Fiscal Management Officer

Hybrid Details: 3 days/week onsite

Duration: 3 months to start�

Job Description

General Statement of Duties:

To be responsible for fiscal/financial management functions within a state agency; to control expenditures and perform, or provide budgetary and cost control expertise for the performance of, specialized and technical budgetary and accounting activities; to plan, organize, supervise and direct the work of a staff primarily engaged in field management operations; and to do related work as required.

Supervision Received

Works under the administrative direction of a superior with wide latitude for the exercise of initiative and independent judgement; work is subject to review for results obtained and conformance to established goals and policy

Supervision Exercised

• As required, plans, organizes, supervises and reviews the work of subordinates
• reviews work in process and upon completion for accuracy and compliance with prescribed procedures and directives.
  
  

Illustrative Examples Of Work Performed

• To be responsible for fiscal/financial management functions within a state agency.
• To control expenditures and provide budgetary and cost control expertise.
• To perform specialized and technical budgetary and accounting functions.
• As required, to plan, organize, supervise and direct the work of a staff primarily engaged in fiscal management operations.
• To set overhead rates and formulate indirect cost proposals.
• To maintain accurate records of regular and overtime payroll expenditures, mileage allowances and equipment control records.
• To determine and verify balances in various agency accounts.
• To be responsible for the supervision of a central fiscal file system including accounts receivable, payroll records and accounts outstanding.
• To be responsible for the compilation, analysis and presentation of statistical and financial reports reflecting expenditures, unencumbered funds and projections of future requirements.
• To exercise administrative direction over programs that are essentially financial in nature.
• To prepare, or assist in preparing, a yearly budget and review divisional budget.
• To function in a liaison capacity between various state agencies.
• As required, to supervise subordinates engaged in departmental personnel functions.
• To do related work as required.
  
  

Required Qualifications For Appointment

Knowledge, Skills, and Capacities:

• A thorough knowledge of fiscal/financial management practices and techniques
• A working knowledge of federal guidelines for utilizing federal grant monies
• A working knowledge of principles and practices of governmental budget formulation
• A working knowledge of the principles, practices and methods involved in maintaining records in a centralized filing system
• The ability to plan, organize, supervise and direct the work of a staff engaged in fiscal management operations
• The ability to identify pertinent information from a mass of data
• The ability to determine overhead rates and formulate indirect cost proposals
• The ability to prepare and submit special and reoccurring reports, including departmental budgets
• The ability to deal with the public and state agencies in a tactful and courteous manner; and related capacities and abilities.
  
  

Education

Education and Experience:

• Such as may have been gained through: graduation from a college of recognized standing with specialization in Accounting, Business Administration, or Public Administration; and
  
  

Experience:

• Such as may have been gained through: employment in a responsible capacity involving fiscal or business management in the private sector or with a state or governmental agency.
  
  

Or:

• Any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.