Career Opportunity

1657-Accountant IV

Recruitment: RTF0139732-01096303

Published: September 27, 2023

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About:

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Role description

Appointment Type: This is a Temporary Provisional (TPV) position excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process. It is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Department Head. This position will be subject to the Permanent Civil Service examination process at a later date. Successful participation in the Permanent Civil Service examination and selection through an open competitive process is needed in order to be considered for the permanent appointment.

Under direction, supervises the activities of accountants and account clerks engaged in various accounting and financial transaction activities with the Real Estate Division, Permit Center, City Hall Events, Yerba Buena Gardens, and Alemany Farmer’s Market; performs difficult and responsible high level accounting and financial transactions; prepares and reviews a variety of complex financial documents and records; interprets, enforces and carries out existing policies, regulations and procedures relating to accounting and financial activities; makes regular contacts with other departmental personnel, the general public and outside organizations in connection with accounting and financial operations; and performs related duties and other special projects as required. The 1657 Accounting Supervisor is the advanced level in the Accountant series and reports directly to the Accounting and Finance Manager. Positions at this level perform the more complex and specialized duties in a highly independent manner.

Essential duties:

1. Performs highly complex accounting functions consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
2. Supervises, plans, directs and coordinates workload and assignments for professional accounting, administrative and clerical staff. Assigns, manages, and evaluates fiscal accounting work including budget preparation, purchasing activities, payroll and general ledger analyses, accounts receivables, payables, grants, bonds, revenue, cost allocation, capital assets, expenditures, and other accounting activities.
3. Researches, analyzes and implements accounting rules and regulations as stipulated by Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or other regulatory agencies.
4. Plans, directs and performs analysis and reconciliation of fiscal and accounting records and reports from automated financial information systems. Reviews transactions to conform with existing fiscal and legal requirements.
5. Supervises staff in reviewing financial documents, accounting reports of receipts, disbursements and encumbrances affecting various funds and accounts to ensure conformance with budget and fiscal procedures, existing laws, ordinance and other fiscal requirements.
6. Coordinates annual audits and investigations of City departments, concessionaries and public service enterprises to ensure conformance with accounting procedures, forms, lease and insurance requirements.  May perform ad hoc audits as needed.
7. Analyzes and interprets complex accounting procedures, prepares recommendations for their revision, participates in development and installation of accounting and fiscal procedures and methods.
8. May lead in or participate in the identification or preparation of functional processing and reporting requirements, end-user testing training and documentation, and related procedures and policies for financial processing and reporting systems. May act as liaison between accounting staff, financial staff, and information systems staff.
9. Develops ad hoc reports by direct access or through extracted data using various data files or databases. Presents and explains reports orally and in writing to management, accounting staff, and other stakeholders.
10. Plans and conducts meetings related to accounting issues, professional skills, and informational issues; assists in problem solving.
11. Evaluates staff performance by setting goals, objectives while providing feedback. Identifies staff needs and recommends or provides appropriate training for professional growth and career development.
12. Initiates and maintains contact with key departmental staff and other parties in order to keep abreast of complex accounting and financial information.
13. Supervises the identification, creation and maintenance of accounting codes and structures to ensure accurate recording, reporting and control in financial systems.
14.  Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.

How to qualify

Education and Experience:

1. Requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, preferably with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration or a closely related field. Such education must include at least eighteen (18) semester units or twenty-four (24) quarter units of coursework in accounting; AND

Six (6) years of professional accounting experience which includes analysis or problem solving. Experience must include: Working with automated financial system (preferably a government system), performing difficult and responsible accounting and reporting work, preparing financial records, reports, and financial statements, in compliance with General Accepted Accounting Principles. Experience must include two (2) years of verifiable experience supervising subordinate staff. OR

2. City and County of San Francisco Employees with six (6) years of professional accounting experience including experience as a 1652 Accounting II or 1654 Accountant III. Experience must include two (2) years of verifiable experience supervising subordinate staff.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Compensation:  $63.0750- $82.4375 hourly

Application Opening: September 27, 2023 (original: September 11, 2023)

This announcement has been clerically amended to allow for additional recruitment. Announcement was re-opened September 27, 2023 (originally September 11, 2023)  with an application deadline of October 4, 2023 (originally September 18, 2023).

Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience, a committee of experts will evaluate the qualifications as described in this job announcement to determine only the most qualified candidates. Only those qualified applicants who most closely meet the needs of the department will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are NOT guaranteed advancement in the selection process, and the decisions of the screening committee are final.

Qualified applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation in the selection process must contact the Agency by phone at (415) 554-6000 or, if hearing impaired at (415) 554-6015 (TTY).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.