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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15A2025 WATERWORKS CONTROLLER 20220206PART I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES COUNTY OF KAUAI 15A2025 Class Specifications for the Class: WATERWORKS CONTROLLER EM-05, BU-13X Duties Summary: Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities relating to financial management and overall accounting of a waterworks organization; serves as fiscal advisor to management; and performs other related duties as required. Distinguishing Characteristics: This class is distinguished by its responsibility for the financial management of the waterworks organization which includes problems of investments, continuous rate studies, revenue requirements and debt administration regarding bond sales. Examples of Duties: (The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position). • Directs and coordinates the formulation and administration of departmental budget; • Analyzes the financial requirements for the operation of the various divisions; • Conducts continuous studies on rate structure and other factors affecting revenue in administering budget; • Directs budget programming and control; • Establishes internal auditing controls; • Formulates debt structure consistent with finances of the department; • Recommends and/or directs the acquisition and disposition of real property; • Directs the preparation of financial information to be included in the prospectus required for the sale of bonds; • Analyzes various securities and recommends schedules and programs for investing reserve funds; PART I WATERWORKS CONTROLLER 2 15A2025 • Formulates and recommends policies and regulations governing purchasing of material, supplies and services; • Formulates and conducts insurance program for the department; • Acts as staff consultant to department head and divisional officers on matters relating to finances; • Directs and coordinates overall accounting activities for department such as developing and maintaining various account records including consumer accounts, preparing necessary financial statements and reports, compiling annual inventory, preparing payrolls, and keeping payroll records, administering activities relating to centralized purchasing including processing of invoices and preparation of vouchers, maintaining stock records and controls, keeping, and analyzing various cost data; • Plans, develops, and programs data processing methods and procedures for accounting, reporting, recordkeeping and compiling statistics; • Directs functions relating to the forecast of profits and income as at future dates as a basis for cash, operating controls, capital expenditures and other budgets; • Recommends the retirement of debt, the improvement of financial condition, the expansion or contraction of the business or facilities for management control; • Establishes priorities and deadlines; • Determines organization and staffing needs for divisional policies, methods, procedures, and forms; and • Performs other related duties as required. Knowledge of: Principles and practices of commercial, utility and government accounting; principles and practices of purchasing and property and supply accounting; financial analyses, financing, insurance budget formulation and administration; functions, organization, procedures of the Department of Water Supply; State and County laws, ordinances and regulations relating to finance and accounting; principles and practices of organization and supervision. Ability to: Plan, assign, coordinate and review technical accounting work in a waterworks organization; analyze financial statements and reports; act as financial advisor to departmental officials; conduct rate studies; direct budget preparation and control; develop PART I WATERWORKS CONTROLLER 3 15A2025 systems, methods, procedures, and policies relating to financial management in a waterworks organization; deal effectively with others. This is an amendment to the specification for the class, WATERWORKS CONTROLLER, which was approved on December 19, 1986, amended on December 30, 2019, and is to be substituted for that specification. Approved:February 6, 2023 (date)ANNETTE L. ANDERSON Director of Human Resources PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES COUNTY OF KAUAI 15A2025 Minimum Qualification Specifications for the Class: WATERWORKS CONTROLLER EM-05, BU-13X Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field with twelve (12) semester credits or eighteen (18) quarter credits in accounting; and • three (3) years of professional accounting work experience, • one (1) year of professional governmental accounting or recordkeeping work; and • two (2) years of supervisory work experience. Qualifying Accounting Work Experience: Professional work experience which involved maintaining general journals, general ledger accounts, and related books and accounts; and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statements, and related accounting and financial reports. Experience of this nature may be gained by employees performing duties as a principal bookkeeper, or other responsible work requiring the preparation and/or analysis of financial statements and accounting reports. Qualifying Supervisory Work Experience: Professional work experience which includes planning, directing, assigning, and reviewing the work of others; advising subordinates on difficult program areas; timing and scheduling subordinate work; and training and developing new employees Substitutions Allowed: The following may be substituted for education: General professional work experience or education credits can be substituted for up to two (2) years of the bachelor’s degree such as: A. Full time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a curriculum leading to an associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree. PART II WATERWORKS CONTROLLER 2 15A2025 B. Successful completion of semester credits in a curriculum leading to a degree or diploma at an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15 semester credits = 6 months). Professional accounting professional work experience in accounting, business administration, or a related field or education credits in accounting, business administration, or a related field can be substituted for up to four (4) years of the bachelor’s degree such as: A. Full time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a curriculum leading to an associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree. B. Successful completion of semester credits specific to accounting, business administration, or a related field leading to a degree or diploma from an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15 semester credits = 6 months). A master’s degree or PhD in accounting, business administration, or a related field may be substituted for the education requirement. The following may be substituted for experience: A. Successful completion of semester credits specific in accounting, business administration, or a related field leading towards a Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degree from an accredited college or university, may be substituted up to one (1) year of the professional accounting work experience requirement (15 semester credits = 6 months). B. A Master’s degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the professional accounting work experience requirement. C. A Doctorate’s degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the professional accounting work experience requirement. If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be conducted by the DHR staff in order for more than one degree to be credited towards the minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if obtained independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being considered. Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant. PART II WATERWORKS CONTROLLER 3 15A2025 Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered. License Requirement: Possession the appropriate licenses or certificates as required of the position. Selective Certification: Professional accounting knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position. Agencies requesting Selective Certification must show the connection between the kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective certification and the duties of the position to be filled. Tests: Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination. Health and Physical Condition Requirements: Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Physical Effort Grouping: Light This is an amendment to the specification for the class, WATERWORKS CONTROLLER, which was approved on December 19, 1986, amended on December 30, 2019, and is to be substituted for that specification. Approved:February 6, 2023 (date)ANNETTE L. ANDERSON Director of Human Resources