Auditor-Controller
Salary: N/A
DEFINITION: Under general direction, manages and
supervises the planning, coordination, reviewing, and evaluation of
program activities for an accounting division within the Office of
the Auditor-Controller; and, performs related duties as required.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Incumbents in this
classification work under the direction of the Auditor-Controller
and Assistant Auditor-Controller and are responsible for the
management of professional accountants, paraprofessional
technicians, and clerical staff in an internal accounting division
such as: Financial Accounting and Customer Support; Payroll;
Property Tax; Specialty and Advanced Accounting; Systems
Development; Financial Reporting, Budget, and Cost; or Financial
Systems Management. It differs from the class of Financial
Accounting Analyst in that the Division Chief is responsible for the
management of the division rather than the supervision of the
day-to-day functions or projects within a division.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: (Duties will vary per division.)
- Plans, organizes, directs, monitors, and evaluates the
financial and accounting work of professional accountants,
paraprofessional technical and clerical staff performing tasks in
payroll, accounts payable, general ledger, grants and mandates,
property tax allocation, revenue accounting, controlling and
issuance of warrants, fee review and development, and indirect
cost rate development; oversees and controls County-wide fiscal
information systems and provides direction and training to ensure
conformance with County and departmental policies and procedures,
state and federal laws and regulations, and standards of
professional agencies; oversees and supervises the production of
management reports, financial statements and other statistical
reports from various systems; develops and publishes various
financial reports for the County and the public.
- Develops and implements policies, procedures, standards and
systems for the operational areas and monitors performance to
insure effectiveness and efficiency of the programs; initiates and
participates in special studies of accounting and fiscal systems,
practices and procedures; performs professional accounting work of
unusual difficulty.
- Directs and implements the installation of automated systems
and procedures; develops cost estimates for hardware and software
applications and oversees acquisition; implements and coordinates
new system conversions or major revisions between staff, users and
vendors.
- Coordinates the development and review of all fees and
indirect cost rates and provides for system training of county
departments; coordinates, reviews and trains staff county-wide for
reimbursement procedures and claims from state and federal
agencies for mandated programs.
- Monitors revenue generation and expenditures to identify need
for more in-depth analysis; establishes internal controls to
insure fiscal accuracy and requirements/obligations are met;
reviews and approves draft revenue and expenditure contracts;
applies policy criteria to insure that agreements are adequate as
to accounting form; designs and maintains informational data base
for all revenue generating contracts; monitors revenue collection
and expenditures of County departments; and reviews departmental
revenue estimates as part of the County budget preparation process
in coordination with the County Executive Office.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:
- Three years of progressively responsible professional
experience in accounting and fiscal systems, including one year of
supervisory experience in any field; or,
- one year of experience performing duties equivalent to the
class of Accountant-Auditor III with Santa Barbara County,
including one year of supervisory experience in any field; or,
- a combination of training, education, and experience that is
equivalent to one of the employment standards listed above and
that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant is
desirable.
Knowledge of: generally accepted accounting principles,
practices, procedures and standards; policy and procedure
development techniques; principles and practices of management and
supervision; the application of automated systems for financial
reporting and accounting purposes; principles of cost/benefit
analysis; fiscal monitoring and control mechanisms; functions of
revenue expenditures and collections; and laws and regulations that
apply to government accounting principles, practices, procedures and
standards.
Ability to: plan, organize, delegate, supervise, monitor
and evaluate the work of professional accounting, paraprofessional,
technical, and clerical staff; analyze and evaluate administrative
and abstract accounting concepts and procedures; devise new or
revised policies and procedures to adapt to internal and external
policy changes or legal mandates; prepare all administrative,
systems usage and physical aspects of systems integration or
revision; anticipate procedural or program changes and select and
assemble appropriate training materials for staff; produce and
manage the production of various comprehensive fiscal reports; read
and understand contractual language; understand and apply a wide
range of federal, state and local laws and regulations related to
governmental fiscal operations; establish and maintain effective and
cooperative working relationships with executive and subordinate
staff, other departments, and other government agencies; write clear
and concise reports; make public oral presentations; exercise sound
judgment in sensitive situations. |
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