Job Specification Details
Financial Director I
Job Code | 089130 |
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Pay Plan | Classified |
Pay Grade | 28 |
Occupational Category | Management |
Effective Date | 02/14/2010 |
Class Definition | Managerial responsibility for all fiscal operations for major programs, a large department or an agency. Oversees accounting work in the maintenance, review and reconciliation of financial records to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles and standards. Supervision over senior professional, professional and technical accounting personnel is typical. Responsible for all fiscal functions, including budget development, auditing, internal controls, fiscal operations, federal program fiscal administration. May serve as an assistant director. Duties are performed with significant independence under the general direction of a higher level administrative superior, department, or agency head. |
Examples of Work | Responsible for: Budget development for a department or an agency. Monthly financial reports. Department level internal control systems. Cost analysis. Posting, balancing and reconciling accounting records. Directs fiscal office processes and procedures. Financial statements, summaries and reports. Staff performing maintenance of accounting and financial records such as budgeting, payroll and auditing. Complex accounting activities such as: compilation and analysis of complex data for federal reports, reconciliation of benefits accounts, processing payment for contractual services requiring utilization of cost distribution formulas, coordination systems for multiple offices or departments, analysis of accounting initiatives. Analysis and distribution of multi-program costs to appropriate funds. Serves as the senior liaison with federal agencies, other state departments, or local community partners. Fiscal management of federal grants and federal program fiscal administration. Performs related duties as assigned. |
Environmental Factors | Work is performed in a standard office setting. |
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities | Thorough knowledge of administrative and management practices and procedures. Considerable knowledge of data processing capabilities, procedures, and requirements. Considerable knowledge of computerized financial management information systems. Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of budget preparation and administration procedures, particularly as they relate to the public sector. Ability to plan and execute difficult financial management analysis and to devise solutions to complex problems. Ability to supervise and train personnel.
Familiarity with department programs. Considerable knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures, particularly as applies to competitive bidding and/or contract procedures. Working knowledge of contract administration principles established under Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) statute. Considerable knowledge of cost benefit analysis. Working knowledge of space management, purchasing practices, inventory controls, and records systems. Understanding of organization concepts and principles and how to apply them to existing or proposed structures. Ability to prepare a variety of complex financial reports and documents.
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Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor's degree in accounting or a bachelor's degree in any discipline that includes or is supplemented by 20 credit hours in accounting and two (2) years of professional level accounting, budgeting, fiscal auditing, fiscal analysis, federal program fiscal administration or other professional level fiscal operations experience which has included managing a major fiscal program or operation. OR Master's degree in accounting, business or public administration or a related field AND one (1) years of professional level accounting, budgeting, fiscal auditing, fiscal analysis, federal program fiscal administration or other professional level fiscal operations experience including managing a major fiscal program or operation. OR Associate's degree AND four (4) years or more of professional level accounting, budgeting, fiscal auditing, fiscal analysis, federal program fiscal administration or other professional level fiscal operations experience which has included experience managing programs, funding sources or staff OR six (6) years or more of experience managing a significant fiscal program or section. OR High school diploma or equivalent and seven (7) years or more of professional level accounting, budgeting, fiscal auditing, fiscal analysis, federal program fiscal administration or other professional level fiscal operations experience which has included experience managing programs, funding sources or staff. OR One (1) year as a Financial Manager III with the State of Vermont. Note: For some positions preference may be given to applicants with experience managing large fiscal operations. |
Preferred Qualifications | |
Special Requirements | For some positions experience working with the VISION system (VISION is the State of Vermont PeopleSoft financial management system) may be required. |