BUFFALO BOARD OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
ROOM 720 CITY HALL
BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14202

                                                                                         
RECRUITMENT BULLETIN #19-347                                                                                                               February 12, 2020

 
                                                       BUFFALO BOARD OF EDUCATION VACANCY
 
 
POSITION:                   Supervising Accountant - Provisional/Permanent
 
SALARY:                      $55,939 - $68,249
 
LOCATION:                  Accounting Department, 815 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202
 
APPLICATION:  CANDIDATES FOR THIS POSITION SHOULD COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.buffaloschools.org  Applications successfully received will generate a confirmation email to the account listed on the application. If you do not receive a confirmation email, we cannot guarantee that your application was received. You must submit an application until you receive a confirmation email.    

SPECIAL NOTE:  You must be signed up for the Civil Service exam to be eligible for this position on a Provisional basis.  The deadline to sign up for this exam is February 21, 2020.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS
The Supervising Accountant performs highly responsible and advanced professional accounting work of an administrative and technical nature concerning all phases of fiscal operations of a major division.  Incumbents have wide latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment in planning and organizing the work of the department.  He/she assists in the interpretation and implementation of all directives and regulations relating to the application of generally accepted accounting principles for government.  Immediate supervision is received from the Principal Accountant, City Accountant, Assistant Director of Finance or division head responsible for the fiscal operations of a major division.  Supervision is exercised over technical and clerical personnel assigned.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the Accounting Division;
• Assists the Principal Accountant in the keeping of all books and accounts of the City, Authority or Board;
• Assists in the preparation of highly complex financial and statistical data and reports;
• Assists in the compilation of data for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City;
• Reviews all financial statements and initials all journal entries;
• Reviews council proceedings and draws off items such as fund transfers, local assessments, leaves of absence, real estate sales, approved bond resolution, personal property dispositions and furnishes the necessary items to Accountants;
• Maintains complete and accurate set of books and accounting procedures in accordance with bond agreements and regulations;
• -maintains a complete set of ledgers covering all bond issues and transactions;
• -prepares journal entries resulting from the approval of bond resolutions, sale of bonds and distribution of bond sale expenses;
• -assists the financial advisor and bond counsel in the preparation of the official notice of sale;
• Prepares capital debt service fund budget and debt contracting margin statement;
• Advises concerning the authorization and financing of capital improvements and allowable uses of capital funds;
• Operates personal computer, data terminals, printers and CRT terminals in reviewing financial statements and reports;
• Checks and reconciles bank accounts on daily cash sheets;
• Assists in the investment of funds in certificate of deposits and US Treasury Bills;
• Assists in the preparation of operating budgets;
• Performs related work as required.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the procedures and principles of governmental accounting;
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial and fiscal data;
• Ability to conceive, develop and implement standard and special accounting procedures, fiscal reports and forms;
• Ability to comprehend and resolve administrative and technical accounting problems;
• Ability to coordinate, train and supervise the work of assigned staff and secure and maintain the cooperation of others;
• Ability to work with data processing personnel in the development of new accounting systems and programs;
• Ability to be trained in the operation of personal computer, data terminals, printers and CRT terminals;
• Initiative, Resourcefulness; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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Continuous and permanent status in any city department in one of the following:

(A)    Associate Accountant or Associate Auditor for one year;

OR

(B)    Senior Accountant, Senior Auditor, Payroll Audit Inspector or Fiscal Manager for two years;

IN ADDITION, APPLICANTS QUALIFYING UNDER (B) MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

Masters or Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 24 credit hours in Accounting/Auditing and one year of full-time supervisory accounting or auditing experience (transcript must be presented at time of filing application).

Note:  Verifiable part-time experience will be pro-rated to meet full-time experience requirements.

ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE is defined as the art or system of keeping financial records.  It is the recording, classifying, verifying and reporting financial data and presenting an analysis or interpretation of their significance.  It includes the preparation of financial statements and schedules.

AUDITING EXPERIENCE is defined as the art of confirming financial statements or documenting the veracity of financial data.  It includes a critical review of financial records and documents and an appraisal of fiscal procedures and operations.

Examples of ACCEPTABLE experience would be a full charge bookkeeper who is responsible for a full set of financial records including general ledger and all subsidiaries, Junior Accountant/Auditor and similar positions.

Examples of UNACCEPTABLE experience are account clerical experience and experience limited to posting, maintaining, examining or preparing one or more of the following: voucher register, sales register, cashbook, insurance register, accounts-receivable ledger, accounts payable ledger, any other special journal or subsidiary ledger or experience preparing income tax returns.

 
FINAL FILING DATE:   February 26, 2020
 
 
Approved by:
 
 
 
Jamie Warren
Associate Superintendent for Human Resources