Comptroller

Description

Examples of Typical Duties

• Oversees the financial and accounting operations within a large department;
• Assists in the formulation of department-specific fiscal policies and procedures;
• Establishes and monitors practices and procedures to ensure the accurate and timely creation and execution of billing and revenue collection activities;
• Confers and consults with department head on important fiscal matters within the department;
• Assists the department head in matters related to budget and financial reporting;
• Assists the department head with annual operating budget formulation;
• Assists independent external auditor in financial data necessary to complete the annual audits;
• Interprets NY State and other regulatory, fiscal-related directives, as well as other pertinent directives and procedural material and assists the department head to develop procedures to implement them;
• Oversees state aid and grant related fiscal reporting, expenditure reporting, and reimbursement claiming;
• Prepares required monthly, quarterly, annual financial reports in compliance with Federal, State and local guidelines;
• Performs other duties as required.

Full Performance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics

Minimum Qualifications

A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or NY State registered four-year college with bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, accounting, economics, or related field and four (4) years of business and/or accounting experience involving appropriation accounting and the preparation of budget and financial reports, at least three years of which must have been in a managerial or supervisory capacity; or
B. Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate’s Degree in finance, business administration, accounting, economics, or related field and six (6) years of experience as described in “A”; or
C. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and eight (8) years of experience as described in A.
D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated in "A".

When giving a job description include: Name of employer, Job Title, Duties performed by you, Start and End Date (Month/Year), Hours worked per week. *Include all relevant experience. Additional experience may not be accepted after the application is reviewed. *Give the average hours worked per week. Example 40 hours worked per week. Do not give a range of hours worked per week. Example 20-30 hours worked per week. You will only receive credit for the lowest amount given. *Part-time experience is prorated *Give the month and year of your start and end dates worked. If partial dates are submitted, you will receive credit for the least amount of time. *If you had more than one title at same employer, list as separate employment.

This position is not eligible for benefits.