statutes and preparing coverage analyses.
• Assists Bureau and/or Division supervisors and managers in the development and implementation of policies, guidelines and other special projects as assigned.
• Assists in the development of various training sessions and procedure manuals offered by the Division both to outside public officials and to other Bureaus within the Division of Local Services when assigned, which improve overall professional competence and effectiveness. Also, attending training that will benefit both the individual and the Division of Local Services achieve their mutual goals.
• Serves as a bureau liaison to the Director of Special Initiatives regarding training matters as instructed by the Director of Accounts and participates in delivering external presentations to municipal officials and associations.
• Is the lead administrator for the Local Finance Commonwealth Fellowship program, reviewing and updating curriculum on an annual basis, attending and administering the program on a daily basis, developing weekly curriculum assessments, and coordinating external and internal instructor participation.
• Performs audits of cash reconciliation procedures performed by city, town, and district officials on a test basis and other audits as directed by the Director of Accounts.
• Conducts special reviews as assigned concerning various aspects of municipal financial management and renders technical assistance as assigned. This includes but is not limited to participating in Technical Assistance Bureau reviews and monitoring and investigating Early Intervention metrics.
• Travels frequently on assignments, including overnight travel, upon the request of management.
• Represents the Division in a professional manner in all interactions with state and local officials and other interested citizens.
• Uses software technology, including but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, in carrying out assignments. Prepares Excel spreadsheets and related graphs in a professional-looking manner and maintains appropriate databases.
• Adheres to all Department of Revenue policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Background check includes checks for: state and federal tax compliance; child support compliance; education verification; Massachusetts CORI checks; criminal background checks in state(s) of current and previous residence/employment; validation of eligibility to work in the United States; and national fingerprint-based criminal background checks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees