Accounting Manager



Job Details

Accounting Manager
Employer

Kent County

Salary

$78,000.00 - $113,177.00 Annually

Location

Grand Rapids, MI

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

14041365

Department

Fiscal Services

Opening Date

04/16/2014

Description

Manages the County’s accounting and financial reporting system, including the general ledger, accounts payable and payroll functions.  Responsible for proper accounting and reporting of all financial activity, including, but not limited to, receipt of tax revenues and fees for services; receipt and disbursement of grant funds; payroll transactions; and payments for all goods and services purchased by the County. 

Examples of Duties

Provides direct supervision for subordinate supervisory staff in accordance with established County policies and procedures and with all applicable statutes and regulations governing the employment relationship.

 

Hires, terminates, provides training and work assignments for, administers policy and procedure for, reviews and evaluates the work performance of, and administers disciplinary actions for subordinate staff.

 

Identifies goals and objectives for subordinate staff and provides staff access to training and development opportunities to facilitate professional and personal growth.

 

Collaborates with internal and external auditors to monitor fiscal integrity and accountability of the department.

 

Establishes, implements, modifies and revises financial and accounting policies, standards, procedures, and practices.

 

Maintains, revises, and communicates revisions to financial and accounting manuals and provides training for all financial staff in new and modified accounting and financial procedures.

 

Prepares monthly, quarterly and yearend operating and financial reports and statements, facilitating the making of informed decisions by elected officials and County management.

 

Prepares special accounting reports and researches accounting issues as assigned.

 

Directs preparation of required and requested accounting and budget reports, fiscal analyses and other financial reports.

 

Monitors changes in state and federal statutes, regulations and rules impacting accounting standards and practices and financial reporting requirements and implements changes in County accounting processes to comply with those changes.

 

Interprets and implements accounting oversight pronouncements issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Government Finance Officers Association.

 

Participates in the design, development, installation, modification and maintenance of accounting modules: interfaces between general ledger, accounts payable and payroll modules of financial information systems; and interfaces between those modules and other systems which record tax receipts and other monies received.

 

Reviews general ledger, accounts payable and payroll reports to monitor the status of the budget throughout the fiscal year.

 

Provides training for the accounting modules of the FIS system to users throughout the County.

 

Directs the audit processes and interacts with the internal and external auditors to facilitate audits.

 

Performs other related duties as assigned.

 

Minimum Qualifications

Thorough working knowledge of federal and state statutes governing public accounting standards, and practices as well as fiduciary responsibilities.
 
Thorough knowledge of accounting theory.
 
Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration and public finance.
 
 
Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of budgeting and fund accounting for Governmental, Proprietary, and Fiduciary funds.
 
Thorough working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices as well as generally accepted auditing standards.
 
Thorough working knowledge of state and federal tax regulations, including but not limited to income, unrelated business income, and payroll taxes.
 
Computer literacy, including thorough working knowledge of spreadsheet, database, accounting and budget management applications software.
 
Good organizational, managerial and supervisory skills.
 
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
 
Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills.
 
Ability to interact positively and objectively with elected officials, managers, supervisors and employees from a wide range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. 
 

Benefits
Exempt
Non-Exempt
Medical and
Prescription Plans
     Health Care Premium
Health Care Providers – BCBS Wellness PPO or GVHP Wellness HMO
Prescription Provider –Optum Rx
17.5% of total healthcare premium per month – pretax
Eligible for non-smoking and wellness exam incentives
Medical benefits will become effective first day of the month after hire.
BENEFIT ELECTION FORM MUST BE RETURNED TO
HUMAN RESOURCES WITHIN 4 DAYS OF HIRE.
Dental Reimbursement
Class I – 100% of incurred charges (2 cleanings and 1 x-ray per person, per year)
All other Services – 50% of reasonable costs (including Orthodontics)
Up to $2,400 annually per family
Vision Plan
No charge for WellVision Exam; $20 materials co-pay with participating doctors
Life Insurance
Annual salary rounded up to the nearest $1,000
($50,000 maximum)
Supplemental Life Insurance
Dependent Life Insurance
Self-pay in increments of $5,000; Minimum-$15,000/Maximum-$150,000
Spouse term life = $25,000, Child term life = $10,000
Flexible Spending
Pre-tax contributions for Health and Dependent Care
Vacation Leave
8 hours each month – following first month
73rd month (7th year) – 10 hours each month
.046154 accrued per paid hour
73rd month (7th year) - .057692 accrued per paid hour
Personal Leave Time
 
 
 
 
Doctor Time
72 hours (employees on the payroll at the start of the year with at least 6 months of service credit)
36 hours for regular part-time employees
Pro-rated based on remaining months in the year for employees completing 6 months of service during the year
Personal leave time that is unused at the end of the year will be added to the reserve sick leave bank
Non-Exempt Employees: 10 hours of doctor time for employee doctor appointments only
Sickness & Accident Plan
1st day of accident or 8th day of illness
67% of gross wages; 26 week benefit
Eligible after 6 months of service credit
Holidays
10 Scheduled Holidays
Probation Period
None – At Will Employee/Management Relationship
Shift Premium
None
$0.50/hour for regularly scheduled second and third shifts, or weekend work
Overtime
None
1½ times normal hourly rate for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week
Merit Increases
Pay for Performance Evaluation System – January 1 of each year
Tuition Reimbursement
$265 per credit hour; maximum of 9 credit hours per year (see policy for eligibility)
Mileage
Published IRS Rate
Deferred Compensation
Enrollment first of each month with a minimum investment of $25 per pay period
Retirement
 
 
 
 
Sick Pay Conversion
 
 
 
Supplement to Medical Benefits Premium
Mandatory enrollment – Vesting for the purposes of service retirement after 5 years of service credit
Employee contribution is 8.50% of pre-tax earnings (½ of the amortized valuation)
Multiplier is 2.50% (2.5% X Years of Service X Final Average Compensation)
Final average compensation is based on the highest 3 consecutive of the last 5 years of service
 
Employees who retire will receive pension service credit for their unused reserve sick leave bank. (Hours can only be used for service credit in calculating pension benefit, not to establish retirement eligibility) (Deferred Retirements not eligible)
 
Based on years of service, employees may be eligible for a medical benefits premium supplement.

Employer
Kent County
Address
300 Monroe Ave. NW

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Phone
616-632-7472

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