RECONCILIATION & ANALYSIS MANAGER

RECONCILIATION & ANALYSIS MANAGER
Office of the Controller
City & County of San Francisco

Salary:  $94,068 - $120,042/year
Deadline:  May 2, 2008

Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt Appointment.  This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer.  This position is backfilling an employee on extended leave of absence.
 
Position Description:
Under direction of the Deputy Director, the Reconciliation & Analysis Manager manages key fiscal and accounting reconciliation activities and services in the Controller's Office including coordination of Departments across the City and County of San Francisco.  Responsibilities include but not limited to:  planning and coordinating the accounting of the budget, accounting reconciliation, internal auditing fund reconciliation, revenue and cash reconciliation. Other reconciliations and analysis can also involve payroll preparation and verification, purchasing, contractual agreements and grant administration. Additionally, supervising staff; participating in locating and obtaining fiscal support from sources external to the City; managing the development, maintenance, operation and user training of various complex financial and accounting projects;  as well as accounting and reconciliation of bonds and lease finance accounting and arbitrage calculations, fund analysis, and financial system table maintenance.  This position has accounting oversight responsibility for all City Departments that deal with bonds, interest and arbitrage rebate liability.  The Reconciliation & Analysis Manager formulates and promulgates accounting policy to other City Departments.
 
Essential duties include, but are not limited to:
 
*  Plan, assign, direct, review and approve work of citywide accounting staff as well as the professional/technical staff of the Reconciliation and Analysis Section.
*  Review all fund structures, recommend and implement corrective policies and procedures including monitoring budgetary and system clearing accounts.
*  Review, approve, monitor all bond related fiscal agent activities in the City's financial system; coordinate with Treasurer's staff and monitor recordation of arbitrage rebate liability; coordinate with other government entities and monitor bond process; and oversee staff in preparing reports for bond offerings and other long-term indebtedness.
*  Manage staff in preparing accounting reports and schedules to assist and support CAFR and other local, state and federal reporting requirements.
*  Develop and manage various accounting analysis projects to address specific system accounting issues, such as a review of the interest allocation process to ensure that the system action matches policy requirements.
*  Coordinate and maintain contact with departments, auditors and outside agencies to respond to oral and written inquiries, release information related to Department operations of fund activity.
*  Assist departments in understanding City's fiscal policy and procedures and coordinate with managers from the Controller's Office and from other Departments, to establish standards and controls for defining transactions in compliance with all applicable GASB requirements.
*  Participate and supervise subordinate supervisors in the development and implementation of the year-end closing plan and in the preparation for the annual audit.

Minimum Qualifications:

1.  Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college and university with major coursework in accounting, business administration, financial management, or a closely related field that included course work in general and cost accounting; AND
2.  The equivalent of five (5) years of full-time management and professional level experience in independently performing complex accounting, financial analysis, budget monitoring, and/or grant management, preferably in a public agency setting. At least two (2) years of the required experience must include the supervision of professional staff in financial analysis and accounting.

Desirable Qualifications: 

*  Outstanding technical and interpersonal skills;
*  Resourceful of other;
*  Ability to write and enforce policies and procedures;
*  Fluency in fund accounting and internal controls;
*  Ability to work with complex systems and both technical and non-technical customers; and
*  Governmental accounting experience.

HOW TO APPLY:  
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are being accepted through an online process only.  Visit http://www.jobaps.com/SF/sup/images/default.asp to begin the application process by registering an account.

*  Click and select the desired job announcement
*  Click on “Apply” and read and acknowledge the information
*  Click on “I am a New User”
*  Follow instructions given on the screen

Please include a resume and a list of three professional references and attach a detailed cover letter describing your experience and explaining how you qualify for the position.  You will be able to attach your cover letter to the online application.
 
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Vicente Centeno at (415) 554-7506, or via email at Vicente.Centeno@sfgov.org Computer kiosks are located in the lobby of the Department of Human Resources, 44 Gough Street, San Francisco, for use by the public. The hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Selection Process:
Application materials will be screened for relevant qualifying experience.  Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidates’ qualifications.  Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview.
 
Qualified candidates with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations must contact the Controller’s Office at (415) 554-7500 or in writing at the above address upon submitting the application.
 

Micki Callahan, Human Resources Director
Department of Human Resources
Announcement#: 054782 MCCP File No. CON 09-017
Issued:  April 16, 2008
Team: CON/VC (415) 554-7506
 
MINORITIES, WOMEN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
An Equal Opportunity Employer
 

DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS
All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.