Transportation Comptroller - Lewis County

Nature Of Work

Disclaimer-this position will be considered classified-exempt and "at will." The Transportation Comptroller will report to the District 7 Business Office. This position performs administrative and professional accounting work in directing the financial, accounting, personnel, purchasing and management information activities of a state agency or district. Plans, organizes and maintains an accounting system on a computer system encompassing transactions. Manages a system or service for the purchase of supplies and equipment.

The position has wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment. Supervision is exercised over a staff of professional accounting and clerical employees. Performs related work as required. Pay Grade: 17

• Plans, organizes, directs and supervises the accounting, financial, management information, personnel and purchasing functions of an agency or district
• Coordinates budget requests and oversees adherence to budgetary limits for compliance with established procedures and proper reporting functions
• Monitors and prepares payroll, personnel transactions, equipment rental, inventory transactions, expense accounts, journal vouchers, authorizations, and maintenance expenditure reports
• Reviews and approves financial records, documents and reports, prepares and maintains reports and records
• Schedules, reviews, and approves the work of subordinates and trains subordinate personnel
• Maintains and monitors inventories of furniture, office, and computer equipment and supplies
• Confers with vendors, utility companies, state agencies, and local governments to resolve billing, service, and payment problems
• Purchases equipment, establishes new services, and administers contracts
• The personal contacts are with individuals or groups from outside the employing agency in a moderately unstructured setting
• The work affects a wide range of agency activities, major activities or industrial concerns, or the operation of other agencies
• Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver's license is required.

• An understanding of an extensive set of rules, regulations, guidelines, and operations will be required to adequately perform job duties
• Knowledge of budgeting, auditing, and governmental accounting principles, practices, policies, and methods
• Knowledge of state fiscal and purchasing systems and procedures
• Ability to prepare payroll, personnel, financial, purchasing, accounting reports, and records
• Ability to apply laws, regulations, policies, and practices of accounting
• Ability to manage the work of a staff of employees
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and the general public
• Ability to operate a computer and computer software

REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major in business or public administration, finance, economics, accounting, or mathematics, with six (6) semester hours in accounting.
• Substitution:
  Experience, as described below, may be substituted for the required training/education through an established formula.

• Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or auditing; two (2) years of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity.
• Substitution:
  Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university in business or public administration, finance, economics, accounting, or mathematics may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the required non-supervisory experience through an established formula.