What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Supervisor - RPU position at City of Rochester, MN?
Position Description
The City of Rochester welcomes applications for:
Accounting Supervisor
Rochester Public Utilities
www.rpu.org
To build a vibrant and equitable city, we strive to be an organization where all teammates are treated with dignity and respect.
The City of Rochester is committed to being a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay, and to be their best as part of a vibrant, compassionate, and innovative team.
RPU, a division of the City of Rochester, MN, is the largest municipal utility in the State of Minnesota. RPU serves over 57,000 electric customers and 42,000 water customers in a 60 square mile service area and has revenues nearing $161 million annually.
Vision- "We Will Set the Standard for Service"
Our vision is based on six core values which are Safety, Integrity, Service, Stewardship, Accountability, and Skill.
Nature of Work
Under general supervision, the Accounting Supervisor performs a variety of high-level accounting functions and supports the Controller with complex operational and financial analysis. Additional responsibilities include primary accountability for the administration of the general ledger accounting, financial and regulatory reporting; and the supervision of Senior Financial Analysts as well as general accounting, accounts payable, billing and collections functions.
Pay
Starting salary range of $1003,003 to $121,180, depending on qualifications, with advancement to $151,474.
To have your application considered in the first round of reviews, submit your application before December 18th, 2025.
The City of Rochester will not sponsor or transfer visas for this position including F1 OPT STEM.
Duties And Responsibilities
The work below is representative of the scope of work performed within this job classification.*Complete closings as scheduled.*Work with credit, collections and billing staff to ensure proper procedures are followed for accuracy and legal needs.*Plan for seamless continuity of processes during staff absences*Provide project management and process improvement.Miscellaneous
Education and Experience
A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or closely related field from an accredited four-year college or university AND five (5) years of full-time employment experience in general ledger accounting, detailed account analysis and reconciliations, auditing and internal controls, regulatory compliance and reporting, and collections; with at least two (2) years of supervisory/management/leadership experience directing professional and support accounting staff.
Licenses and Certifications
Valid driver's license
Desirable Qualifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other professional accounting certifications/designations.
POSITION COMPETENCIES
Financial acumen – interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
Manages complexity – making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Ensures accountability – holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Interpersonal Savvy – relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
Builds effective teams – building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve a common goal.
Demonstrates self-awareness – using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
Tech Savvy
Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
Additional Information
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of: the principles and standards of governmental accounting; accounting internal control and segregation of duties requirements; current supervision and evaluation techniques; Federal, State and local laws, codes, and regulations applicable to debt issuances and to overdue account collections for municipal utilities; accounting internal control and segregation of duties requirements; commercial banking arrangements and transactions; the use standard office software applications and job-related (ERP) software applications.
Skill in: using a computer as a daily part of employment; developing presentations to communicate complex financial issues; completing process review and analysis; using project management oversight; working with internal control review and implementation.
Ability to: effectively plan, organize, and assign work; analyze workflow, identify constraints, and develop solutions; supervise and evaluate the work of subordinate staff; work independently and make appropriate decisions regarding assigned duties; make mathematical computations quickly and accurately; maintain records efficiently and accurately and to prepare clear and concise reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other City employees, supervisory staff, and the public; operate a computer using program applications appropriate to assigned duties; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions; read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; communicate with co-workers, customers and vendors in a professional and courteous manner.
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the physical and environmental demands for this position. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.
In consideration of the overall amount of physical effort required to perform this position, the work is best described as Sedentary to Light Work : Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Physical demands that may be required continuously (2/3 or more of the time), frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time), and occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time) are noted below:
Continuous demands: sitting, fine dexterity
Occasional demands: standing, walking, lifting, carrying
Sensory requirements necessary in the performance of the essential functions of this position include sight and hearing.
Environmental conditions that may exist in the performance of the essential functions of this job include: NONE (not substantially exposed to environmental conditions)
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
Date Created:
02/04/2016
The City of Rochester welcomes applications for:
Accounting Supervisor
Rochester Public Utilities
www.rpu.org
To build a vibrant and equitable city, we strive to be an organization where all teammates are treated with dignity and respect.
The City of Rochester is committed to being a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay, and to be their best as part of a vibrant, compassionate, and innovative team.
RPU, a division of the City of Rochester, MN, is the largest municipal utility in the State of Minnesota. RPU serves over 57,000 electric customers and 42,000 water customers in a 60 square mile service area and has revenues nearing $161 million annually.
Vision- "We Will Set the Standard for Service"
Our vision is based on six core values which are Safety, Integrity, Service, Stewardship, Accountability, and Skill.
Nature of Work
Under general supervision, the Accounting Supervisor performs a variety of high-level accounting functions and supports the Controller with complex operational and financial analysis. Additional responsibilities include primary accountability for the administration of the general ledger accounting, financial and regulatory reporting; and the supervision of Senior Financial Analysts as well as general accounting, accounts payable, billing and collections functions.
