Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing principles, practices, procedures, methods, and theory.
• Working knowledge of the specific accounting and reporting requirements and the complete accounting cycle of the organization to which assigned.
• Knowledge of management methods, techniques, and practices.
• Working knowledge of budgetary procedures and controls.
• Working knowledge of computerized accounting systems.
• Ability to establish and effective working relations with others within and outside own organization.
• Ability to schedule, assign, monitor, review and evaluate the work of assigned subordinates.
• Ability to analyze and audit accounting, fiscal, payroll and leave data, reports and statements.
• Ability to interpret accounting and auditing principles and procedures.
• Ability to develop advanced computer-based spreadsheets, graphs, summaries, and reports.
• A combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to meet the job-specific competencies noted above.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a professional accountant
• Education
• Management or supervisor experience
• Professional designations
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a business-related field
• Accounting or Auditing-related professional designations such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO), and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and audits accounting and fiscal data, records and reports.
• Determines and requests staff, material, and equipment needs for operations and programs managed to contribute to the formulation and justification of budgetary requests for the agency as a whole.
• Develops and recommends new and revised statutes, rules, policies, and procedures to improve effectiveness of the functions and programs managed and to respond to changes in operational program needs, objectives and priorities.
• Directs and coordinates the preparation of varied accounting and financial statements, summaries, and reports.
• Directs pre-auditing functions and other related accounting and clerical-accounting activities.
• Directs the development, modification, and installation of accounting and internal auditing systems.
• Directs the maintenance of subsidiary and general ledgers and related account maintenance.
• Establishes operational priorities, coordinate these operations with other functions within the agency, and to ensure that program objectives and standards are established and attained and are consistent with overall organizational goals. Leads specialized accounting projects and studies.
• Manages assigned accounting and financial functions, programs, and systems.
• Performs analysis to ensure payroll, finance and service bank accounts are all in sync.
• Processes and submits bi-weekly IRS tax deposit of employee federal taxes collected and initiates the related general ledger entries.
• Manages intake and payment distribution functions as well as ACH approval processes.
• Provides training and assistance as necessary to staff and external parties including BOCC departments.
• Schedules, assigns, monitors, reviews, and evaluates the work of assigned subordinates.
• Performs other duties as needed, including those performed by subordinate fiscal, financial, and/or clerical staff.