STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ACCOUNTANT III
Class Code: 0043-21
Date Established: 02-01-67
Occupational Code: 7-2-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To supervise and coordinate the fiscal
activities of one or more accounting, auditing or fiscal service units.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises
accounting, auditing and data processing units to coordinate the workflow for
fiscal activities.
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Supervises the
maintenance of detail and summary data, and assumes full responsibility for
control figures.
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Participates in
conferences with superiors in discussion of general procedures and policy, and
gives advice to resolve technical, fiscal or accounting problems.
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Maintains current
information on changing federal requirements to enable proper advice and
decisions.
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Plans and assigns
work of office staff engaged in the maintenance of financial, budgetary and
cost accounts, analysis of records for management purposes, the preparation and
vouchering of payrolls and the purchase of supplies and equipment.
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Trains agency
accounting staff on procedural and technical matters and reviews work
performance of lower level accountants or clerical supervisors for technical
adequacy and accuracy.
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Supervises the
preparation of complex accounting and operational 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 programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
firing employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
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 coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
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: Three years' experience in accounting
or auditing work, one year of which must have been 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 III requires that applicants successfully participate
in a written examination measuring possession of knowledges, skills and
abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this
class specification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of theory and principles of
accounting. Knowledge of financial
analysis. Knowledge of financial
forecasting. Knowledge of
budgeting. Knowledge of basic
statistics. Knowledge of basic
mathematics. Knowledge of
accounting terminology. Knowledge
of basic research methodology.
Skill in accounting. Skill
in supervising others. Skill in
estimating budget items. Skill in
resolving accounting problems.
Ability to supervise.
Ability to read, understand and make inferences from verbal and
numerical material. Ability to
devise budgets for programs in accordance with prescribed rules and
regulations. Ability to recognize
errors. Ability to set reasonable
priorities. Ability to take trial
balances. Ability to follow instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
employees and government officials.
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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