Finance & Insurance Manager jobs in Rock Island, IL

Description

This is responsible professional accounting, administrative, and supervisory work managing and coordinating the accounting activities of the City.

Work involves coordinating, maintaining, and supervising accounting activities and services including general accounting, financial reporting, audit control, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general fiscal management. Supervision is exercised over subordinate fiscal staff members. Work is performed with wide latitude for exercising independent judgment under the general direction and guidance of the Director of Finance who reviews work for results obtained.

Examples of Duties

Supervises, trains, directs and evaluates division personnel and monitors all activities and operations of the division.

Monitors all accounting and auditing activities, including the preparation of schedules and reports; serves as liaison with outside auditors; maintains compliance with auditor comments.

Supervises preparation of fiscal reports including the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Annual City Report to the State of Illinois, annual fire/police pension reports, and other year end reports including reports needed for compliance with Federal, State, and other grant requirements; provides technical assistance to departments regarding grant compliance.

Assists in financial policy and procedure development; develops and installs new or improved accounting techniques and procedures; ensures that accounting documents adhere to reporting requirements and standards.

Responds to inquiries and requests for information from other departments, outside agencies, and the public, providing advice and assistance as required.

Assumes the duties of the Director of Finance in the latter=s absence; attends meetings; responds to special requests.

Maintains a safe work environment for employees; helps develop standards and procedures for safe work practices; instructs employees on safe work practices.

Provides effective and efficient customer services and promotes and maintains responsive community relations.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

Graduation from a four year college or university with major course work in accounting or finance supplemented by a Master's degree in public or business administration or the attainment of CPA; considerable experience in governmental accounting and finance including supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, abilities, and skills:

Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of governmental accounting and fiscal procedures.

Selected candidates must meet a residency requirement, which includes a ten-mile radius on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities within one year of hire date.

Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of municipal auditing, municipal finance and municipal budgeting.

Considerable knowledge of the laws and regulations relevant to municipal accounting and fiscal operations and services.

Ability to plan, organize, and direct financial programs and supervise and evaluate the work of subordinate staff.

Ability to compile statistical and fiscal information independently and prepare concise technical reports from such data.

Ability to review, interpret, and analyze fiscal information for accuracy and completeness.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, other officials, and the public.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Supplemental Information

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed mostly in an office setting. Hand eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.