SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT

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Class Definition

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: T o be responsible for assisting a superior in planning, organizing, and reviewing the work of a staff of professional finance staff engaged in the maintenance of the state governmental or departmental accounting system; and to do related work as required. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direction of a superior who assigns work in broad outline and reviews the work through written reports, financial statements, and consultation. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Assists in planning, organizing, assigning, and reviewing the work of a professional, technical, and clerical staff engaged in accounting work; reviewing the work in process and upon completion for conformity with accepted accounting methods, practices, and procedures.

Illustrative Examples of Work Performed

• To assist a superior to plan, organize and review the work of a professional accounting staff and related technical and clerical assistants engaged in maintaining the State's accounting system or the accounting system of a large state department.
• To assist in the preparation of all the complex monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports and financial statements required by state and federal regulations and statutes.
• To assist in preparing detailed financial analysis of complex reports utilized by management.
• To be responsible for the reconciliation of the highway construction fund and third-party billings.
• To review accounting procedures in assigned divisions and to develop and install new or improved accounting systems in divisions, sections or units requiring new or improved procedures.
• To train accounting and fiscal employees in the methods, techniques and procedures used by the department in maintaining accounts and records.
• To assist in the preparation of departmental budget requests and to assist in maintaining a budgetary control over all departmental funds ensuring the legality and propriety of expenditures by divisions, sections, or units of the department.
• To consult and confer with state and federal officials on matters relating to expenditures during federal reviews under the direction of the supervisor.
• To do related work as required.

Required Qualifications for Appointment

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND CAPACITIES: A thorough knowledge of the principles of accounting; a thorough knowledge of the principles of state governmental accounting; a working knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting for bond funds; a working knowledge of the techniques and procedures used in the preparation and presentation of accounting data by the use of electronic data processing equipment; the ability to analyze, the ability to prepare and analyze complex financial reports and final statements; the ability to maintain and supervise the maintenance of a state governmental accounting system; the ability to plan, organize, supervise and review the work of a professional and clerical staff engaged in accounting activities; and related capacities and abilities. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Education : Such as may have been gained through possession of a bachelor's degree from a college of recognized standing with specialization in accounting; and Experience : Such as may have been gained through employment in a responsible supervisory capacity in the state government accounting system. Special requirements:

• Prior to appointment, selected candidate must successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation conducted by the Rhode Island State Police.
• Following appointment, selected candidate must successfully complete a 130 working-day probationary period.