Supervisory Accountant at State of Rhode Island North Scituate, RI

Class Definition

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: T o be responsible for assisting a superior in planning, organizing, and reviewing the work of a staff of professional finance staff engaged in the maintenance of the state governmental or departmental accounting system; and to do related work as required.

Works under the direction of a superior who assigns work in broad outline and reviews the work through written reports, financial statements, and consultation.

Assists in planning, organizing, assigning, and reviewing the work of a professional, technical, and clerical staff engaged in accounting work; reviewing the work in process and upon completion for conformity with accepted accounting methods, practices, and procedures.

To assist a superior to plan, organize and review the work of a professional accounting staff and related technical and clerical assistants engaged in maintaining the State's accounting system or the accounting system of a large state department. To assist in the preparation of all the complex monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports and financial statements required by state and federal regulations and statutes.

To assist in preparing detailed financial analysis of complex reports utilized by management. To be responsible for the reconciliation of the highway construction fund and third-party billings. To review accounting procedures in assigned divisions and to develop and install new or improved accounting systems in divisions, sections or units requiring new or improved procedures. To train accounting and fiscal employees in the methods, techniques and procedures used by the department in maintaining accounts and records.

To assist in the preparation of departmental budget requests and to assist in maintaining a budgetary control over all departmental funds ensuring the legality and propriety of expenditures by divisions, sections, or units of the department. To consult and confer with state and federal officials on matters relating to expenditures during federal reviews under the direction of the supervisor. To do related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND CAPACITIES:

• a thorough knowledge of the principles of accounting;
• a thorough knowledge of the principles of state governmental accounting;
• a working knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting for bond funds;
• a working knowledge of the techniques and procedures used in the preparation and presentation of accounting data by the use of electronic data processing equipment;
• the ability to analyze,
• the ability to prepare and analyze complex financial reports and final statements;
• the ability to maintain and supervise the maintenance of a state governmental accounting system;
• the ability to plan, organize, supervise and review the work of a professional and clerical staff engaged in accounting activities; and
• related capacities and abilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Such as may have been gained through possession of a bachelor's degree from a college of recognized standing with specialization in accounting;

Such as may have been gained through employment in a responsible supervisory capacity in the state government accounting system;

• Prior to appointment, selected candidate must successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation conducted by the Rhode Island State Police.
• Following appointment, selected candidate must successfully complete a 130 working-day probationary period.