SUPERVISOR OF ACCOUNTS (Local)
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Supervisor of Accounts sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's local-government civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
It asks for 5 years of relevant experience. State payroll currently lists 4 people in the title, most of them at Veterans Affairs.
How to apply
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Supervisor of Accounts appears on the State payroll at 2 departments, most of them at Veterans Affairs.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Veterans Affairs | 3 |
| Department of Health | 1 |
Where this title is used
Supervisor of Accounts is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Who employs this title
State payroll records show 4 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $68,484. The agencies employing the most are:
- Veterans Affairs (3)
- Health and Senior Services (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction of a supervisory official, supervises a unit of clerical employees engaged in maintenance of a system of accounts; or performs highly responsible or difficult clerical work involving record keeping of financial accounts; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Supervises a unit of clerical employees engaged in processing financial documents and maintenance of accounting records for appropriated funds.
- Assigns and instructs employees, supervises their work, and analyzes unit workload regulating work flow to ensure timely, efficient processing.
- Prepares and supervises preparation of statistical and fiscal reports, books, and/or miscellaneous accounting or cost accounting reports.
- Supervises work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or disciplining of employees.
- Supervises and participates in processing of accounting system forms and vouchers.
- Supervises deposit of revenue and funds collected.
- Supervises accounts payable records, and initiates correspondence and communication with private vendors.
- May assist in reconciling the Appropriation/Revenue Accounting System reports, and analyzes and initiates correcting entries.
- Provides advice and assistance to staff on problems and procedures relating to the work of the unit.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Experience
Five (5) years of experience involving the operation and maintenance of a system of accounts.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and clerical accounting methods of the unit after a period of training.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and clerical accounting principles/methods and of accepted practice for original entry in the collection of fees.
- Ability to organize supervisory bookkeeping, statistical, and clerical accounting and related work, and develop work methods.
- Ability to audit vouchers, authorize work to be performed by authorization vouchers, and reconcile accounts.
- Ability to interpret rules/regulations pertaining to bookkeeping, clerical accounting, and statistical work of the unit and to devise procedures based thereon.
- Ability to supervise the maintenance of ledgers, journals, subsidiary accounts, statistical records, cash receipt and payment records, bank deposits, and other records and files.
- Ability to interpret and apply rules/regulations established for accounting and budget purposes.
- Ability to supervise and train subordinate staff.
- Ability to provide information to others concerning fees and accounts, and unit work and procedures.
- Ability to draft official correspondence.
- Ability to prepare statistical, financial, and other reports.
- Ability to establish and maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.