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Manages professional accounting work of considerable difficulty, serving as an assistant to an Accounts Department Fiscal Manager in the Department of Accounts.

Supervises professional accountants and other supporting staff. Reports to an Accounts Department Fiscal Manager.

Positions allocated to this class manage sub-functions in the financial reporting, agency review and assistance, and payroll areas of the Department of Accounts.

o Ensures DOA compliance with relevant provisions of the Code

of Virginia. Reviews and analyzes statewide accounting and

reporting policies. Recommends and develops new or modified

policies as required. Monitors and documents DOA accounting

and reporting activities.

• Manages operations of the agency review and assistance unit.

Reviews existing and proposed statewide or agency-specific

financial accounting systems. Recommends and implements

changes, and assures agency compliance, and utilization of

appropriate management techniques.

• Manages operations of the receivables program which addresses

the billing and collection of receivables due to state agencies.

Develops and maintains standardized operating policies and

procedures. Reviews agency-specific systems in large, complex

agencies to ensure interface with overall state systems.

• Is responsible for the design, development, analysis and

preparation of monthly financial statements, summary management

reports, and special analytical reports on a statewide basis

that are required to satisfy the scope and detail of information

required by the Governor and Cabinet for administering state

finances.

• Controls statewide financial report preparation. Analyzes

statewide report data including the annual financial report of

the Commonwealth, the monthly report to the Governor and Cabinet

Secretaries, and other statewide financial and managerial

reports to ensure timely preparation, printing and distribution

of all required documents.

• Manages the processing activities of the payroll unit which

centralizes statewide payroll accounting systems in the

Department of Accounts. Ensures auditing and timely payment of

all agency payrolls. Ensures payroll interface with CARS

(Commonwealth Accounting and Reporting System). Develops and

implements procedures for payroll processing. Instructs user

agencies in state and payroll systems operations.

Considerable knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices. Considerable knowledge of fiscal and accounting operations. Demonstrated ability to supervise professional accounting staff engaged in a variety of statewide fiscal and accounting functions. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and analyze complex accounting procedures and reports.

Graduation from a college or university with major studies in accounting or a related field and experience in supervising a staff of professional accountants; or an equivalent combination of professional level training and experience. Certification as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Management Accountant is desirable.