Pay
Starting salary range of $1003,003 to $121,180, depending on qualifications, with advancement to $151,474.
To have your application considered in the first round of reviews, submit your application before December 18th, 2025.
The City of Rochester will not sponsor or transfer visas for this position including F1 OPT STEM.
Duties And Responsibilities
The work below is representative of the scope of work performed within this job classification.*Complete closings as scheduled.*Work with credit, collections and billing staff to ensure proper procedures are followed for accuracy and legal needs.*Plan for seamless continuity of processes during staff absences*Provide project management and process improvement.Miscellaneous
- Provide insight and supervision to assigned staff.
- Supervise the Senior Financial Analysts and general accounting, billing and collections staff by delegating tasks and work assignments.
- Plan and oversee daily tasks and activities including monitoring and balancing workloads.
- Establish procedures and guidelines and coordinate training activities. Participate in the hiring process of new staff.
- Evaluate job performance and provide coaching when appropriate. Recommend personnel actions as needed.
- Analyze and assist in the direction of the Senior Financial Analyst work product.
- Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of financial and operational reports
- Schedule and coordinate the monthly financial closings.
- Solve any problems encountered during the closing procedures.
- Review journal entries, reports and reconciliations to ensure that items produced are timely and accurate.
- Assist senior management or the operating departments by performing detailed analysis for more complex issues within the financial statements. An example could be evaluating the profitability of a line of business.
- Guide the billing staff regarding specific tariffs, State or Federal mandates and complex non-standard transactions.
- Monitor the utility billing functions to ensure that timely and accurate billing occurs.
- Ensure that the credit and collections policies and practices comply with the legal requirements for a Minnesota municipal utility while still promoting timely collections and protecting the utility against undue risk. Ensure that customers have multiple secure methods of making payments and that compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards is maintained.
- Oversee processes so that amounts are collected when due or appropriate follow-up actions occur when balances become overdue.
- Perform the duties of the Lead Collections Technician, Lead Billing Technician, General Accountants, and Senior Financial Analysts when these individuals are away from work and ensure that the processing schedule is maintained during their absence.
- Ensure that backup personnel for critical functions have been adequately trained and schedule the planned absences of supervised employees so that coverage is maintained.
- Recommend and coordinate needed improvements and automation of financial operations, software systems and analysis to improve productivity and internal control.
- Ensure that accounting controls are followed by understanding the requirements of internal policies and procedures, accounting standards, and City, State and Federal regulations.
- Provide recommendations to the Controller regarding any identified control deficiency.
- Work with the Senior Financial Analyst to support the treasury function.
- Administer the Utility's bank account activity including monitoring daily balances, reviewing monthly statements, reconciliations and reports and by serving as a point of contact with banks.
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Education and Experience
A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or closely related field from an accredited four-year college or university AND five (5) years of full-time employment experience in general ledger accounting, detailed account analysis and reconciliations, auditing and internal controls, regulatory compliance and reporting, and collections; with at least two (2) years of supervisory/management/leadership experience directing professional and support accounting staff.
Licenses and Certifications
Valid driver's license
Desirable Qualifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other professional accounting certifications/designations.
POSITION COMPETENCIES
Financial acumen – interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
Manages complexity – making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Ensures accountability – holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Interpersonal Savvy – relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
Builds effective teams – building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve a common goal.
Demonstrates self-awareness – using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
Tech Savvy
Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
Additional Information
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of: the principles and standards of governmental accounting; accounting internal control and segregation of duties requirements; current supervision and evaluation techniques; Federal, State and local laws, codes, and regulations applicable to debt issuances and to overdue account collections for municipal utilities; accounting internal control and segregation of duties requirements; commercial banking arrangements and transactions; the use standard office software applications and job-related (ERP) software applications.
Skill in: using a computer as a daily part of employment; developing presentations to communicate complex financial issues; completing process review and analysis; using project management oversight; working with internal control review and implementation.
Ability to: effectively plan, organize, and assign work; analyze workflow, identify constraints, and develop solutions; supervise and evaluate the work of subordinate staff; work independently and make appropriate decisions regarding assigned duties; make mathematical computations quickly and accurately; maintain records efficiently and accurately and to prepare clear and concise reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other City employees, supervisory staff, and the public; operate a computer using program applications appropriate to assigned duties; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions; read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; communicate with co-workers, customers and vendors in a professional and courteous manner.
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the physical and environmental demands for this position. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.
In consideration of the overall amount of physical effort required to perform this position, the work is best described as Sedentary to Light Work : Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Physical demands that may be required continuously (2/3 or more of the time), frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time), and occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time) are noted below:
Continuous demands: sitting, fine dexterity
Occasional demands: standing, walking, lifting, carrying
Sensory requirements necessary in the performance of the essential functions of this position include sight and hearing.
Environmental conditions that may exist in the performance of the essential functions of this job include: NONE (not substantially exposed to environmental conditions)
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
Date Created:
02/04/2016
Salary : $121,180 - $1,003,003