Accountant III

 

Code: 003 BU: 06 (Salary Info) Grade: 015 Effective Date: 2/19/1999

Description of Work
General Duty Statement

Performs skilled level professional accounting and auditing work in the maintenance of complex general departmental funds and financial reports; and performs related duties as required.

Supervision Received

Works under the technical, general, and/or administrative supervision of a unit or division manager.

Supervision Exercised

Exercises technical supervision over lower-level support, technical, or professional staff.

Typical Duties Performed

The listed examples may not include all the duties performed by all positions in this class.

• Maintains budgetary control accounts; prepares budgets, budgetary reports and statements.
• Prepares recommendations for future budgetary requirements and plans.
• Designs and installs accounting systems and procedures within a department.
• Supervises, schedules, and plans work procedures and coordinates the receiving, disbursing, recording, and reporting of funds.
• Determines proper accounting procedures and methods and recommends changes in procedures as needed.
• Performs internal auditing work of a complex or advanced nature in examining and verifying the accuracy of a variety of accounting reports, records, documents, statements, and other financial information.
• Reviews procedures and makes recommendations to improve the use of financial resources.
• Prepares project cost studies and analyses.
• Compiles, writes, and presents complex accounting reports.
• Prepares financial statements, periodic financial reports and forecasts on various aspects of funds and projects.

Competencies

• Considerable knowledge of advanced government accounting, auditing, and financial reporting.
• Considerable knowledge of laws, regulations, and administrative decisions regarding departmental accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of governmental appropriation and budget principles and administration.
• Considerable knowledge of auditing standards and practices.
• Considerable ability to use standard spreadsheet, database and mainframe computer software to analyze and forecast financial performance of funds and projects as well as to improve the use of financial resources.
• Considerable ability to use microcomputers, computer terminals, calculators, and other equipment.
• Considerable ability to conduct analyses to forecast problems or potential financial problems.
• Considerable ability to plan, organize, and supervise work.
• Considerable ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, public administration, or a related field to include 24 quarter credits or equivalent semester credits in accounting courses and five years of experience in accounting, at least two years of which must have been as an Accountant II or equivalent. (No substitution for education.)