Chief Accountant

Deputy Controller

The incumbent is deputy to the Controller, and as such, performs a full range of complex accounting, technical, financial, supervisory, management, and administrative duties and provides overall planning, coordination, and accountability for large, complex projects, in compliance with laws, regulations, authoritative literature, and policies.

Typical duties include:

• Responsible for two or more of the following functions: accounts payable, grants accounting and compliance, capital assets, liaison with financial management software vendor, general ledger (including budget control), liaison with Computer Services department, cash reconciliations, internal/external financial reporting, office management.
• Interview, select, train and cross-train, direct, supervise, motivate, evaluate, and discipline subordinate staff in accordance with Borough policies and procedures.
• Prepare and maintain, or review, reconciliations, allocations, balancing operations, accounts maintenance functions, analyses, reports, statements, databases, spreadsheets, work papers, and schedules and perform other accounting tasks and special projects for both internal and external purposes.
• Perform, assist with, coordinate, oversee, and/or review fiscal year-end accounting and closing tasks, audit preparation, the annual financial and single audits, and preparation of the annual financial statements and reports.
• Prepare and present formal training and information sessions.
• Manage projects, including planning, budgeting, resource allocation, procurement, implementation, training, Boroughwide communications, and project debriefing.
• Assist in the selection and maintenance of material for the Accounting library. Keep current on developments and authoritative changes affecting the Borough's accounting and other financial activities.
• Troubleshoot and maintain the Borough's financial systems. Plan, test, and implement new and updated vendor software. Supervise and/or train Borough staff in the use of the Borough's financial systems.
• Make recommendations and participate in the formulation and implementation of Division and Department goals, objectives, policies, and procedures and of Boroughwide financial policies and procedures.
• Respond to financial and accounting related inquiries.
• Perform other management, professional accounting, and financial functions or duties.

Position requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, from an accredited institution or program, or a CPA. CPA is preferred. A Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalent may be considered provided coursework includes relevant accounting classes.
• Five (5) years of professional accounting and/or financial auditing experience in positions of progressive responsibility and authority and at increasingly more complex levels of demonstrated proficiency and scope. OR CPA with three years professional accounting and/or financial auditing experience.
• General ledger experience and internal and external financial reporting experience is required.
• Two (2) years supervisory experience is required. Demonstrated supervisory, planning, problem solving, and decision making skills and the ability to plan, coordinate, and direct work of subordinate staff.
• Must have a verifiable background in automated accounting systems on mainframe/mid-range computers. Automated accounting system experience in a governmental or large-sized entity is desirable.
• Experience in project management is preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency with recent versions of Microsoft Excel and Word is required.