Director, Emergency Management Agency

This position works within Business Services for the Department of County Human Services. Business Services provides accountability through its administrative and business support for the Department. The purpose of this position is to process accounts payable for all internal departmental expenses. The person in this position will prepare and process payments for Limited Purchase Orders, Purchase Orders, Direct payments, Travel and Training, Petty Cash, and Mileage Reimbursement.

This position involves a high volume of data entry and 10-key by touch. This position also is responsible for monitoring and coordinating the department procurement card program, including reconciliation and WORKS entry; monitoring expenditures; preparing various reports for management; and preparing journal entries as needed.

• Process invoice payments, review for reasonableness and consistency with policy, obtain approvals and goods receipts, report anomalous items, and distribute checks.
• Process mileage reimbursements, including spreadsheet entry and maintenance, review for accuracy and authorization, and prepare monthly utilization reports.
• Review travel and training forms for accuracy, documentation, authorization and consistency with County policies and procedures; perform data entry on the WORKS system; coordinate with other staff and Central Accounts Payable as needed; and distribute reimbursement and travel cards.
• Manage departmental purchasing cards.
• Handle petty cash using Quicken software and perform other duties as assigned.

Two (2) years of progressively responsible technical accounting support experience.

Associate’s degree in accounting or finance, or the equivalent in college courses. Post-high school education will be credited on the basis of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours equal one year.