Supervisory Accountant III

Supervisory Accountant III

Be a Part of the City You Love! The Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Treasury division is accepting applications for a Supervisory Accountant III position.

The incumbent of this position is one of several Supervisory Accountants in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) of the City of Detroit. The Supervisory Accountant III will be assigned to lead and supervise accounting professionals and paraprofessionals, as well as functions within the OCFO's Office of the Treasury. The Supervisory Accountant III has primary responsibility for planning, implementing, supervising and controlling all accounting-related activities of the teams and projects assigned. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the appropriate modules of the ERP Cloud that impact the operation supervised. The Supervisory Accountant III supervises a staff engaged in a wide range of financial reporting, payroll, risk management, and public infrastructure functions including enforcing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), maintaining the General Ledger, issuing financial reports, responding to inquiries regarding transactions, coordinating City compliance activities, producing the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), performing risk management activities, supervising payroll transactions and employee timekeeping, directing grant-related accounting functions, and providing financial support services to other City Department(s). The staff supervised includes a full range of clerical and administrative support as well as professional and technical staff.

Using ERP Cloud applications supervises / manages the following activities :

• Creation of Financial Reports
• Editing of reporting templates
• Use of Business Intelligence Publisher templates and data models
• Creation of Transactions Business Intelligence dashboard and reports
• Analysis of data through Smart View and Account Monitor
• Oversee :
• Creation of Financial Reports
• Configuration of accounting transactions
• General ledger close, allocations and financial reporting
• Using ERP Cloud technology and through appropriate application modules :
• Supervises highly complex accounting functions and transactions consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), standardized bookkeeping processes, accounting terminology, accounting techniques, and other financial rules and regulations
• Supervises the preparation, analysis, and presentation of key financial information, statements, and operational results for internal and external needs including budgetary purposes; Ensures information is timely, accurate, reliable, and professional
• Ensures various accounting functions adhere to sound fiscal and regulatory policies and compliance in order to safeguard public assets and ensure adequate control of revenues and resources
• Conceives new approaches to existing programs; Operates new and old systems concurrently
• Prepares a number of regular and recurring special purpose reports
• Reviews fiscal accounting work including budget preparation, purchasing activities, payroll, and general ledger analyses, grants, bonds, revenue, cost allocation, capital assets, expenditures, and other accounting activities
• Provides experience in using the specific procedures of automated systems to find, review, or change accounting data in transaction files, ledgers, accounts, summary reports, and financial statements
• Supervises accounting codes and structures to ensure accurate recording, reporting, and control in financial systems
• Presents and explain reports orally and in writing to management, accounting staff, and other stakeholders
• Coordinates the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Single Audit Report of Federal Grant Programs, and other standardized and specialized reports
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
• Supervises a subordinate staff of professionals and paraprofessionals who perform accounting work
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates including the implementation of the ERP Cloud modules and technology applications that impact the work managed
• Ensures compliance with all of the implementation guidelines required for successful implementation and use of new technologies
• Identifies operational issues associated with ERP Cloud and new technology applications and brings those to the attention of higher-level personnel for resolution
• Sets priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of employees
• Evaluates performance of subordinates
• Gives advice, counsels, or instructions to individual employees on both work and administrative matters
• Interviews candidates for positions in his unit
• Makes recommendations for appointment, promotion, or reassignment involving such positions
• Hears and resolves complaints from employees
• Refers group grievances and the more serious complaints not resolved to managers or Executives
• Recommends minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands
• As needed, consult with specialists on training needs, and deciding on training problems related to the units supervised including training in ERP Cloud applications and new technologies
• Identifies developmental and training needs of employees in consultation with the Chief Learning Officer
• Provides or makes provision for such development and training

Minimum Qualifications :

Education : For all Supervisory Accounting III, must have completed Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in business or public administration, finance, engineering, purchasing or a closely related field. Experience : At least four (4) years of experience in Accounting or in a related field. Supervisory Accountant III must have two (2) years of verifiable experience supervising subordinate staff in addition to at least one (1) year of supervising mid to senior level professional roles. During extended periods each year, Accountant may be required to work considerable overtime. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of this position.

Evaluation Plan :

Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P : 100%

Additional points may be awarded for :

LRD : 05 / 30 / 2025