Accounting Supervisor - Accounts Receivable; Water

Job Description
- Accounting Supervisor
- Accounts Receivable (Water) (260000LA)

Job Description

Accounting Supervisor
- Accounts Receivable (Water) - ( 260000LA )

Description

Position Grade: 213M

Department:
Water Division

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1758

Location:
St. Louis, MO

Incumbents in this position are responsible for supervising and monitoring Accounts Receivable functions for the City of St. Louis Water Division and planning, organizing, assigning and directing the work activities of subordinate staff.

• Supervises one Accounting Technician and one Accountant I position.
• Bills citizens/contractors and other City departments for miscellaneous billable work orders (e.g. fire hydrant hits, key and reducers, main relocation, scrap sales, repetitive billings).
• Prepares monthly invoices to wholesale water customers.
• Records and posts Construction and Other Deposits (C&OD), including preparing Receipt Coding Forms (RCF) and Deposit Slips.
• Applies construction deposits as payments to invoices and processes refunds when applicable.
• Reviews work order cost summaries for billable work orders.
• Runs Accounts Receivable (A/R)-Miscellaneous statement of accounts, aging report and C&OD report, and reconciles A/R and C&OD balances to the general ledger.
• Prepares the monthly Cash Receipts Report, reconciles it to the Oracle general ledger, and prepares the monthly cash receipts journal entries.
• Handles inquiries and calls related to miscellaneous billing.
• Prepares the monthly Delinquent Contractors report.
• Reviews A/R Aging Report and submit a list of delinquent invoices for collection.
• Reviews and processes delinquent A/R-Miscellaneous invoices for write-off prior to the end of the fiscal year.
• Trains and cross-trains the Finance staff as required.
• Assists in the Pipeyard Storeroom’s annual physical inventory count.
• Assists the Fiscal Manager and Accounting Manager during the annual financial audit.

• Data Utilization:
  Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.
• Human Interaction:
  Requires the ability to provide first line supervision. Ability to persuade, convince, and train subordinates. Ability to advise and provide interpretation regarding the application of policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use:
  Requires the ability to operate a variety of office equipment such as computer terminal, typewriter, telephone, fax machine, calculator/adding machine, computer printer and photocopier.
• Verbal Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as financial statements, billing statements, vouchers, invoices, budgets, budget reports, audit reports, accounting methods, computer software operating manuals, ordinances, chart of accounts, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.
• Mathematical Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate decimals and percentage; perform mathematical operations involving basic algebra; develop and interpret descriptive statistical reports.
• Functional Reasoning:
  Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, leading, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.
• Situational Reasoning:
  Requires the ability to exercise the…