POSITION OVERVIEW
Under general direction, plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and manages the staff and operations
of the accounting and finance programs; prepares monthly and annual financial reports and schedules;
compiles annual program and agency budgets; manages revenues and expenditures and receivables and
payables; supervises the reconciliation of accounts and records and the posting of revenues and
expenditures; and performs related duties as assigned.
JOB DUTIES
In addition to the job duties outlined in the Program Manager classification specification, the following
are typical duties performed within this assignment. The duties specified below are representative of the
nature and level of duties of this assignment and are not intended to be an inclusive list. The omission of
specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar and related to
this position. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of
different positions.
- Performs complex statistical, financial, and economic analysis relating to budget development and
reconciliation, financial reporting, wholesale energy procurement, contracts, and settlement
activities.
- Manages CVAGs investment portfolio and adopts strategies to maximize earnings, demonstrate
appropriate stewardship of tax dollars, and ensure compliance with investment policy; reviews
monthly cash and investment reports.
- Works with service providers to assist with review, analysis, confirmation, recording, and processing
of invoices and bills with counterparties related to financial activities.
- Manages and supervises the timely and accurate completion of financial transactions, including
accounts receivable, accounts payables, and payroll
- Maintains accurate financial transactions, records, and reports for planning, operations, contract
administration, rate development, budget preparation, and audits.
- Develops tools and procedures to track and reconcile power settlement and billing functions.
- Researches, develops, and writes staff reports ensuring reports are complete and appropriately
reviewed by other involved staff and consultants.
- Oversees the timely processing of payroll including establishing pay codes, timesheets, leave accruals,
liabilities, withholdings, and fringe benefits; reviews payroll and system processes to ensure
adherence to state and federal laws and reporting requirementsincluding annual and quarterly filings
as well as insurance audits and requirements; supports Human Resources function in employee setup
and changes in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Maintains and reconciles a variety of ledgers, reports, and accounting records; examines accounting
transactions to ensure accuracy; approves journal vouchers to post transactions to accounting
records; performs month-end, quarter-end, fiscal year-end, and calendar year-end accounting system
processing.
- Prepares and analyzes a variety of complex financial reports, statements, budget, and schedules;
prepares new-year, mid-year, year-end, and special reports, including the State Controllers Report
and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
- Coordinates and provides support to facilitate the annual financial audit.
- Administers the Purchasing Card program including setup and termination of cardholders, transaction
review, payment of liabilities, management of fraudulent charges, ensure adherence by all
cardholders and administrators to CVAGs Purchasing Card policy.
- Administers the ERP system to resolve issues, manage workflows, and coordinate with ERP support.
- Performs related duties as necessary or special assignments as directed by the Executive Director,
Deputy Executive Director, and/or Department Director.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- Modern and complex accounting and finance principles and practices, including general and
governmental accounting, auditing, budgeting, payroll, investment and debt management, and
financial reporting functions, generally accepted accounting principles, and finance best practices.
- Utility financial planning and accounting methodologies.
- Forecasting and performing cost benefit/trend analysis.
- Methods and techniques of establishing internal control procedures and guidelines.
- Methods and techniques of preparing comprehensive financial reports.
Ability to:
- Follow work practices and risk management protocol and procedures.
- Communicate financial information to various audiences including in Board level presentations
and interactions.
- Make financial forecasts and projections.
- Review, analyze, record, audit, reconcile, balance, verify, and document a diverse range of
financial transactions.
- Perform general ledger duties and administer the ERP system.
- Audit, analyze, and utilize financial information and accounting systems and procedures; ensure
procedures comply with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Equivalent to a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in
accounting, finance, business or public administration, or a related field and five (5) years of professional
accounting and finance experience.
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