An incumbent is typically the highest management, and designs and operates systems which control multi-source funds of significant proportion in terms of yearly state finances. The role may be submerged within a business manager class in a department where the business manager has assumed the lead role in fiscal management. Direction is received from a higher level administrative official, but an incumbent, as the primary source of accounting expertise in the department, must exercise considerable judgment and initiative in financial matters.
Supervision is exercised over subordinate professional and or technical staff.
Establishes procedures to ensure that differing matching requirements for non-state funds are met. Establishes and operates procedures to insure that payment requests are properly authorized, correctly coded, and that funds are available for payment. Develops and monitors systems for the effective control of funds which support the purchase of major support services. Works with superiors to develop an annual financial plan for department expenditures by program and quarter and monitors adherence to such plan. Takes corrective action as necessary possible in the event of increased program costs, reduced revenues, different matching requirements, changed regulations, etc.