Cost Accounting Manager Job Sturtevant Wisconsin USA,Finance & Banking

Location: Sturtevant

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain the general ledger financial management systems of the Public Works and Development Services in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Report related grants for the single audit and prepare documents for the annual financial audit to ensure the outside auditing firm receives information timely and accurately.

Submit required reports to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Ensure that payroll and accounts payable activities are in compliance with the Federal and State laws and regulations.

Develop and implement policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with regulations, municipal codes, county ordinances, GAAP, and GASB.

Develop capital and operational annual budgets for Public Works and Development Services.

Set financial goals for departments and work with managers to ensure those goals are met.

Monitor cost and revenues while tracking budgets to advise management of financial position throughout the year.

Work with highway management to strategically plan work while staying with in the confines of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Routine Maintenance Agreement.

Maintain financial records for capital assets.

Supervision Received

Receives general direction from the Director of Public Works and Development Services.

Supervision Exercised

Provides supervision to the Accounting Technician, Project Accountant, and Financial Specialist.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field plus five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible accounting, budgeting, or finance experience including supervision
Advanced knowledge of government accounting
Advanced computer skills required (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Prompt and regular attendance
Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities

Ability to work independently with attention to detail and good organizational skills.
Exceptional judgment and ability to function and multi-task under time constraints.
Strong quantitative (accounting, finance and/or economics), communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with elected officials, other employees, and the general public

This description has been prepared to assist in properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, work conditions, etc., present in the classification. It is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities;

nor is it intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.

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