The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified Accounting Supervisor to oversee the finance and accounting operations as related to General Accounting, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable and Debt. This role oversees daily operations, monitoring progress towards objectives, overseeing changes in policies and procedures, reviewing and approving requisitions. This role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial activities within these areas. This position will oversee the Department of Public Utilities’ portion of the City’s Annual Financial Report, comparative financial statements, continuing disclosure statements, and official statements for bond offerings.
- Oversee and manage fixed assets, including tracking, depreciation, and reporting
- Assist with debt management by monitoring obligations and coordinating timely payments
- Serve as the primary liaison for internal and external auditors, ensuring accurate and timely information exchange
- Lead the preparation of the annual financial report and related schedules in compliance with applicable standards
- Supervise accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, ensuring accuracy, timely payments, and compliance with regulations
- Monitor key performance indicators
- Review and approve journal vouchers and invoice corrections
- Resolve escalated vendor issues and other discrepancies to maintain compliance and proper financial controls
- Stay current with major accounting standards, including GASB and FASB, and ensure organizational compliance
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field
- Five years of journey-level professional accounting experience
- Two years of supervisory experience
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- 7 years of general accounting experience
LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Knowledge (some combination of the following):- Accounting practices, joint ventures, reconciliations
- Analyses
- Financial reporting
- Audit practices
- Background knowledge in focus area
- Computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite(Excel proficiently)
- Debt and grant management
- Electronic databases and related software applications such as Oracle-based systems, ACH and EDI syntax, VI (editor)
- Internal controls
- National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) guidelines, as assigned
- Payment systems
- Testing practices and procedures
- Thorough understanding of focus area's processes and systems
Skills (some combination of the following):- Building budgets
- Tracking expenditures
- Forecasting
- Communicating to various internal and external departments
- Maintaining records
- Managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Preparing reports
- Processing accounts payables
- Providing financial reports and accounting analysis
- Running and editing computer scripts at the UNIX level
- Supervising and motivating staff
- Supporting monthly and annual close activities
- Oral and written communication
- Interpersonalcommunication
Abilities (some combination of the following):- Adapt
- Analyze
- Pay attention to detail
- Problem solve
- Work in teams
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk, hear, and see; frequently walk and perform repetitive motions; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, reaching, stand, reach, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may not contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
* Internal use: HR Generalist to review.
