Accounting Supervisor

The purpose of this classification is to supervise the day-to-day operations and staff involved in financial accounting and reporting.

Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.

Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; prioritizes and schedules work activities in order to meet objectives; ensures that subordinates have the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; consults with assigned staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise; provides progress and activity reports to management; and assists with the revision of procedure manuals as appropriate.

Supervises and participates in preparation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and related required reports; serves as liaison between external auditors and County departments; coordinates and schedules the annual audit for all departments; submits confirmation notices; and researches and resolves problems.

Supervises accounting operations: ensures adherence to established policies and procedures; ensures all accounting activities comply with local, state and federal regulations and requirements; and maintains, monitors and communicates policies, procedures and standards for the division to identify and correct inefficiencies, deficiencies and problems.

Reviews accounting activities: ensures all transactions, data entry, document processing and related activities comply with applicable local, state, and federal regulations and with accepted accounting principles; verifies the accuracy of all transactions and data; identifies discrepancies; and initiates and/or implements corrective actions to resolve discrepancies and correct errors.

Reviews and implements internal controls to reduce potential of errors; tests audit trails to identify potential errors; reviews policies and procedures to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Reconciles and reviews reconciliation of multiple