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About the Role
This is an administrative and technical accounting position involving the planning and management of all Rochester Housing Authority (RHA) fiscal matters. The role requires wide latitude for independent judgment in managing financial activities and provides general and direct supervision over professional and clerical staff.
Responsibilities
- Supervises professional and clerical employees, including assigning and evaluating work, and initiating discipline and performance appraisals.
- Prepares and submits the annual RHA budget to the appropriate funding agencies.
- Oversees the preparation and submission of financial statements to the appropriate regulatory agencies.
- Oversees the routine monthly processing and posting to the General Ledger.
- Oversees the RHA insurance program to ensure all required coverage is secured and adequate additional coverage is obtained when necessary.
- Oversees the maintenance and monthly processing of RHA's routine accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Oversees and maintains RHA's investment of surplus funds in accordance with State and Federal guidelines.
- Analyzes and prepares periodic cash flow projections to ensure adequate cash is available for bill payments and to maximize earnings on surplus cash.
- Processes and oversees annual and special audits of RHA operations and coordinates with outside agencies to clear audit findings.
- Prepares and distributes various financial statements to the RHA Board of Commissioners, funding agencies, and regulatory bodies.
- Monitors the distribution and control over RHA's fixed assets.
- Coordinates data processing activities in finance and accounting functions with management information systems personnel.
- Monitors and tracks grant funding.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the principles, practices, and terminology of financial administration, insurance, and data processing systems.
- Knowledge of investment practices and terminology.
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex regulatory material.
- Ability to organize information.
- Ability to plan and organize staff work and ensure deadlines are met.
- Ability to make oral presentations regarding budget and finance matters.
- Ability to monitor and evaluate staff work.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships.
- Ability to evaluate and implement complex data processing systems.
- Ability to effectively supervise professional and clerical staff.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of real estate management.
- Knowledge of management information systems used by housing authorities.
- Knowledge of governmental accounting.
- Knowledge of public housing accounting.
- Knowledge of the H.U.D. budget process.
- Knowledge of the New York State Public Housing law.
- Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local accounting laws and guidelines.
- Knowledge of RHA’s grants administration process.
- Knowledge of RHA’s insurance program.
- Knowledge of the policies and procedures of the Rochester Housing Authority.
Skills
- Financial administration
- Insurance
- Data processing systems
- Investment practices
- Regulatory material interpretation
- Information organization
- Work planning and organization
- Deadline management
- Oral presentation
- Staff supervision and evaluation
- Real estate management
- Management information systems
- Governmental accounting
- Public housing accounting
- H.U.D. budget process
- New York State Public Housing law
- Federal, State, and Local accounting laws and guidelines
- Grants administration
- Insurance program management
Experience Level
- Supervisory experience
Education Level
- Master's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a minimum of eighteen (18) semester credit hours in accounting
About the Company
- Rochester Housing Authority (RHA)