Accounting Director I 10608

The Accounting Director I is a permanent, full-time position with various agencies. Positions are located at various locations throughout the state. This is highly responsible administrative and managerial work in directing the operation of a moderately large and complex accounting system or serving as an assistant chief fiscal officer in an agency with a highly complex accounting system. **Work at this level typically includes the preparation of budget estimates, the development and installation of procedures and techniques, coordination with departmental program and IT staff, and the training and instruction of new employees. Other employees in this class supervise and/or participate in extensive audits of outside funds, non-governmental entities, and grant receipts of increased complexity. Accounting at this level is typically characterized by substantial federal funding and/or extensive business financial transactions with sources/recipients outside the department. Complete an Application for Examination Form available at www.personnel.alabama.gov, the above address, or any Alabama Career Center Office. Apply on-line, by mail, or by fax. Applications will be accepted until further notice. The State Personnel Department is not responsible for late receipt of applications due to mail service or faxing malfunctions. Individuals currently on the register DO NOT need to reapply to remain eligible for employment.

You must have all of the following to qualify for the open-competitive register: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited* four-year college or university with a major in Accounting Seven (7) years of experience performing professional-level accounting, financial auditing, and/or compliance auditing work, two (2) years of which must be responsible work experience at or above the **Senior Accountant level in a governmental agency. ! You must have all of the following to qualify for the promotional register: Current, permanent status as a Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, or Audit Manager with the State Merit System Seven (7) years of experience performing professional-level accounting, financial auditing, and/or compliance auditing work, two (2) years of which must be responsible work experience at or above the **Senior Accountant level in a governmental agency.

Open-Competitive to all applicants, Promotional to current state employees in one of the classifications identified above An Evaluation of Training and Experience as shown on application will comprise 100% of the final score for the open competitive register and 95% of the final score for the promotional register. The remaining 5% will be based on the average of the applicant’s service ratings for the last three years. Applicants should be sure to clearly indicate all academic and professional achievements on their application to include professional certifications.

Except for pretest information provided by State Personnel to all applicants, you should not directly or indirectly obtain information about examinations. If you do, the State Personnel Director may do several things. One, you may not be given an examination. Two, you may be disqualified after an examination. Three, your name may be removed from a register. Or four, your name may not be certified from the register. (Rules of the State Personnel Board, Chapter 670-x-9). According to the Code of Alabama, 36-26-47, a willful violation of exam security is a misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted of this type of misdemeanor will be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in State service for a period of five years and, if the person is an officer or employee of the State, will forfeit his or her office or position.

If you know of anyone who has violated this policy, you should contact the Examination Manager at the State Personnel Department.

Applicants hired by the State of Alabama on or after January 1, 2012 will be subject to the E-Verify process pursuant to Act No. 2011-535.

State of Alabama Personnel Department Policy on Accepting College Coursework, Post-Secondary and Advanced Degrees

1. Specific college coursework required for a job classification, as well as bachelor’s, graduate, post graduate, and doctoral degrees will be accepted from schools accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) or any of the six regional accreditation associations in the United States listed below:

 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
 Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
 Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
 New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
 Western Association of Schools and Colleges –Senior College and University Commission (WASC-SCUC)

College coursework is defined as credit hours leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher.

2. Coursework or degrees from schools that have not been accredited by one of the above accreditation associations may be accepted if a regionally accredited school* considers the coursework or degree to be an acceptable prerequisite for admission to an advanced degree program. For example, if a regionally accredited school accepts an applicant’s bachelor’s degree for admittance into a graduate degree program, State Personnel will accept the degree. In the case of required college coursework (but no degree requirement), State Personnel will accept the college coursework if a regionally accredited school accepts the coursework towards a post-secondary degree (e.g., a bachelor’s degree). This must be documented by a letter of acceptance from the regionally accredited school. State Personnel will review such requests on a case-by-case basis.

Note: This policy is subject to change. Certain state agencies may have additional requirements.

*The term “regionally accredited school” refers to an institution of higher education accredited by one of the six regional accreditation associations listed above.