STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATOR III
Class Code: 1263-27 Date Established: 01-01-53
Occupational
Code: 7-2-6 Date of Last Revision: 11-06-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To develop and
administer a combination of agency business management programs, including
financial management, budgetary planning and analysis, or personnel data
management activities.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Develops,
implements and monitors agency financial and administrative policies and
procedures, including planning and supervising agency budget.
·
Establishes
internal controls to monitor revenue and expenditures.
·
Directs the
preparation of procedure manuals and reporting formats used in training
accounting personnel.
·
Reviews
financial reports and recommends changes in financial planning and accounting
policies.
·
Researches and
develops statistical reporting and operational analysis procedures.
·
Implements and
evaluates current and long-range programs for the improvement of business
management activities.
·
Interprets
federal and state laws and accounting standards to assure agency accounting
procedures are in compliance.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in
analyzing and interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in
order to arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or
scientific expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional
nature in a wide range of applications.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for achieving major aspects of long-range agency objectives by
planning short- and long-term organization goals, reviewing recommendations for
procedural changes, and developing or revising program policies. Errors at this level result in incorrect
decisions at an administrative level, and are detected subsequent to
implementation in an overall evaluation process.
Supervision: Requires direct
supervision of programs or of employees doing work which differs from the
supervisor, including disciplining employees, solving personnel problems,
recommending hiring and terminating employees, and developing work
methods. The supervisor in this position
manages a working unit or section with responsibility for employee performance
appraisal.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions
under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical
Demands: Requires sedentary work, including continuous
sitting or occasional standing and walking.
Communication: Requires reviewing
summaries and reports and making management level decisions to solve problems
or to achieve work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those
solutions and goals. This level also
requires formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the
general public to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands
of its client system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating
a combination of wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to
solve problems, and to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or
scientific thinking. This level also
requires planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based
on available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent
Action: Requires independent judgment in planning and
evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of professional,
technical and managerial standards under administrative direction and according
to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from
a recognized college or university with a major in accounting, public
administration, or business administration.
Experience: Six years'
professional experience in accounting or business administration involving
fiscal management, including three years of supervisory or administrative
experience. Each additional year of
approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal
education at the graduate level only.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS: For appointment consideration, Business Administrator III
applicants must successfully participate in a structured interview measuring
possession of knowledge, skills and abilities identified as necessary for
satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed and
administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by representatives
of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles, methods and
techniques of business management. Knowledge
of public administration, budget preparation, personnel administration,
purchasing, and accounting activities.
Knowledge of the procedures of preparation and negotiation of leases and
contracts. Ability to prepare or
supervise the operation of budgetary and purchasing requests. Ability to interpret and apply policies and
regulations. Ability to delegate
responsibility in standardizing procedures applicable to the fiscal operation
throughout the agency. Ability to
express ideas clearly and concisely.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with
other employees, officials in other state departments and with the general
public. Must be willing to maintain
appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by
the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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