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State of Tennessee

F&A - FISCAL DIRECTOR 1 - 61135

State of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,


Executive Service

F&A - Fiscal Director 1

Department of Finance and Administration

Accounts Division

Nashville, TN

Salary: COMPENSATION INFORMATION CAN BE PROVIDED AT AGENCY REQUEST

Closing Date: 09/09/2024

Who we are and what we do:

The Division of Accounts maintains the official accounting records for the state's budget, processes state payments, submits various IRS reports, and prepares the state's comprehensive annual financial report.

How you make a difference in this role:

The Department of Finance and Administration, Division of Accounts is seeking an accountant with a proven sense of accountability and ambition for financial stewardship and fiscal transparency.

Key Responsibilities:

Supervise, train, and provide strong leadership to the accounting team ensuring compliance with GAAP.

Serve as a subject matter expert on accounting policies, procedures, and systems for internal and external business partners.

Ensure the timely and accurate payment of invoices and recording of account receivables.

Review and maintain the monthly checklist and reconciliations to ensure all transactions are recorded and reviewed timely.

Participate in the monthly analytical review of financial results with agency management.

Assist in the completion of all state-wide year-end closing tasks on or before established deadlines.

Create and maintain documented accounting standard business practices and procedures as needed.

Assist in the completion of the annual risk assessment and related corrective action plan when required.

Develop performance evaluation goals and desired work outcomes for assigned subordinates to evaluate and develop job performance.

Effectively communicate with program management to provide value and service to TennCare.

Assist with special projects and develop accounting processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting, or a related acceptable field with at least 24 semester hours in accounting and experience equivalent to five or more years of full-time professional fiscal services and/or auditing work including, at least, one year of experience in the supervision of fiscal and/or auditing staff. OR Qualifying full-time professional fiscal services and/or auditing experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years (e.g., experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in professional fiscal services and/or auditing may substitute for one year of the required education). OR Current certification as a Certified Public Accountant or license as a Public Accountant with the State of Tennessee may substitute for the required bachelor's degree and one year of full-time professional fiscal services and/or auditing work, there being no substitution for the required supervisory experience. OR Additional graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in business administration, accounting or related acceptable field may substitute for the required experience on a month-for-month basis to a maximum of one year, there being no substitution for the required supervisory experience (e.g., an additional 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required non-supervisory experience).

Required Experience:

See the minimum qualifications.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

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