Financial Manager (Deputy Controller)

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To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Basic Requirement: A.

Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting.

The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard.

Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.") OR B.

Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years Of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education and training that provided professional accounting knowledge.

The applicant’s background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality.

This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24 semester hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant’s education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

AND Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.

To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience participating in Corporate strategic planning(short and long term) through forecasting of expected economic factors.

Experience with accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices to include Corporate accounting, financial reporting, and accounting standards for federal agencies.

Experience formulating and approving supplemental operating instructions outlined in the Corporate Policy Manual.

Experience reviewing monthly and quarterly financial data reports and supervising preparation of analysis to determine status of sales, gross earnings, return on productive assets, and other items critical to the Corporation's financial status.

Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

The incumbent serves as the Deputy to the Controller and is considered the technical advisor on financial and business matters which affect the policy and direction of the Corporation as a whole.

Advises and provides the Controller and Deputy Assistant Director with appropriate information required to achieve an effective operations program.

Regularly Participates in discussions concerning planning, policy and decision-making for all corporate activities.

Advises and makes recommendations to the UNICOR Business Managers and Accountants pertaining to financial inventory management activities of their respective industrial operations.

Formulates and recommends to the Controller supplemental operating instructions over and above the general procedures outlined in the Corporate Policy and Procedures Manual to accommodate those activities peculiar to these separate divisions.