Accounting Director

Position Concept

The individual who holds this position will assist the Chief Financial Officer in the reporting and analysis of the financial activities of the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The most important and essential job duty of this position is attitude and includes the following: getting along with co-workers, being respectful to members of the community, making sure all employees under his/her command are working together as a team and functioning under pressure. Other duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Assists with the responsibility for budget activities, accounting, and internal auditing
• Assists with the administration of payroll and accounts receivable
• Participates in planning department-wide budget estimates based on immediate and anticipated operational requirements
• Assists with the preparation of quarterly statement of budget-to-actual comparisons for review by CFO and/or the Sheriff
• Assists with year-end tax filings, including W-2s, 1099s and 1095s
• Reviews 941 Quarterly filings
• Monitors recording of all assets in Asset Manage software and proper implementation and documentation of annual inspection of all assets
• Assists with preparations for interim, preliminary, and annual audits.
• Other job duties as assigned by the Sheriff and/or his designee.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 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

• Knowledgeable of accounting principles, methods, and budgetary controls
• Knowledgeable of data available for developing reports and the accounting and statistical methods for summarizing data for managerial decisions
• Knowledgeable of audit procedures
• Knowledgeable in operation and use of all standard office equipment
• Knowledgeable in all programs within the Microsoft Office Suite

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four (4) year university with the degree being in Business Administration; preferably Accounting
• Two (2) years of accounting experience, governmental preferred but not required

• Ability to read and comprehend reports and manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, command staff and the general public – in person and over the telephone
• Ability to apply concepts of basic mathematics

• Ability to deal with situations requiring tact, diplomacy, understanding, fairness, firmness, and judgement
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

• Current and Valid Louisiana Driver’s License

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally climb or balance. The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk or electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

• Forty (40) hour work week.

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