The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-18
Chief Accountant

Nature of work-Under the direc- tion of the controller, to have charge of all financial accounts and records of the city; and to do re- lated work as required.
 Examples of work-Assigning tasks to other employees of the office, as- sisting them with their more diffi- cult problems, and seeing that they do their work properly; personally handling the more difficult work in volved in keeping financial records and preparing financial statements; preparing statistical reports showing unit and project costs; preparing such other reports as may be neces- sary for effective budgetary control.
 Qualiflcations-Either CD 8 certi- fled public accountant with experi- ence in municipal accounting and auditing, or CD graduation in ac- counting from a college or univer- sity of recognized standing together with at least five years of experience in business administration, two years of which shall have involved the application of accounting prin- ciples and practices on large scale.
 Ability to direct the compilation of financial and statistical reports: ability to lay out work for others, to direct them ill their work, and to get them to work together eff fectively; integrity; reliability; initi- alive; resourcefulness; firmness; and good judgment in accounting and statistical matters.
 Here are the requirements for Miss De Bonis, who. when asked whether she could operate an El- Hot Fisher bookkeeping machine as Junior clerk bookkeeper", re- piled negatively. She now has been appointed-see below:
 Senior Clerk B00kkeeper
 Nature of work-Under supervis- ion, to do difficult and responsible office work calling for & consider able degree of independent judgment and initiative carrying out eStab- lished procedures in the keeping of accounts and records and the mak- ing of reports therefrom, or in the checking and approving of such re- ports of others; to operate an FL Hot Fisher bookkeeping machine in connection with such work.
 Examples of work-Having charge of general and budgetary control ledgers and performing the opera tions necessary to record trarlsac- tions on these ledgers; taking of trial balances and reconciling ac- counts; and to perform related duties.
 Qualifications-High school educa- tion including, or supplemented by, a business course including typing and double entry bookkeeping, and at least three years of office experi- ence including the operation of an Elliot Fisher bookkeeping machine, and work with accounts, of which one year shall have been of fairly difficult and responsible character; ability to type neatly and correctly from plain copy or corrected manu- script, and to set up and type tabu- lar matter; ability to lay out work for others and to get results from tAlCA C14O4 10, lAACAAVt1l SlCl tAACoo, 4lCdU- ness: accuracy: and good judgment
 And here are the requirements for Alderman Tom Bane as assis- tant to MT. Foster:
 Assistant Purchases Clerk
 Nature of Work-Under imme- diate supervision of the purchases co-ordinator, to check and assemble the acquisitions for commodities to be purchased: and to do related work as required.
 Examples of Work - Receiving acquisitions: checking same against the budgetary control ledger to see that there is an available balance in each appropriation from which the purchase is to be made: assisting in securing bids and supervising the operation of preparing purchase or ders; and to perform other similar duties as required.