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City of Durham

Accounting Manager

City of Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27703


Accounting Manager

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Accounting Manager

Salary

$84,428.00 - $130,874.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

24-04834

Department

Finance

Opening Date

03/13/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

Description

Benefits

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $ 84,428 - $101,313

Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Join one of the highest fiscally rated entities in the country. A flexible work environment, top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's (City) Finance Department a great place to work. The department promotes sound management and stewardship of taxpayer dollars by helping the City Council, City Manager and City departments manage their financial resources and leading risk management administration and training. If sound fiscal management is what you’re about, join our team!

Devoted to providing paraprofessional fiscal support and professional fiscal analysis and management for the City's accounting, treasury, budget, payroll, and accounts

receivable/payable support. Provide first-level supervision to two or more professional level (exempt) employees.

The position is responsible for providing input into management objectives, establishing work goals and objectives of a unit to carry out management direction, and selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction.

Duties/Responsibilities

Assists in managing the development and implementation of department goals, objectives, policies, and priorities; establishes, within City policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; and allocates resources accordingly.

Supervises and manages department financial operations related to asset, budget, and grant management and reporting; supervises and trains staff; establishes unit work goals and objectives; establishes and evaluates financial controls; monitors financial transaction processing, programs, tools, and systems; monitors financial condition; develops and implements business process changes; and ensures compliance with contracts and applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.

Supervises and manages the preparation of and prepares, maintains, and submits complex, financial, analytical, economic, and other reports, spreadsheets, records, files, contracts, agenda items, and other documents; oversees research, analysis, and/or reconciliation of information; creates and maintains financial models; prepares or oversees the preparation of financial forecasts and projections; and develops and makes recommendations.

Manages and/or serves as a liaison to City leadership, auditors, and City departments, and/or external agencies; convenes, facilitates and serves on committees; assists with finance-related citizen information requests; provides professional subject matter expertise and consultation regarding financial information; facilitates audit participation; investigates and resolves staff, operational, project, customer, and other related issues; and assists with management of department operations.

As assigned, supervises professional, paraprofessional and support staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, working with employees to correct deficiencies, and assists in implementing hiring, and discipline and termination procedures.

May perform the duties of the Financial Reporting Manager in his or her absence.

Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field,

Five years of progressively responsible accounting experience

Two years of supervisory experience.

Additional Preferred Skills

Professional experience including management and supervisory experience of professional staff.

Experience with either a governmental organization or a public accounting firm.

A CPA designation or Certified Local Government Financial Officer designation is preferred.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

12-13 paid holidays per year

13 standard work days of vacation per year

13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

2 weeks paid military leave per year

Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

State and City retirement plans

Short and long term disability plans

Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

Paid funeral leave

Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

48 hours for volunteer work each year*

4 hours parental leave each year

Workman's Compensation Insurance

457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

City of Durham Website

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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

Associates Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

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How many years of related accounting experience do you have?

No related experience

Less than 1 year of related experience

1 year but less than 5 years related experience

5 years but less than 9 years related experience

9 or more years related experience

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How many years of related experience do you have with Public Accounting doing Audits?

No related experience

Less than 1 year of related experience

1 year but less than 3 years related experience

3 years but less than 5 years related experience

5 or more years related experience

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How many years of experience do you have in a supervisory/management capacity?

No supervisory experience

Some supervisory experience but less than 1 year

1 year experience but less than 2 years

2 years experience but less than 5 years

5 or more years supervisory experience

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How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel?

No experience

Beginner level

Intermediate level

Advanced level

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How would you rate your experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP systems...such as MUNIS, Oracle, SAP, etc.)?

No experience

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How would you rate your experience level with grant management?

No experience

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How would you rate your experience level with managing governmental revenues (such as property taxes, sales taxes, intergovernmental revenues, etc.) ?

No experience

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Are you a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) ?

Yes

No

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Are you a Certified Local Government Finance Officer (CLGFO)?

Yes

No

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