Job description
The Air District's jurisdiction encompasses all of seven counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa, and portions of two others - southwestern Solano and southern Sonoma.
The Air District is conducting an open recruitment for the position of Fiscal Services Supervisor in the Finance Office. There is one (1) vacancy. This is a full-time, represented position
DEFINITION
Under direction, supervises assigned staff and professional accounting work; coordinates integration of accounting functions with overall fiscal operations, payroll, and budgeting; performs related work as assigned.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is the supervisory level and provides both supervision and professional accounting services in support of the Air District’s goals and objectives. The incumbent is responsible for providing coordination in developing, implementing, and monitoring new and/or revised systems or programs, and for providing supervision of accounting staff and other technical staff. The incumbent performs highly specialized assignments which requires considerable accounting knowledge, high degree of initiative and independent judgment. This class is distinguished from the Senior Accountant, in that the latter does not supervise or evaluate staff on a continuing basis. This class is also distinguished from manager levels, in that the latter performs management duties with responsibilities for a program or defined functional area.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES (Illustrative Only)
Assigns, supervises, reviews and evaluates the work of professional, technical budget and support staff.
Supervises and participates in internal and external audit activities; performs the most difficult and complex audits; assists with policy and procedure development; participates in developing, implementing, and monitoring new and/or revised accounting, budgeting, and auditing policies, procedures, and systems.
Provides oversight, review and coordination of fiscal operations, payroll and benefits data for the annual Air District budget and financial reporting.
Coordinates information received from division representatives regarding their accounting and budgeting policies, procedures, and systems needs; makes appropriate recommendations.
Participates in the selection of assigned staff and provides for their training and professional development.
Research and resolve technical questions and provide interpretations of County, State, Federal, GAAP,GASB, government circulars, and other regulatory or legislative requirements regarding accounting processes, fiscal controls, reporting, and the maintenance of Air District financial records for compliance.
Interprets and explains new Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements.
Reviews existing accounting, budgeting, and auditing policies, procedures, and systems for effectiveness and efficiency and develops, oversees, and implements a plan for improvement.
Supervises and participates in the preparation and distribution of financial reports for the Board of Directors and Air District management.
Confers with and advises Air District staff and other interested parties regarding accounting, fiscal systems, budgeting systems and other fiscal policies and procedures.
Supervises and reviews the Air District’s fiscal operations including accounting and auditing policies, procedures, and systems.
Provides oversight, review and coordination of payroll and benefit data for Air District annual budget and financial reporting.
Assists with budget inquiries, and provide instructions/training for budget input and preparation.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills is:
Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in accounting, finance, business or public administration, economics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of accounting, budgeting, and/or auditing experience, of which at least two (2) years of experience included performing lead or supervisory responsibilities at the level equivalent to the Air District’s Senior Accountant classification.
Substitution: Sub-professional accounting support work may substitute for the education criteria on a year for year basis up to two years.
Government or public agency experience is desirable.
Except as requested in this announcement, do not include any additional documents, such as letters of recommendation, performance evaluations, work samples, etc. They will not be considered or returned.
Supplemental Questionnaire Instructions:
Individuals who apply for this position must respond to each of the supplemental questions. Both paper and online applications must be received by the Human Resources Office no later than the time and date specified in the vacancy announcement. The responses to the supplemental application questions will be used in accordance with the procedures indicated under the Selection Criteria in the vacancy announcement.
Instructions: Please limit your responses to one page per question. Do not combine your responses, or reference your application, resume, or any other requested documentation that you have included with your application packet to answer a question. Please be advised that the information you provide will be evaluated "as is" and incomplete or illegible applications will likely receive lower ratings. Therefore, it is very important to provide a concise, organized, and easy to follow response to each question.
You must provide the following for each question regarding experience: The name of the employer where you gained your experience, your job title, length of time in years/months performing the specific function, and detailed examples that illustrate your duties and responsibilities.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Selection may be based upon a competitive examination consisting of a written exercise, interview, or combination of the two. Depending on the number of qualified applicants, an application screening and/or panel interview may be used to determine the most qualified applicants.
The District may hire from this recruitment process to fill future vacancies occurring within the next 18 months.
Updates regarding your status in the recruitment will be sent via email, unless you indicate a different preference on your application.
Persons with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations during the application and/or selection process should notify the Human Resources Office at (415) 749-4980.
The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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