Financial Reporting Manager

Position Description

Anne Arundel County Government is hiring for a full-time, permanent Financial Reporting Manager vacancy within the Office of Finance located at the Arundel Center in Annapolis, MD.

This is supervisory financial management work in administering complex finance programs and providing direction and supervision to the professional accounting staff within the Finance Department. The position serves as lead worker and maintains central oversight for the preparation of the County's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), including the preparation of individual statements, the State Uniform Financial Report, the Cost Allocation Plan, the Indirect Cost Proposal, the Single Audit Report, and interim financial statements.

Work involves managing the preparation of the County's ACFR in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and audited as required by State code and the responsibility for overseeing general ledger accounting for operating funds; providing guidance to staff in matters related to state and/or local government financial reporting; supervising cash banking relationships; performing accounting for debt issuance; grants accounting; and infrastructure and fixed assets accounting.

Work is performed under limited supervision within departmental procedures, rules, and regulations, and is reviewed by supervisors through observation, conferences, and reports.

• Manages the preparation of the County's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report in accordance with Government Accounting Principles (GASB) and audited as required by State code.
• Manages the preparation of continuing disclosure reports for outstanding bonds, and their filing with the Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repository as required by the SEC.
• Provides technical guidance to departments and assists in the development/review of financial and accounting policies in accordance with GAAP, ensuring their compliance with applicable statutory requirements and regulatory guidelines.
• Ensures the County's compliance with arbitrage regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.
• Researches, interprets, and analyzes new accounting pronouncements and standards, and their impact on the County, ensuring the County's compliance with the arbitrage regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.
• Plans, directs, and supervises activities of a professional accounting staff and provides a developmental training program.
• Directs and supervises the maintenance of various accounting ledgers and reviews trial balances for accurate reconciliation.
• Supervises and participates in the preparation of financial statements and reports required for the year-end financial report and outside auditors, and participates in ad hoc committees relating to specific governmental accounting issues.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Extensive knowledge of current governmental accounting principles, methods, and practices.
• In-depth understanding of public finance and governmental financial reporting, including Budgetary and US GAAP reporting.
• Proficiency in computerized government financial systems, PC software applications, and regulatory requirements (laws, rules, and administrative policies).
• Ability to plan, direct, and supervise professional accounting staff performing complex tasks.
• Ability to develop and improve accounting systems, procedures, and forms.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, and to conduct financial studies and prepare complex financial reports.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to conduct financial studies and prepare complex reports.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, county officials, public and private organizations, and the general public.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, county officials, public and private organizations, and the general public.

Education: Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with major coursework in accounting.

Experience: Six (6) or more years of experience in complex accounting and fiscal operations, including two (2) or more years of experience in preparing governmental financial reports and supervision.

Note: For a University or College outside the United States, the applicant must provide documentation of accreditation and educational equivalency, which can be accomplished through a credential evaluation service.
Applicants with a foreign degree must provide this documentation upon the close of the announcement. An Accredited University or College is recognized by an accrediting agency as an institution that maintains a certain level of educational standards. The U.S. Department of Education maintains a database of accrediting agencies it recognizes for schools within the United States.

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