UTILITY SENIOR SERVICES MANAGER (FINANCE/BUDGET) (CLASS CODE 3095)

City-of-New-Orlean; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board seeks a senior leader to direct all activities within the Finance Administration Division. The position acts as the second in command to the Comptroller of Finance and will plan, assign and review work for managers and staff across professional, technical and clerical roles.

The role emphasizes establishing controls and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations to sustain robust financial operations for the Board.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field with at least 24 accounting hours.
• Six years of professional accounting experience with supervisory responsibilities and GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Directs all activities of the Finance Administration Division and serves as second in command to the Comptroller of Finance.
• Plans, assigns and reviews work of managers and staff across professional, technical and clerical levels.
• Establishes and monitors management controls and ensures regulatory compliance.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with 24 accounting hours

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.

(Original Entrance)

1. 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.*
2. 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).

1. 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.*
2. 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.

* Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education and certifications claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.

This is an original entrance and promotional examination.

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, CULTURE, OR ANCESTRY. REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE FORMAT OR ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SHANA PARKER AT [phone] OR TTY/VOICE AT [phone] or [phone].

DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full-time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013, must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire. Public safety employees such as commissioned law enforcement officers hired by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), firefighters hired by the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD), emergency medical technicians hired by the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) and the recruits for these positions hired by these departments are excluded from this provision. Airport employees are excluded from this provision if the actual domicile of the employee is nearer to the employee’s job site than the distance from the job site to the nearest point of Orleans Parish.

DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT (SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD): Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076). **Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.

BACKGROUND CHECK: The hiring department will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant’s criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate.

Good moral character is required of all applicants. Any applicant may be disqualified if his/her character or past employment record is found to be unsatisfactory as determined by the Department of City Civil Service. Forgery, misrepresentation of facts, or cheating on examinations is punishable by disqualification, fine and other penalties.

Applicants who are licensed to drive should have a current license on their person for purposes of identification during all phases of an examination. In lieu of such license, the Department of City Civil Service may require that applicants have some form of picture identification.

On original entrance examinations, veterans (as defined in Article X, Section 10(2) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans shall receive additional credit if claimed as provided on the Veterans Preference claim form which can be obtained in this office. To obtain credit, this form must be submitted with the required proof (at the minimum, a DD214) before the final filing date.

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (GED) must be issued by a state Department of Education or an institution recognized by a state Department of Education. Certificates of completion, high school diplomas and GED from institutions not recognized by a state Department of Education are not acceptable. High School diplomas from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the National Association of Credential Evacuation Services (NACES) website (www.naces.org).

ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: An accredited college or university is an institution that is accredited by an organization that is recognized by the USDE (United States Department of Education) as an Institutional Accreditor. College diplomas from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the National Association of Credential Evacuation Services (NACES) website (www.naces.org).

EXPERIENCE: Applicants will not receive credit for unpaid work unless specified on the job announcement. Partial credit only will be given for related part time employment. Civil Service reserves the right to determine which degrees, education, or other credentials are related or closely related. Experience credit will be granted for related provisional appointments (internal applicants).

PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: The Civil Service Department defines this experience as experience gained in a position that required a Bachelor's Degree upon entrance.

OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT OR PROMOTION: Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education, driver's license, and/or professional licenses/certifications claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification. Offers of employment or promotion are required to be withdrawn for applicants who are found to have misrepresented their credentials during the application process.

Revised 1/91, 4/03, 7/05, 2/07, 8/10, 2/12, 8/15, 6/16, 1/17, 1/19, 2/23, 8/23, 3/24, 6/24, 2/25, 3/26, 8/26.

Sewerage and Water Board utilizes E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirmed employment eligibility. By applying to this position, you consent to this verification process in the event you receive an offer of employment.