General Definition of Work
Performs complex professional and administrative work assisting the Chief Financial Officer in planning, organizing, and directing the financial management of the City, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the Chief Financial Officer. Departmental supervision is exercised over all personnel within the department.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of governmental accounting and budgeting principles, rules and regulations; thorough knowledge of accounting terminology, methods, procedures and equipment; thorough knowledge of principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting; general knowledge of and ability to operate personal computers, associated hardware, software including word processing and spreadsheets and peripheral equipment; ability to understand and follow oral and written directions; ability to evaluate complex financial systems and efficiently formulate and install accounting methods, procedures, forms and records; ability to post accounts and to perform mathematical computations with speed and accuracy; ability to understand and apply laws and established policies to the maintenance of financial records; ability to prepare complete and accurate financial reports from various accounting data; ability to plan, organize, and evaluate the work of employees in the specialized field of accounting; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, elected officials, attorneys, contractors, engineers, vendors, auditors and the general public.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree with coursework in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field and extensive experience with governmental finance and accounting, municipal bond financing, budget development, federal and state regulations; supervisory experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Residency Requirement:
This position falls under the residency policy that requires the person selected maintain their principal residence within a thirty-mile radius of the Winston-Salem City Hall, or establish their principal residence within a thirty-mile radius of the Winston-Salem City Hall within 180 days of the effective date of the personnel action