Position Summary
Direct, manage, assign, review and participate in the work of staff in the Finance Section of the Risk Management Division of Department of Finance & Administrative Services; responsible for performing various accounting functions including preparation of the Cost of Risk Allocation Plan (CORA), Reserve and Liability Analysis, and the Multiple Year Projection Analysis; coordinate assigned activities with external auditors and other departments and perform the more technical and complex tasks of the work unit relative to assigned area of responsibility.
Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements
Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, or business administration;
- Seven (7) years of accounting experience; To include four (4) years of supervisory experience.
- Twenty-one (21) credit hours in accounting preferred.
- ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
- Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.
- Possession of the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification within two (2) years from date of hire.
Preferred Knowledge
- Operations, services and activities of a municipal accounting program
- Procedures associated with the use of automated financial systems
- Principles and practices of program development and administration
- Application of generally accepted accounting principles
- Governmental Accounting Standards Board pronouncements
- Insurance coverage issues
- Financial and claims databases
- Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation
- Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting
- Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations
- Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration
Preferred Skills & Abilities
- Supervise, organize, and review the work of lower level staff
- Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff
- Participate in the management of the division's operations, services and activities
- Interpret and explain City policies and procedures
- Prepare administrative and financial reports
- Prepare, distribute and explain a variety of loss reports
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of making sound decisions and demonstrating intellectual capabilities
- Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities
- Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned duties
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