STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ACCOUNTANT II
Class Code: 0042-18
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 7-2-2
Date of Last Revision: 06.20.05
BASIC PURPOSE: To develop accounting methods and to
review agency fiscal services and controls within a specified accounting unit.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Advises superiors on
fiscal problems and discusses interpretation and application of policies and
procedures.
·
Monitors the proper
coordination of fiscal matters between business services and general agency
operating activities.
·
Analyzes
appropriation expenditure status, encumbrances, purchase orders and contract
revisions and liquidations.
·
Reviews inventory
controls to preserve accurate records of inventory and finished products used
in determining actual and projected inventory costs.
·
Supervises and
participates in preparing periodic budgetary reports, trial balances and
financial reports.
·
Supervises
paraprofessional accounting staff engaged in auditing and vouchering bills,
preparing payrolls, maintaining accounting and financial records and preparing
statements and reports.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions
under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical Demands: Requires sedentary work, including
continuous sitting or occasional standing and walking.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in accounting or business
administration. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Two years' experience in accounting or
auditing work, including some experience in a supervisory capacity. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Accountant II requires that applicants successfully participate
in a written examination measuring possession of knowledge, skills and
abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this
class specification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of accounting and fiscal
principles and procedures and ability to apply knowledge to accounting
transactions. Knowledge of the
laws and regulations relating to accounting and auditing procedures in the unit
concerned. Working knowledge of the general principles of financial
administration. Knowledge of
budget and budgeting procedures.
Knowledge of modern office equipment, practices and procedure. Ability to interpret and analyze
financial statements and to prepare accurate accounting reports and
statements. Ability to devise and
install accounting methods, techniques and procedures. Ability to instruct and supervise other
clerical and accounting employees.
Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with
other employees and the public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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