BOCES - FISCAL MANAGER (HELPS PROGRAM)

Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES - Vacancy Salary range: $70,000-$85,000/yr. Under the

NY HELPS

Program, the Civil Service Exam for this title has been waived. For additional information regarding the

NY HELPS

Program, please visit: https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/faq.cfm

FISCAL MANAGER MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Either:

1.Possession of a Bachelor's Degree, or higher, in accounting, business administration, or other directly related field specifically structured to prepare individuals for work involving accounting AND four (4) years of full-time paid accounting or auditing experience, or its part-time equivalent, which must have involved the use of double entry books including general ledger or other governmental agency books involving appropriation accounting and the preparation of budget and financial reports; OR 2.Possession of an Associate's Degree in accounting, business administration, or other directly related field AND six (6) years' experience as described in (1); OR 3.An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (1) and (2) above.

SUBSTITUTION - EXPERIENCE

Certification as a CPA, CFE, CMA or CIA can substitute for the required experience.

SPECIAL NOTE

EDUCATION:

Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

These duties involve independent responsibility for the performance of complex professional accounting and related fiscal administrative tasks in development, examination, review or analysis activities related to fiscal management of one or more Department's funds and expenditures. The work is performed under administrative direction of the Department Head or other high-level agency administrator. The work entails responsibility for independently maintaining all accounts in proper balance and for producing and analyzing periodic financial management reports. In addition, this position may oversee special projects or programs relating to financial management functions. Direct supervision may be exercised over the work of subordinate employees engaged in account keeping and financial administration activities. An incumbent of this position does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

(Illustrative only) Devises and implements accounting and auditing systems to provide complete and accurate financial records of a Department or Departments' fiscal transactions; Contacts various Federal, State and local representatives regarding program funding and fiscal affairs; May oversee and manage subordinate staff engaged in a variety of financial operations including performance appraisals; Studies economic trends and advises agency staff regarding related fiscal planning and cost analyses; Maintains ledger and journal accounts, takes trial balances and reconciles bank statements and accounts; Manages the agency payroll functions for staff and/or clients; Performs cost benefit analyses of various administrative functions and programs; Manages and oversees accounting and financial transactions to ensure compliance with Federal and State fiscal regulations; May audit program agent or sub-contract accounts to ensure proper expenditures control of program funds; Continued on Page 2