STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: AGENCY STEWARD
Class Code: 0142-19 Date Established: 06-04-93
Occupational Code: 5-3-9 Date of Last Revision: 07-31-07
BASIC PURPOSE: To provide agency procurement and
equipment/asset management, reporting and analysis.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Plans,
monitors, and executes division procurement, asset management, and
replenishment of consumable activities and prepares for related periodic
reports as required.
·
Researches and
prepares financial and statistical information in order to facilitate and
assist in the management of the financial duties of the department.
·
Assists in
preparing and issuing monthly expenditure reports to Department Heads and
making recommendations for changes to current and future allocations.
·
Assists in
preparing reports, researching information and making recommendations for
decision-making purposes.
·
Responsible
for the purchase of goods and services for the division to meet needs of
divisional staff and clients and to ensure compliance with state purchasing
standards.
·
Prepares
documents and obtains approval to make purchases. Approves invoices for payment.
·
Responsible
for the ordering of all materials and supplies that are necessary to provide
care to residents and proper resources for employees. Contacts vendors concerning orders, costs and
delivery.
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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 knowledge of business practices and procedures or
technical training in a craft or trade, including working from detailed
instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of practical situations.
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 a 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 in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor
injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
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
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate’s degree or its equivalent
from a recognized college or technical school with major study in business
administration or accounting. Each
additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of
required work experience.
Experience: Five years’ experience in the
financial, accounting, or a procurement function. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Valid
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of accounting and asset management
methods and procedures. Considerable knowledge
of purchase and requisition procedures.
Working knowledge of the uses of grading for different types of
merchandise. Ability to make inspections
for quality of goods against purchase orders and specifications. Ability to supervise and instruct other
workers. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, other employees and
suppliers. 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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