Financial Reporting Manager

Under limited supervision, provides management, direction, and supervision to professional and/or paraprofessional accounting staff in the area of grants management within the Department of Finance. Serves as technical expert in interpreting and implementing new governmental accounting and reporting standards, which have countywide impact and performs related work as required. Oversees compliance with federal and state grant guidance to include subrecipient monitoring. Assists in coordinating the single audit and facilitates resolution of audit related requirements. Develops and implements countywide grant-related policies and procedures. Manages the reconciliation of bank records to the county's financial system. Manages the preparation and compilation of the county's annual single audit report.

• Extensive knowledge of current governmental and accounting principles, methods, and practices;

• Extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements including laws, rules, administrative policies, principles, methods, and practices pertaining to accounting and financial reporting;

• Ability to plan, direct, and supervise professional and/or paraprofessional accounting staff involved in analysis and review of highly complex, diversified accounting tasks;

• Ability to analyze, interpret, and implement accounting standards countywide;

• Ability compile and evaluate data, draw sound conclusions, and recommend course of action;

• Ability to conduct financial studies and prepare complex financial reports;

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, co-workers, county officials, public and private sector organizations, customers, and the general public.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to"

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, or a closely related field; PLUS five years of increasingly responsible professional accounting experience and/or accounting/financial operational experience. Two of the five years must include supervisory experience. CPA certification or a master's degree in an appropriate field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

• Local or federal government grant accounting experience.
• Professional experience with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or financial module of an automated accounting systems.
• Experience with preparing or auditing of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards under the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200).
• Experience with coordinating policies and procedures.
• Experience with grants under the Uniform Guidance and/or earlier OMB Circulars.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of overall public finance and governmental accounting and financial reporting to include grants.