Fiscal Manager

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
 

• Develops, administers, and implements department financial policies and procedures.
   
• Directs the fiscal, personnel, office services, and general business activities of the department.
   
• Ensures program compliance with all applicable regulations and guidelines.
   
• Analyzes regulation changes, and proposed legislation to determine impact on department.
   
• Coordinates and serves as primary contact during audits.
   
• Directs preparation of the annual budget and may act as leader of the budget team.
   
• Participates in planning/development and implementation of department's projects.
   
• Ensures accurate and timely claiming of agency expenditures for reimbursement.
   
• Performs extensive analysis of statistics and data and develops change strategies.
   
• Develops financial impact statements.
   
• Prepares reports outlining fiscal claiming options, potential liabilities or gains for executive consideration.
   
• Provides oversight of daily operations and management of grants and special-funding programs.
   
• Represents and speaks for the department on committees and at all levels of government and community contact.
   
• Devises or recommends new or modified accounting systems to provide complete and accurate financial and statistical accounting of the department's transactions.
   
• Coordinates accounting practices with the county auditor in such items as reconciling records.
   
• Supervise, train and evaluate staff.
   
• May implement management information systems and procedures.
   
• Analyze and monitors investment portfolio.
   
• Prepares cash flow forecasting and modeling.
   
• Research market data and summarize information.
   
• Ensure portfolio compliance.

Experience:
Three (3) years of experience in administrative, fiscal, or staff services, accounting or fiscal operations, or budget preparation and control. One (1) year of this experience must have been in a full time supervisory capacity.

Education:
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a degree in accounting, business, or a closely related field. Up to two years of additional qualifying experience may be substituted for 2 years of the required education.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
 

• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
   
• Communicate effectively with others in person, writing and over the telephone.
   
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate conclusions.
  
  
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines and under stressful conditions.
   
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
   
• Manage multiple internal financial systems.
   
• Make presentations to various community and governmental groups.
   
• Select, train, evaluate and supervise staff.
   
• Maintain confidential information according to legal standards and/or County regulations.
   
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
   
• Occasionally lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
   
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination.
   
• Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
   
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
   
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds; Sit or stand for long periods of time.
  
  
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

Knowledge of: 

• Principles and practices of accounting, supervision, management theories and practices.
   
• Governmental cost accounting, budgeting and procurement procedures.
   
• Laws, ordinances, regulations governing County financial and budget operations.
   
• Budgetary control, grant administration, and other fiscal obligations.
   
• Management information systems for budget management and program evaluation.
   
• Data processing equipment and its application to accounting and management information systems.
   
• Federal, State and local regulations, legislation, policies and standards governing department programs.
   
• Personnel management and supervision and the Legislative process.
   
• Market trends, economic conditions and analysis techniques.
   
• Commercial banking functions and bank relationship management.
   
• Cash flow forecasting techniques and practices.
   
• Interest rate risk and exposure.

Ability to: 

• Prepare, implement and monitor compliance of programs budget and grants.
   
• Plan, organize, and direct accounting and financial analysis activities.
   
• Prepare comprehensive and accurate reports of various types and complexity.
   
• Evaluate program and management information needs and develop appropriate systems.
   
• Analyze fiscal data and related operating methods and establish appropriate accounting procedures.
   
• Oversee the development of statistical information and prepares a variety of financial claims/reports.
   
• Speak and write effectively.
   
• Represent the department in contacts with the public, community organizations, Federal/State entities and other government agencies.
   
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Salary : $88,837 - $107,973