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Description of Duties

This position is responsible for professional accounting and administrative work managing the financial activities of the Metro Accounting functions. An employee in this class is responsible for account administration and operations, monitoring, analyzing and verifying financial reports and information systems that furnish the management team with information for sound decision making processes. Duties include analyzing accounting functions to determine their legality, propriety and effectiveness. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Manager, Accounting Services and is reviewed for conformation with department policy, by observation results attained, fiscal reports and conferences.

Typical Assignments

Plans, assigns, trains, supervises and evaluates the work of accounting support staff engaged in developing, maintaining and reviewing required accounting systems. Provides counsel and advice to department directors, managers, accounting staff and employees on accounting matters, reports and analysis. Monitors actual financial data including revenues, expenditures and fund balances for sufficiency and propriety of funding. Resolves problems arising from non-compliance of laws, rules, regulations and generally accepted accounting principles. Performs technical fiscal studies, analyzes acquired data and recommends course of action. Prepares, or participates in the preparation of various monthly, quarterly and annual reports in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Performs data processing related duties including using statistical package or programs encoding data, data entry and retrieval and routine computer terminal operations and programming/reprogrammi ng. Provide management reports for financial reporting requirements, assists in annual audit conducted by independent accounting firm, oversees accounting functions including payroll, accounts receivable, general accounting, accounts payable and financial reporting in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and governmental regulations.

Job Reqirements

Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures. Knowledge of auditing methods, practices and procedures. Knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations controlling budgetary record keeping. Knowledge of financial reporting practices. Knowledge of software application, data processing and word processing equipment. Ability to analyze financial transactions. Ability to prepare complete accounting reports and statements of considerable complexity. Ability to organize and present clear and concise oral and written reports. Ability to develop and update procedure and operational manuals. Ability to analyze trends from detailed records and factual materials. Ability to promote and maintain effective departmental, inter-departmental and public relations.

Required Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field and five (5) years of experience in progressively responsible professional accounting work, with at least two (2) years of supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

NOTE

Any Metro Bus/Rail employee in a classification represented by Local 1342 may make written application to Human Resources for the vacancy described below. The application shall include a detailed statement of the applicant’s qualifications and must be received on or before March 31, 2010.

Description of Duties

Inspect vehicles; discover and diagnose defects and unsafe conditions of buses; plan and perform repairs, additions, replacements, and adjustments to vehicles with minimum supervision.

There may be other duties and tasks assigned that are not stated in the above duties/responsibilities, which may become part of this or any job as directed by Supervision.

Job Requirements

• Must be able to exercise sound judgment in all aspects of assigned duties.

• CDL Class B permit with passenger and air brake endorsement. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Class B license with passenger and air brake endorsement within 90 days of appointment.

• Must possess and maintain a valid New York State Commercial Driver’s License (CDL-BP with towing endorsement for vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) over 26,000 lbs.).

• Must be able to wear and utilize all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Must be certified under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 608 and 609 Certification for Refrigerants.

• Must be able to express ideas effectively, orally and in writing.

• Must be able to maintain effective working relationship with all employees.

• Possess all qualifications required for work in subordinate classifications; Ability to perform all duties in subordinate qualifications.

• Must be ready, willing and able to perform in a satisfactory manner, any work assigned by the Supervisor or his/her deputies.

• Must possess knowledge of Company policies pertaining to the work involved.

• Must be able to explain and demonstrate to others all job details, methods and procedures when directed to do so.

• High school graduate or equivalent combination of education and experience.

To be an eligible candidate for the position, persons who were not full-time Metro employees on or before December 16, 1996 will be required to pass the Advanced Comprehensive Skills Test selected for the position.

NOTE

Any Metro Bus/Rail employee in a classification represented by Local 1342, may make written application to Human Resources, for the vacancy described below. The application shall include a detailed statement of the applicant’s qualification and application must be received on or before March 1, 2010.

Description of Duties

The job involves all manner of inspection, preparation and completion of any type of work normally done in the department. Analyze defective, unserviceable or deteriorating conditions of units, parts and appurtenances, to determine the extent of needed adjustment, repairs and replacements. Examine, test, check and repair engines, injection pumps and nozzles. Perform all types of tool grinding and all manner of lay-out work, and set up and operate crankshaft, piston, valve grinders , doing work to specification tolerances. It consists of the giving of adequate instruction relative to any or all work performed in the department, the exercise of judgment relative to the discovery and reporting of unsafe and irregular conditions; and the protection of all Company property during job performance.

Job Requirements

• Exercise attention and vigilance to prevent and avoid work failures.

• Improvise minor work expedients in the course of department operations.

• Explain and demonstrate to others all job details, methods and procedures when directed to do so by the Supervisor or his deputies.

• Perform any or all of the work assigned as duties for any jobs in subordinate or comparable classifications, and perform all duties with a speed and accuracy satisfactory to supervisory authorities.

• Develop a knowledge of Company policies pertaining to the work involved.

• Must be certified under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 608 and 609 certification for refrigerants.

• Must be able to wear and utilize all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Employee must possess and maintain a valid NYS Commercial Driver’s License. (CDL – BP with towing endorsement for vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) over 26,000 lbs.)

• Graduation from a credited high school or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• The duties stated above are an outline of duties that are performed. There may be other duties and tasks assigned that are not stated in the above responsibilities which will become part of this or any job as directed by Supervision. Must be able to express ideas effectively, orally and in writing. Must be able to maintain effective working relationship with all employees.

• To be an eligible candidate for the position, persons who were not full-time Metro employees on or before December 16, 1996 will be required to pass the Advanced Comprehensive Skills Test selected for the position.

General Statement Of Duties

Nature of work: Utility
Inspect vehicles; discover and diagnose defects and unsafe conditions of buses; plan and perform repairs, additions, replacements, and adjustments to vehicles with minimum supervision.

There may be other duties and tasks assigned that are not stated in the above duties/responsibilities, which may become part of this or any job as directed by Supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be able to exercise sound judgment in all aspects of assigned duties
• CDL Class B permit with passenger and air brake endorsement. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Class B license with passenger and air brake endorsement within 90 days of appointment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid New York State Commercial Driver's License (CDL•BP with towing endorsement for vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) over 26,000 lbs.).
• Must be able to wear and utilize all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Must be certified under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 608 and 609 certification for refrigerants.
• Must be able to express ideas effectively, orally and in writing
• Must be able to maintain effective working relationship with all employees.
• Possess all qualifications required for work in subordinate classifications; Ability to perform all duties in subordinate qualifications
• Must be ready, willing and able to perform in a satisfactory manner, any work assigned by the Supervisor or his/her deputies.
• Must possess knowledge of Company policies pertaining to the work involved.
• Must be able to explain and demonstrate to others all job details, methods and procedures when directed to do so.
• High school graduate or equivalent combination of education and experience.