Housing Opportunities Commission
Location
Kensington, MD | United States
Job description
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) was established in 1974 to better respond to the County’s need for affordable housing. HOC is authorized to acquire, own, lease, and operate housing; to provide for the construction or renovation of housing; obtain financial assistance from any public or private source to assist its housing activities; and arrange for social services, resident services and day care.
The Assistant Controller is a professional accounting and management level position responsible for assisting the Controller with the management of the Finance Division, including financial statement review, audit oversight and supervision of the day to day activities of the central accounting office to include all general accounting functions (i.e. Property Accounting, Public Fund Accounting, Bond Accounting), accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and other assigned administrative tasks.
Work requires that an employee have considerable knowledge in a variety of complex accounting functions including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), governmental, nonprofit and bond accounting.
An employee in this class will coordinate the Agency audit and preparation of audit with the Controller as well as monitor the general accounting department (i.e. payroll, accounts receivable and payable), Bond Financing, Single Family Fund, Multifamily Funds, HUD, Capital Funds, and Property Accounting functions in order to assure proper procedures and control are being followed.
Supervisory controls are moderate in that the employee is highly skilled in public sector accounting and is expected to coordinate assignments and resolve important matters. Guidelines are substantial in the form of Federal and State law, accounting standards, auditing standards and specific programs standards.
The complexity of this position mainly deals with the necessity of the employee to create or modify standards due to the growth in volume of accounting and compliance requirements and the need to manage new or expanding programs. The impact of this position is upon the effectiveness of the Accounting Department as well as the accuracy and timeliness of the HOC's accounting reports.
Personal contacts include staff from within and outside of the department, Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, senior staff, Commissioners, external private/public agencies for the purpose of resolving, explaining, advising on those issues or tasks more complex and difficult. Work is generally performed in an office environment with no apparent hazards to the employee.
Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Low-income residents in Montgomery County with the above qualifications are encouraged to apply.
HOC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race,
color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected
veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. HOC
promotes a drug-free workplace.
HOC conducts criminal background checks, employment reference checks, and where
applicable, reviews driving records in determining suitability for employment. Selected
applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
Employment is contingent upon drug and alcohol test results.
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