Accountant 3 (Community Services)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting and two years of accounting experience; OR Bachelor's degree to include 9 semester credits in Accounting and two years of accounting experience; OR four years of additional accounting work experience and two years of college coursework are required.

Recruitment Notes

This is advanced professional accounting and supervisory work in the application of accounting principles and methods in the preparation, maintenance, analysis and control of financial records. Employees in this class are responsible for supervising subordinate professional accountants and clerical employees engaged in accounting work for complex fiscal activities. Emphasis of the work is on supervision of major fiscal operations for the Energy, Facilities and Transportation Division (EFTD), including developing procedures and techniques necessary to carry out financial activities, preparation of budgets, accounting for revenues and disbursements, and preparation of complex fiscal reports. Responsibilities include coordinating accounting activities with other governmental accounting units and implementation of specialized accounting systems and reports. Incumbents exercise considerable independent judgment and professional knowledge of accounting principles, theories and practices as well as knowledge of governmental accounting procedures.