Supervisory Accountant III (OCFO - Treasury Division)

City of Detroit•Michigan, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Treasury division is accepting applications for a Supervisory Accountant III position. The incumbent of this position is one of several Supervisory Accountants in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) of the City of Detroit. The Supervisory Accountant III will be assigned to lead and supervise accounting professionals and paraprofessionals, as well as functions within the OCFO’s Office of the Controller, Office of Departmental Financial Services, and Office of the Treasury. The Supervisory Accountant III has primary responsibility for planning, implementing, supervising and controlling all accounting-related activities of the teams and projects assigned. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the appropriate modules of the ERP Cloud that impact the operation supervised. The Supervisory Accountant III supervises a staff engaged in a wide range of financial reporting, payroll, risk management, and public infrastructure functions including enforcing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), maintaining the General Ledger, issuing financial reports, responding to inquiries regarding transactions, coordinating City compliance activities, producing the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), performing risk management activities, supervising payroll transactions and employee timekeeping, directing grant-related accounting functions, and providing financial support services to other City Department(s). The staff supervised includes a full range of clerical and administrative support as well as professional and technical staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in business or public administration, finance, engineering, purchasing or a closely related field.
At least four (4) years of experience in Accounting or in a related field.
Two (2) years of verifiable experience supervising subordinate staff.
At least one (1) year of supervising mid to senior level professional roles.
Knowledge of: Theories, concepts, principles, and practices of accounting, financial, and performance auditing, tax auditing, and financial management.
Knowledge of: Standardized bookkeeping processes, accounting terminology, GAAP, accounting techniques, governmental accounting, budgeting principles, and other financial rules and regulations.
Knowledge of: Rules and regulations stipulated by GASB and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
Knowledge of: Federal, State, County, and City grant policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.
Knowledge of: Grants Management accounting including SEFA and other requirements.
Knowledge of: Cost accounting and cost funding procedures.
Knowledge of: Procurement policies, practices, and contractual requirements in order to ensure compliance with financial reporting, tracking, and cost allocation for contracts and procurement actions.
Knowledge of: Techniques commonly used in locating errors in accounting records.
Knowledge of: Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Knowledge of: Office practices and procedures and routine office supplies and equipment.
Knowledge of: Structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of: Personal computer capabilities and the application of computer systems to issues of format and content in City and departmental financial management.
Knowledge of: Enterprise resource planning systems for finance, budget, general ledger, human resources, and other management systems and software programs.
Skill in: Use of personal computers.
Skill in: Use of Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and other office suite software packages.
Skill in: Use of Excel (e.g. Formulas, Pivot Tables, Vlookup, Hlookup, other functions, charts, tables) and other financial management software packages functionality.
Skill in: Use of large, complex, multi-departmental financial systems and demonstrate the knowledge required to interpret resulting financial and accounting reports, summaries, and budgets.
Skill in: Analytical and problem solving.
Skill in: Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with personal contacts in a business-like, customer service oriented manner, and maintain favorable public relations.
Skill in: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Skill in: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Skill in: Presenting concise financial information to a variety of audiences.
Ability to: Analyze and interpret fiscal, accounting, and other data and reports.
Ability to: Advise City Agencies and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) staff on appropriate accounting polices, procedures, and requirements.
Ability to: Maintain general and subsidiary ledgers and journals and to prepare, analyze, and maintain regular financial statements and reports.
Ability to: Collect, organize, and interpret accounting data, tax rules, and regulations; synthesize data and work cross functionally to create and establish accounting guidelines, policies, and memos.
Ability to: Prepare accurate and reliable financial reports.
Ability to: Present accounting data orally, in writing, or in PowerPoint in a clear and understandable manner to both technical and non-technical users.
Ability to: Analyze and recommend improvements in accounting systems.
Ability to: Formulate solutions to difficult and complex accounting and related financial problems.
Ability to: Utilize independent judgment.
Ability to: Understand cost-benefit and business case analyses to provide insight and recommendations regarding best accounting methodology and suggestions to improve outcome.
Ability to: Learn and use contemporary financial management software and other related software for program and financial management systems.
Ability to: Interact effectively with senior leadership, subordinates, department personnel, and others with tact and diplomacy.
Ability to: Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Ability to: Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Ability to: Make mathematical computations.
Ability to: Work as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Responsibilities

Supervises/manages the creation of financial reports using ERP Cloud applications.
Supervises/manages the editing of reporting templates.
Supervises/manages the use of Business Intelligence Publisher templates and data models.
Supervises/manages the creation of transactions.
Supervises/manages the creation of Business Intelligence dashboard and reports.
Supervises/manages the analysis of data through Smart View and Account Monitor.
Oversees the creation of financial reports.
Oversees the configuration of accounting transactions.
Oversees the general ledger close, allocations and financial reporting.
Supervises highly complex accounting functions and transactions consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), standardized bookkeeping processes, accounting terminology, accounting techniques, and other financial rules and regulations using ERP Cloud technology and through appropriate application modules.
Supervises the preparation, analysis, and presentation of key financial information, statements, and operational results for internal and external needs including budgetary purposes; Ensures information is timely, accurate, reliable, and professional.
Ensures various accounting functions adhere to sound fiscal and regulatory policies and compliance in order to safeguard public assets and ensure adequate control of revenues and resources.
Conceives new approaches to existing programs; Operates new and old systems concurrently.
Prepares a number of regular and recurring special purpose reports.
Reviews fiscal accounting work including budget preparation, purchasing activities, payroll, and general ledger analyses, grants, bonds, revenue, cost allocation, capital assets, expenditures, and other accounting activities.
Provides experience in using the specific procedures of automated systems to find, review, or change accounting data in transaction files, ledgers, accounts, summary reports, and financial statements.
Supervises accounting codes and structures to ensure accurate recording, reporting, and control in financial systems.
Presents and explains reports orally and in writing to management, accounting staff, and other stakeholders.
Coordinates the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Single Audit Report of Federal Grant Programs, and other standardized and specialized reports.
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.