Civil Service

Job ID:
ANNOUNCEMENT NO.V10 - 1.19 ENTRANCE & PROMOTIONAL TO SUPPLEMENT A CERTIFICATION FROM AN EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENT EXTENDED

Issue Date:
JANUARY 16, 2019

Department:
FINANCE

Application Deadline:
4:00 PM, February 8, 2019

General Statement of Job:
Under general supervision, performs a variety of advanced accounting duties to analyze and monitor the recording of all financial transactions. Work involves preparing, balancing, compiling, implementing, monitoring, analyzing statistics, and performing data entry of the budget; analyzing financial data and maintaining chart of accounts; preparing and reviewing year-end journal entries, documents, reports, and schedules; performing periodic review of financial reports and verifying fiscal solvency; reviewing and reconciling account and fund balances via use of automated accounting systems; setting up and maintaining spreadsheets; analyzing data to detect and correct errors; reconciling and distributing local taxes; communicating in both oral and written form including interacting with the City’s external auditors; setting priorities and organizing work to meet deadlines; analyzing and reconciling investment portfolio; and providing financial data to third parties such as governmental agencies and auditors. Reports to the Assistant Finance Director.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities (This is descriptive, not restrictive as to all tasks included in this position):
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Initiates the City’s budgetary process; inputs the approved budget into the financial system. Audits preparation such as calculating accruals and other year-end adjustments, creating various schedules and reports, preparing annual trial balances, and providing other pertinent information to the auditors and Chief Financial Officer. Calculates property tax collections; allocates to the appropriate funds monthly; calculates and reports property tax data to the Federal government via the Internet. Allocates sales taxes to appropriate accounts; creates and maintains various reports; conducts analyses on the data. Assists in maintaining the City’s books and correcting various errors. Analyzes, reconciles, and reports on casino information. Reconciles investment portfolio monthly to the general ledger; analyzes investments and bank statements to determine amount of investment income to accrue for financial reporting; allocates investment expenses to affected funds. Analyzes the balance sheets of funds to maintain a positive cash position by recording necessary transfers and journal entries between funds. Monitors collateral pledged by financial institutions to secure deposits in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 39:1225. Answers questions from departments regarding their monthly expenditure reports. Reviews Pontchartrain Center operating statement and record operations for the City’s books. Analyzes, records, and reports on the Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Forfeiture Fund. Provides financial data to various governmental agencies. Bills Community Development for fuel, vehicle maintenance, and other expenses requiring reimbursement. Handles all paving and sewerage lien collections, cancellations, and reconciliations. Receives and/or reviews various records and reports such as Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, annual Operating and Capital budget, investment securities portfolio, bank statements, sales tax report from Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Prepares and/or processes various records and reports such as annual operating budget, sales tax collection distribution and budget reports, property tax collection and distribution reports, balance sheets, and trial balances. Refers to personal work notes, annual budgets, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, governmental websites and GAAP guide, paving and sewerage assessment documents, policy and procedure manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc. Operates a variety of office equipment such as adding machine, copy machine, printer, facsimile machine, burster, telephone, computer, etc. Uses a variety of tools such as stapler, standard office tools, etc.; a variety of supplies such as writing instruments, paper, binder clips, staples, folders, ink cartridges, envelopes, general office supplies, etc.; and a variety of computer software such as Munis Financial Management, Omega Systems Accounting, Microsoft Office, Papervision, Internet Explorer, etc. Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Finance Director, Accountants, departmental supervisors, bank officers, and the general public. ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS Performs general administrative/office duties as required, including typing reports and correspondence, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, sending and receiving faxes, answering the telephone, establishing and maintaining filing systems, etc. Performs related duties as required.

Communication Skills:
Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving direction and instruction from supervisor.

Physical Requirements:
Must be physically able to operate a variety of machines and equipment including a computer, telephone, etc. Must be able to exert up to five pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for periods of time. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of up to twenty pounds.

Mental Involvement:
Requires the ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Requires the ability to apply influence systems in staff leadership and supervision; to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques; to make independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.

Minimum Training and Experience Qualifications:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field supplemented by one or more years of responsible experience in governmental accounting or any related accounting experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Interpersonal Relationship Skills:
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines. The worker may be subject to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

Test Required:
RATING OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weighted 100%

Salary Requirements:
$20.9293 PER HOUR / 35 HOURS PER WEEK

Note:
The City of Kenner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kenner Civil Service Department posts current examination announcements at its office and on its online application website. Job applications may be filed only when an examination is announced. It is important that you include your entire employment history including periods of unemployment on your application, plus any relevant education and experience. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Some job postings have an application deadline; others are open on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of applications have been received. Applicants who are interested in jobs that are not currently open for application may complete a job interest card which may be filed with the Kenner Civil Service Office at any time. DELAY IN THE MAIL: The Kenner Civil Service Department cannot accept responsibility for failure of the applicant to receive an admission slip to an examination, or for failure of the Department to receive material mailed by the applicant. VETERANS PREFERENCE in examinations will be granted only to those persons who provide proof of military service during covered periods and who are found to be eligible. The Kenner Civil Service Department does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs or activities. Therefore, reasonable accommodations will be provided to allow access to the Department's programs and activities for individuals with disabilities unless such accommodations would result in undue hardship. Auxiliary Aids such as readers, taped text, and large print material or other aids are provided for individuals requesting such accommodations under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.