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Job Description Leadership and Strategic Direction - 30% Provides leadership and sets strategic direction of the Accounting Division of the Finance Department to achieve the county's goals and to implement the work plan of the Finance Department. Supervises the staff in the Accounting and Payroll Division, including special assignments, work review, staff development, hiring, performance reviews, and firing. Ensures that staff in the division are cross-trained and empowers staff to continually take on more responsibility in the audit. Works with and mentors staff to ensure continual professional development and knowledge. Maintains consistent, timely, and effective communication with staff to ensure the division's objectives are being met. Ensures that new practices, processes and procedures are implemented appropriately for the new financial software system. In all areas of responsibility, the Controller strives for constant continuous improvement, both internally within the Finance Department and externally in interactions with other departments and the public, through use of new technologies and accounting procedural changes. Reporting - 30%

Prepares the county's ACFR and coordinates the annual external audit. This includes the following: Updates job knowledge of and implements accounting processes and auditing regulations, including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Accounting Standards. Coordinates the year-end accounting process with both internal staff and staff in other county departments by providing year-end training sessions, monitoring year-end task lists for departments and individuals, and developing and monitoring appropriate deadlines for task completion to keep the process on time. Ensures Accounting Division staff are cross-trained, when appropriate, and are able to perform a variety of tasks involved in ACFR preparation. Prepares and/or coordinates the preparation of the ACRF in a timely manner. Prepares and/or coordinates the preparation of all work papers for the external audit. Acts as liaison to the external auditors, including providing them with necessary information and materials, orienting them to county staff and facilities, and providing them with the ACFR which they audit. Prepares all documentation needed for Board of County Commissioner approval of the audit. Responsible for the production of a PAFR Submits PAFR to the GFOA Popular Annual Financial Reporting Award. Oversees the printing and distribution of the PAFR to numerous persons and organizations. Maintaining Internal Controls - 30%

Monitors internal controls related to the work performed by others inside and outside of the department. If necessary, works with others inside and outside the department to help improve internal controls of the county. Ensures follow up and implementation of external audit recommendations. Coordinates the county's banking and credit card acceptance setup and procedures with the assistance from appropriate staff. This includes the following: Assists departments to analyze and develop banking and credit card procedures and processes. Acts as the secondary county liaison with the banking institutions and the primary county liaison with the credit card processors. Helps troubleshoot problems with deposits or any other problems that arise. Monitors and trains county departments on grant management, ensuring the county complies with all A-133 requirements. Responds to financial requests for information from county departments. This includes the following: Provides expertise in areas such as grant accounting, explaining financial reports, reconciling general ledger accounts, and recording complex accounting entries. Provides general accounting assistance to various personnel of the county. Provides coordination between budgetary and accounting functions. Monitors and approves accounting transactions and performs the monthly close of the accounting system. Ensures the proper review of all journal entries is performed. Maintains the general ledger and transaction code structures in the accounting system. Workday Implementation - 10%

Work with the Chief Financial Officer to lead the implementation of the Workday ERP system. Interface with Weld County IT, Human Resources, and Workday implementation consultants to solve problems, improve functionality, and create system enhancements.

Provide testing for Workday modules.

Required Qualifications Required Education

Bachelor's Degree Accounting Experience Qualifications

5 years governmental accounting or auditing experience. 5 years supervisory experience, demonstrating strong leadership and mentoring skills. Preferred Education

Master's Degree Accounting or related field Preferred Experience

Experience in compiling a full ACFR for a local government. Experience with the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting program.