City of Durham, NC
Accounting Manager
City of Durham, NC, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27703
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
Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of DurhamAdvance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $84,428 - $101,313Hours: 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 accountsreceivable/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 experienceTwo 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 year13 standard work days of vacation per year13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement2 weeks paid military leave per yearMedical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plansState and City retirement plansShort and long term disability plansPaid temporary disability leave for specified conditionsCity contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement SystemPaid funeral leaveEmployee Assistance Program - personal and family counselingPaid life insurance equal to annual salary48 hours for volunteer work each year*4 hours parental leave each yearWorkman's Compensation Insurance457 Deferred Compensation PlansBenefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)State retirement planBenefits 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 hireHealth insurance effective first day of the month following date of hireDental and life insurance, after one year of servicePro-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 WebsiteWalk inJob fairEmployee referralProfessional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***Craig's ListFacebookLinkedInGlassDoorgovernmentjobs.comMonster.comIndeed.comEmployment Security CommissionMagazine/NewspaperOther
02
If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
03
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 DegreeBachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreeDoctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)
04
How many years of related accounting experience do you have?
No related experienceLess than 1 year of related experience1 year but less than 5 years related experience5 years but less than 9 years related experience9 or more years related experience
05
How many years of related experience do you have with Public Accounting doing Audits?
No related experienceLess than 1 year of related experience1 year but less than 3 years related experience3 years but less than 5 years related experience5 or more years related experience
06
How many years of experience do you have in a supervisory/management capacity?
No supervisory experienceSome supervisory experience but less than 1 year1 year experience but less than 2 years2 years experience but less than 5 years5 or more years supervisory experience
07
How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
08
How would you rate your experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP systems...such as MUNIS, Oracle, SAP, etc.)?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
09
How would you rate your experience level with grant management?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
10
How would you rate your experience level with managing governmental revenues (such as property taxes, sales taxes, intergovernmental revenues, etc.) ?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
11
Are you a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) ?
YesNo
12
Are you a Certified Local Government Finance Officer (CLGFO)?
YesNo
Required Question
$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
Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of DurhamAdvance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $84,428 - $101,313Hours: 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 accountsreceivable/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 experienceTwo 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 year13 standard work days of vacation per year13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement2 weeks paid military leave per yearMedical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plansState and City retirement plansShort and long term disability plansPaid temporary disability leave for specified conditionsCity contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement SystemPaid funeral leaveEmployee Assistance Program - personal and family counselingPaid life insurance equal to annual salary48 hours for volunteer work each year*4 hours parental leave each yearWorkman's Compensation Insurance457 Deferred Compensation PlansBenefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)State retirement planBenefits 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 hireHealth insurance effective first day of the month following date of hireDental and life insurance, after one year of servicePro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
01
Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
City of Durham WebsiteWalk inJob fairEmployee referralProfessional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***Craig's ListFacebookLinkedInGlassDoorgovernmentjobs.comMonster.comIndeed.comEmployment Security CommissionMagazine/NewspaperOther
02
If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
03
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 DegreeBachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreeDoctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)
04
How many years of related accounting experience do you have?
No related experienceLess than 1 year of related experience1 year but less than 5 years related experience5 years but less than 9 years related experience9 or more years related experience
05
How many years of related experience do you have with Public Accounting doing Audits?
No related experienceLess than 1 year of related experience1 year but less than 3 years related experience3 years but less than 5 years related experience5 or more years related experience
06
How many years of experience do you have in a supervisory/management capacity?
No supervisory experienceSome supervisory experience but less than 1 year1 year experience but less than 2 years2 years experience but less than 5 years5 or more years supervisory experience
07
How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
08
How would you rate your experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP systems...such as MUNIS, Oracle, SAP, etc.)?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
09
How would you rate your experience level with grant management?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
10
How would you rate your experience level with managing governmental revenues (such as property taxes, sales taxes, intergovernmental revenues, etc.) ?
No experienceBeginner levelIntermediate levelAdvanced levelExpert level
11
Are you a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) ?
YesNo
12
Are you a Certified Local Government Finance Officer (CLGFO)?
YesNo
Required Question