Accountant IV

 

Code: 601 BU: 09 (Salary Info) Grade: 020 Effective Date: 5/23/1977

Description of Work
General Duty Statement

Performs highly responsible professional accounting work involving the planning, organizing and supervising of a departmental accounting function; performs related duties as required.

Supervision Received

Works under the general and/or administrative supervision and direction of a manager or a department director.

Supervision Exercised

Exercises technical, general, and/or administrative supervision over assigned staff.

Typical Duties Performed

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

• Supervises the maintenance of general ledgers, appropriation accounts and special fund accounts.
• Supervises, schedules and plans work procedures and coordinates the receiving, disbursing, recording and reporting on funds.
• Interprets and analyzes accounting and auditing reports and statements; makes budget recommendations to the department head; acts as advisor on financial and budgetary matters to the department head.
• Supervises the compiling, preparing and presenting of annual financial and operating reports.
• Designs, updates and installs new accounting systems and financial operations; makes changes in accounting forms being used in department.
• Works with data processing personnel in implementing new systems.
• Prepares, supervises and analyzes cost studies, financial surveys, audits and reports.
• Prepares monthly estimates and statements to indicate trends and to control expenditures.

Competencies

• Considerable knowledge of laws, regulations and administrative decisions pertaining to departmental accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of Government accounting, auditing and financial reporting.
• Expert knowledge of modern accounting and auditing theories and practices.
• Expert knowledge of governmental appropriation and budget principles and administration.
• Considerable skill in operating modern office adding and calculating machines and equipment.
• Considerable ability to perform arithmetic computation with speed and accuracy.
• Considerable ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Considerable ability to deal tactfully and efficiently with departmental personnel and general public.
• Considerable ability to plan, organize and delegate work.

Requirements

College graduation with a major in accounting or equivalent and six years' experience in accounting, at least two years of which must have been as an Accountant III or equivalent. (No substitution for education.)