Transportation Comptroller - Lewis County

Transportation Comptroller

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.

Required Experience

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.