Financial Reporting Manager

Finance Debt Team Supervisor

Manages and supervises professional accounting staff responsible for analysis and review of highly complex and diversified accounting tasks. Oversee the activities of the Finance Debt Team including accounting, reporting, tracking, initiation of payments and meeting continuing disclosure requirements. This position works closely with staff in other county agencies as well as external consultants and contractors, so professionalism and good communication skills are necessary for success. Provides technical guidance in the development and review of financial and accounting policies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles while complying with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Assists with the annual audit and preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Oversees compliance by agencies with the county's internal control policies. Reviews and evaluates accounting systems and business processes to determine their efficiency and recommend process improvements through automation, process redesign or a combination thereof.

Note : The salary offer will not exceed the mid-point of the salary range $121,669.81.

Provides technical guidance to departments, and assists in development and review of financial and accounting policies in accordance with GAAP, while complying with applicable statutory requirements and regulatory guidelines; researches, interprets, and analyzes new accounting pronouncements and standards, and their impact to the county; oversees countywide implementation of new governmental accounting and reporting standards; plans, directs, and supervises activities of a professional and / or paraprofessional accounting staff; provides development programs and training to staff; participates in ad hoc activities relating to specific governmental accounting issues. Assists in coordinating the external audit and facilitates resolution of audit-related requirements; oversees and reviews the production of Component Units' and separately issued annual financial statements; manages preparation of annual statements in accordance with the specifications furnished by the Auditor of Public Accounts which are incorporated into the Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures issued by the APA and submitted to the General Assembly; ensures that the county's reporting structure accurately translates into that required under the Uniform Accounting and Reporting System.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities Extensive knowledge of current governmental and accounting principles, methods, and practices; extensive knowledge of overall public finance and governmental accounting and financial reporting to include areas of cash and investments; debt management; pensions; APA; bond disclosure, Virginia prompt payment act; federal 1099 tax reporting requirements, as pertinent to section to which assigned; extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements including laws, rules, administrative policies, principles, methods, and practices pertaining to accounting and financial reporting; ability to plan, direct, and supervise professional and / or paraprofessional accounting staff involved in analysis and review of highly complex, diversified accounting tasks.