UTILITY SENIOR SERVICES MANAGER (FINANCE/BUDGET)

City of New Orleans Government; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans seeks a senior finance executive to direct the Finance Administration Division and act as second in command to the Comptroller of Finance. The role oversees professional, technical, and clerical staff, plans workload, and ensures regulatory compliance across operations.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in Accounting (24 accounting hours) and at least six years of progressive accounting experience, including two years in an exempt role with supervision and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with at least 24 accounting hours.
• Six years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• Two years at an exempt (salaried) level with supervision and GAAP financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Directs all activities of the Finance Administration Division.
• Plans, assigns and reviews work of lower-level managers.
• Establishes and monitors management controls across the division.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations.

Skills

Supervision

Budgeting

Financial reporting

GAAP

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Job description

Professional, supervisory, administrative and technical work directing all activities relating to the Sewerage and Water Board’s Finance Administration Division. This position will function as the second in command to the Sewerage and Water Board’s Comptroller of Finance. Work includes planning, assigning and reviewing the work of lower-level managers and include a staff of professional, technical and clerical employees. Work includes establishing and monitoring management controls for assigned operational area and ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations pertaining to the Board operations where applicable; and related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications (Original Entrance)

A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university or a Bachelor's Degree in a closely related field from an accredited college or university with at least twenty-four (24) semester hours of accounting. Credit will only be given for semester hours listed on college transcript with an accounting course prefix.

• Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience with increasing responsibility performing budgeting or accounting functions.
• Two (2) years of this experience must have been at an exempt (salaried) level and must have included both supervision and the preparation or auditing of comprehensive financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

(Promotional)

A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university or a Bachelor's Degree in a closely related field from an accredited college or university with at least twenty-four (24) semester hours of accounting. Credit will only be given for semester hours listed on college transcript with an accounting course prefix.

• Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience with increasing responsibility performing budgeting or accounting functions.
• Two (2) years of this experience must have been at an exempt (salaried) level and must have included both supervision and the preparation or auditing of comprehensive financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Permanent status with the Sewerage & Water Board in a class of work having a pay grade equal to or higher than Utility Services Manager (pay grade 88) and two (2) years of experience in budget/finance/accounting work at that level.