Second Assistant Comptroller

City of St. Louis; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

City of St. Louis seeks a Second Assistant Comptroller to lead and integrate financial, audit, asset, and administrative functions within the Comptroller's Office.

You will supervise section leaders, guide finance strategy, and act in the Comptroller's absence while maintaining confidentiality and political neutrality. You will influence bond financing, debt management, and disclosure, coordinate with external counsel and advisors, and ensure compliance with Government Auditing Standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a directly related field; five years of full-time supervisory or management experience in accounting/auditing.
• Qualifying experience must include governmental accounting, auditing, municipal finance, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Preferred: Licensed CPA.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and evaluate divisions and managers; set measurable objectives.
• Provide executive oversight of municipal finance, including debt administration and rating matters.
• Coordinate bond transactions and continuing disclosure with city officials and professionals.
• Review official statements, filings, and financing documents for accuracy and compliance.
• Support Internal Audit operations and monitor conformance with professional standards.
• Oversee City assets, including property, leases, deeds of trust, and related transactions.
• Direct operational functions such as Administration and City infrastructure units as assigned.
• Ensure records retention and preservation in accordance with laws and city policy.
• Coordinate with City Counselor and other departments on financial, legal, audit, and property matters.
• Monitor budgets, controls, risks, and provide reports to the Comptroller.

Skills

Governmental accounting

Auditing

Municipal finance

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Leadership

Data analysis

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description - Second Assistant Comptroller (260000P8)

Job Description

Second Assistant Comptroller - ( 260000P8 )

Job Description

Second Assistant Comptroller - (260000P8 )

Description

Position Grade: 225M

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1807

Location: Downtown - St. Louis, MO

The Second Assistant Comptroller is an advanced-level executive manager responsible for integrating and directing assigned financial, audit, asset, and administrative functions of the Comptroller's Office. Working under broad administrative direction, the position establishes priorities, supervises section leaders, ensures legal and professional compliance, and provides the Comptroller with timely analysis and recommendations, while also performing the duties of the Comptroller in the absence of the Comptroller, Deputy Comptroller, and First Assistant Comptroller.

The incumbent must exercise sound judgment, confidentiality, political neutrality, and a high degree of integrity. The position is accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and effectiveness of assigned functions and for maintaining productive working relationships across City government.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and evaluate assigned divisions and functional managers; establish measurable monthly, quarterly, and annual objectives.
• Provide executive oversight of municipal finance, including bond financings, debt administration, credit-rating matters, and related financial strategies.
• Coordinate bond transactions and continuing disclosure activities with the Comptroller, City officials, bond counsel, disclosure counsel, financial advisors, underwriters, trustees, and other professionals.
• Review official statements, disclosure filings, financing documents, and supporting financial information for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance.
• Support independent Internal Audit operations; serve in the designated audit-governance role and monitor conformance with applicable Government Auditing Standards and professional internal-audit standards.
• Oversee assigned real estate and City-asset functions, including City-owned property, leases, deeds of trust, liens, special tax bills, fire-insurance escrow matters, and related transactions.
• Direct assigned operational functions, which may include Administration, Telecommunications, the Municipal Garage, the Gateway Transportation Center, and other units designated by the Comptroller.
• Ensure effective records retention, document control, and preservation of financial, audit, bond, real estate, and operational records in accordance with applicable schedules, laws, and City policy.
• Oversee developer-incentive matters, including Chapter 100 bonds, tax-increment financing, and property-tax abatement, as assigned.
• Coordinate with the City Counselor, other City departments, elected offices, and external agencies on financial, legal, audit, property, and operational matters.
• Monitor performance, budgets, internal controls, risks, and corrective actions; provide concise periodic reports and recommendations to the Comptroller.
• Participate in the annual budget process, executive planning, policy development, and special projects; perform related duties as assigned.
• Other duties as required by the Comptroller.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of governmental accounting, auditing, municipal finance, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Working knowledge of laws, ordinances, regulations, professional standards, bond and disclosure requirements, and public-record retention obligations.
• Ability to lead managers, integrate dissimilar functions, set priorities, evaluate performance, resolve complex issues, and communicate with senior officials and external professionals.
• Ability to analyze financial and operational information and present clear written and oral recommendations.
• Proficiency with enterprise financial systems and standard business applications, including Oracle and Microsoft Office.
• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including the ability to coordinate, strategize, systemize and correlate, using discretion in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations within an organizational framework. Requires the ability to implement decisions based on such data, and overseeing the execution of these decisions.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to manage and direct a large group of employees, which may include first line supervisors. Oversees and controls employee discipline, selection and allocation, and planning of human resources.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a personal computer, calculator and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as financial statements, regulations, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages, and decimals; requires the ability to interpret descriptive statistics.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs.
• Environmental Factors: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury.
• Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing five (5) to ten (10) pounds, such as office supplies. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
• Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job‑related objects, materials and tasks.

Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a directly related field; plus five years of full-time supervisory or management experience in the accounting/auditing profession. OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Qualifying experience must include governmental accounting, auditing, municipal finance, internal controls, and financial reporting.

Preferences

Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Scoring Components and Their Weights

Experience and Training: 100%
May be Subject to:
Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.

• City of St. LouisCity Hall1200 Market StreetSaint Louis, MO 63103