Director of Compliance and Internal Controls

Job Description
This position is a leadership position responsible for providing oversight and guidance to all City departments and agencies on city policies, internal control procedures, and compliance matters.  The person in this role  reviews, assesses, and evaluates all City policies, procedures, and controls in place to determine whether management’s design, implementation, and operation of control activities provide reasonable assurance of achieving objectives related to the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, accuracy and reliability of financial reporting, and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and governmental accounting standards.  This position also monitors and tracks compliance to all City standard accounting policies and procedures to maintain consistency and integrity in financial management practices.  Work is performed under the general direction of the City’s First Deputy Finance Director and Chief Accounting Officer.
Essential Functions
Ensures compliance with all applicable standards recommended by the Office of the City Controller, as well as policies and directives of all City oversight entities, including (but not limited to) the Administrative Board and Civil Service Commission, as well as state, federal and non-governmental entities where necessary;
Collaborates with regulatory bodies such as the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Committed of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) to stay abreast of regulatory updates and industry best practices.
Works with the City’s Chief Accounting Officer to establish and enforce a strong system of internal controls that mitigates risk to the City’s financial condition, protects the City’s assets, ensures all accounting data is correct for reliable financial reporting.
Continually evaluates and updates standard accounting procedures to help the city adapt to shifting environments, evolving demands, changing risks, and new priorities.
Evaluates accounting practices to improve operational efficiency; updates and automates processing procedures; develops, implements and monitors policies and procedures that support systems as they relate to accounting functions;
Develops and implements Standard Accounting Procedures, Administrative Board Rules or other necessary regulations across all city departments, agencies, and affiliated third-party entities to ensure consistency and compliance with established standards.
Reviews and evaluates operational controls that City departments design and propose to the Director of Finance and determines their impact to City’s established procedures, their effectiveness in mitigating risk and ensuring a strong system of internal control, and presents necessary recommendations for revisions or acceptance to management for approval;
Reviews the Office of the City Controller’s annual audit report on Internal Control, formulates correction action plans to execute applicable audit recommendations, and collaborates with Accounting Bureau and various City departments to establish new, or enforce existing, control procedures that resolve audit findings; continually tracks progress against findings to ensure ongoing compliance.
Formulates, creates and monitors enforcement strategies and ensures compliance with respect to new legislation, executive orders, Administrative Board Rules, Standard Accounting Procedures, federal and state regulations; or other applicable rules that may exist.
Collaborates with the Accounting Bureau, City agencies, and outside vendors where applicable, on implementation of new governmental accounting standards issued by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and formulates an implementation and compliance action plan where necessary.
Reviews the city’s draft Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) to ensure compliance with all GASB regulations, and the accuracy and reliability of financial statements.
Reviews the city’s draft Schedule of Expenditures or Federal Awards (SEFA) report to ensure compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations referred to as the Uniform Guidance and the Commonwealth of PA’s Single Audit Requirements, and the accuracy and reliability of financial statements.  Monitors letters from Pennsylvania’s Audit Resolution agencies and ensures proper corrective action plans were taken to resolve audit issues.
Leads training and compliance meetings for accounting/financial management staff citywide on Standard Accounting Procedures; federal, state and private grant regulations, and tracking and resolving audit findings;
Identifies compliance best practices and assesses the City’s current related initiatives and guidelines to ensure adherence;
Completes, or participates on, special projects as assigned.
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Standards, guidelines and requirements for governmental accounting as set forth in various Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements
Standards, guidelines and requirements as set forth in the Green Book (Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)).
Standards, guidelines and requirements as set forth in the OMB’s Uniform Guidance and Commonwealth of PA’s Single Audit Supplemental requirements
Principles, standards and practices of the accounting profession
Financial statements and reports used in municipal accounting
Managerial theory and practice
Uses and applications of computer systems to accounting, fiscal reporting and preparation of payroll
Principles and techniques of accounting as they refer to municipal bond indebtedness and bond sales
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) best practices
ABILITY TO:
Resolve complex technical accounting problems and issues encountered in municipal accounting
Enlist the cooperation of officials to implement policy and procedural changes
Present ideas effectively both orally and in writing
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials, and the public
Exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting policies and procedures consistent with overall policy and objectives; develop and enforce an effective system of internal controls to mitigate financial risk in a large, complex organization.
Manage numerous initiatives concurrently while using resources effectively and efficiently. 
Operates successfully in a large bureaucracy.