Accounting Supervisor at City of Greenville – Greenville, North Carolina

The purpose of this position is to supervise and coordinate the activities of the Financial Services Department, provide customer service to other departments, and schedule and assign tasks and projects. This is accomplished by maintaining daily cash management, overseeing the payment of City expenditures, overseeing the Accounting staff, working with CAFR and the budget, and compiling reports and spreadsheets. Other duties include maintaining software changes and resolving accounting problems in other City departments.
FLSA Status: Exempt

• Supervises staff by planning and supervising daily tasks and activities; participating in the hiring process; coordinating training activities; establishing procedures and guidelines; observing and evaluating workflow and workload; coaching for performance improvement; and representing the Finance Department in meetings with other departments;
• Prepares and analyzes various financial reports by completing daily cash management spreadsheets; completing state-mandated reports; performing month-end and year-end close and generating corresponding financial reports; completing monthly Total Investment Portfolio Report; completing auditor reports; and completing ad hoc reports as needed;
• Provides investments management by generating and monitoring the City's Investment Portfolio; working with off-site investment groups to manage any updates; proactively requests maximum return rates from financial institutions; maintaining the integrity and safekeeping of City funds; creating and managing cash flow documentation; initiating monthly investment reports for distribution; and updating investment procedures;
• Maintains the general ledger system including system upgrades and account maintenance; supervising the monthly close of general ledger system and processing monthly reports; ensuring journal entries are documented, authorized, and recorded properly; distributing reports to appropriate personnel; providing security level access to users as needed; providing oversight in order to keep the City current on processing;
• Oversees cash management by completing spreadsheets; completing reports to explain increase/decrease in the City's Portfolio; verifying Voucher Check Requests for payment; posting revenue to ledger; maintaining bank reconciliations; and ensuring debt service payments are in order for custodian for City;
• Works cooperatively with City officials, other employees, and the general public;
• Works safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others;
• Meets mental and physical demands of the job;
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or related field; and
• Three to five years of comprehensive accounting experience.

CPA and/or MBA preferred.

Work requires supervising and monitoring performance for a regular group of employees or departments including providing input on hiring/disciplinary actions and work objectives/ effectiveness, performance evaluations, and realigning work as needed.