Fiscal Manager

Position Information

Under general direction, implement, develop, coordinate, and analyze a variety of specialized functions related to the establishment and maintenance of fiscal records in the areas of fiscal compliance, finance, budgetary and statistical evaluations and analyses. Responsibilities include development and implementation of department fiscal program policies and procedures, plan, organize and direct the administrative services of the assigned department, and perform other related work, as required.

This is a mid-management position classification with responsibility for the following: departmental budget, fiscal, financial, statistical, and assigned administrative operations. Responsibilities include management functions of program compliance, supervision of staff, and procurement of goods and services for multiple programs. Incumbents are responsible for developing systems and fiscal controls, analyzing and interpreting fiscal rules, and ensuring that the Department is operating in a fiscally sound manner within established guidelines.

• Develops, administers, and implements department financial policies and procedures.
• Directs the fiscal, personnel, office services, and general business activities of the department.
• Ensures program compliance with all applicable regulations and guidelines.
• Analyzes regulation changes, and proposed legislation to determine impact on department.
• Coordinates and serves as primary contact during audits.
• Directs preparation of the annual budget and may act as leader of the budget team.
• Participates in planning/development and implementation of department's projects.
• Ensures accurate and timely claiming of agency expenditures for reimbursement.
• Performs extensive analysis of statistics and data and develops change strategies.
• Develops financial impact statements.
• Prepares reports outlining fiscal claiming options, potential liabilities or gains for executive consideration.
• Provides oversight of daily operations and management of grants and special‑f funding programs.
• Represents and speaks for the department on committees and at all levels of government and community contact.
• Devises or recommends new or modified accounting systems to provide complete and accurate financial and statistical accounting of the department's transactions.
• Coordinates accounting practices with the county auditor in such items as reconciling records.
• Supervise, train and evaluate staff.
• May implement management information systems and procedures.

• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
• Communicate effectively with others in person, writing and over the telephone.
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate conclusions.
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines and under stressful conditions.
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
• Manage multiple internal financial systems.
• Make presentations to various community and governmental groups.
• Select, train, evaluate and supervise staff.
• Maintain confidential information according to legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
• Occasionally lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
• Frequent use of hand‑eye coordination.
• Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Regular attendance.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds;
  Sit or stand for long periods of time.

• Principles and practices of accounting, supervision, management theories and practices.
• Governmental cost accounting, budgeting and procurement procedures.
• Laws, ordinances, regulations governing County financial and budget operations.
• Budgetary control, grant administration, and other fiscal obligations.
• Management information systems for budget management and program evaluation.
• Data processing equipment and its application to accounting and management information systems.
• Federal, State and local regulations, legislation, policies and…