Fiscal Services Division Manager

Job Summary

Within defined objectives from the Chief Financial Officer, directs, manages, supervises, and coordinates the services, budget, and activities of the Fiscal Services Division of Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU).

• Manages BTU personnel providing accounting, financial reporting, budget preparation, and maintenance of financial subsystems for BTU.
• Handles employment decisions regarding hiring/termination, assigns major projects, reviews work, assists in staff development and training, approves time, evaluates performance, and addresses performance concerns to maintain productivity and quality standards.
• Ensures timely closure of monthly general ledger entries, including cash ledger, payroll distribution, accounts receivable, accounts payable, work orders, and fixed asset sub-ledgers.
• Manages completion of annual audit and financial statement preparation.
• Analyzes accounting, financial, and operating data to identify emerging trends, deviations from normal operations, and variances from budget.
• Ensures accounting policies and procedures are documented and followed.
• Manages BTU’s annual O&M and Capital budget process.
• Continuously reviews existing accounting practices and advises of any problems or recommends changes.
• Recommends accounting changes required to comply with GAAP, FERC, PUC, or other regulatory requirements.
• Establishes reporting formats to provide management, financial, and related operational information.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the division; recommends, within departmental policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
• Monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; assesses work load, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities for improvement and reviews them with the Chief Financial Officer.
• Participates in the development and administration of the department’s annual budget.
• Answers questions and provides information to the public and other departments including financial reporting, accounts payable, and payroll data.
• Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the City’s and department’s policies and applicable laws.
• Performs related duties as required.
• Responds regularly and promptly to work requests.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar field plus at least ten (10) years of professional accounting experience; OR a Master’s degree plus at least eight (8) years of professional accounting experience; OR a PhD plus at least six (6) years of professional accounting experience.
• At least three (3) years of experience supervising or managing staff performing accounting or finance related functions.
• Experience with an electric utility is preferred, but not required.

Knowledge of:

• Progressive supervisory and management principles, practices, and methods.
• Governmental accounting theory, principles, and practices.
• Budget preparation, expenditure control, and record keeping.
• Payroll and accounts payable functions.
• Automated business systems including GL and subsystems.
• 1099 requirements.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the work of personnel; delegate authority and responsibility.
• Interpret and apply broad standards and policies to divisional operations.
• Analyze a variety of administrative problems and make sound policy and procedural recommendations.
• Prepare clear, concise, and complete correspondence, reports, procedures, presentations, and other written materials.
• Prepare and analyze financial and statistical reports.
• Collect, analyze and interpret applicable research data.
• Read, understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules and regulations to specific accounting and financial situations.
• Lead the implementation of upgrades or other changes to automated financial systems.
• Think proactively, anticipate and respond to critical issues.
• Think strategically and develop process, program, or policy changes as necessary.
• Organize work, meet critical deadlines, and…