Supervisory Accountant III

Salary : $85,255.00 - $90,000.00 Annually

Location : Coleman A Young Municipal Center, MI

Job Type : Certified-Regular Civil Service

Job Number : 20240413201011106OCFOJS

Department : Off Chf Financial Officer

Division : Revenue Collections Branc

Opening Date : 10 / 06 / 2025

Bargaining Unit : 9000-Non Union Salary Regular Service General

Description

Be a Part of the City You Love!

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Treasury division is accepting applications for a Supervisory Accountant III position.

Position Summary

The incumbent of this position is one of several Supervisory Accountants in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) of the City of Detroit. The Supervisory Accountant III will be assigned to lead and supervise accounting professionals and paraprofessionals, as well as functions within the OCFO's Office of the Treasury.

The Supervisory Accountant III has primary responsibility for planning, implementing, supervising and controlling all accounting-related activities of the teams and projects assigned. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the appropriate modules of the ERP Cloud that impact the operation supervised.

The Supervisory Accountant III supervises a staff engaged in a wide range of financial reporting, payroll, risk management, and public infrastructure functions including enforcing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), maintaining the General Ledger, issuing financial reports, responding to inquiries regarding transactions, coordinating City compliance activities, producing the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), performing risk management activities, supervising payroll transactions and employee timekeeping, directing grant-related accounting functions, and providing financial support services to other City Department(s). The staff supervised includes a full range of clerical and administrative support as well as professional and technical staff.

Examples of Duties

( may perform other duties as assigned )

• Using ERP Cloud applications supervises / manages the following activities :

Creation of Financial Reports

Use of Business Intelligence Publisher templates and data models

Creation of Financial Reports

Supervises highly complex accounting functions and transactions consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), standardized bookkeeping processes, accounting terminology, accounting techniques, and other financial rules and regulations

General Management / Supervisory Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

Education

For all Supervisory Accounting III, must have completed Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in business or public administration, finance, engineering, purchasing or a closely related field.

Experience

At least four (4) years of experience in Accounting or in a related field.

Supervisory Accountant III must have two (2) years of verifiable experience supervising subordinate staff in addition to at least one (1) year of supervising mid to senior level professional roles.

During extended periods each year, Accountant may be required to work considerable overtime.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of this position.

Supplemental Information

Evaluation Plan

Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P : 100%

Additional points may be awarded for :

LRD : 05 / 30 / 2025

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

The City of Detroit offers a competitive and comprehensive employee benefit package. We pride ourselves on the longevity of our employees. Part of the reason for the low turnover rate is the exceptional benefit package listed below. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following :

HEALTH

INSURANCE

PAID TIME OFF

OTHER LEAVE BENEFITS

The City also has the following paid and unpaid leaves; funeral leave, Family and Medical Leave, jury duty, military duty leave, unpaid personal leave,

RETIREMENT BENEFITS

City Employees Retirement System

As a regular City employee you automatically become a member of the General Retirement System. This entitles you to a retirement allowance after :

ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES - Employees have many opportunities for growth and career advancement throughout all City departments and divisions.

Have a successful career with the City of Detroit . Always remember that you are a part of a team with a common Vision of delivering excellent service to the citizens of the City of Detroit

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Please indicate your highest level of education completed

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How many years of experience do you have in Accounting or in a related field?

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How many years of verifiable experience do you have supervising subordinate staff?

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How many years of previous experience do you have supervising mid to senior level professional roles?

Required Question