Principal Administrative Analyst
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Description: The Personnel Board of Jefferson County is at present looking to employ Principal Administrative Analyst right now, this position will be settled in Alabama. For complete informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. To create a hiring register to fill position vacancies within the Merit System of Jefferson County.
Due to potential system changes, the hiring register (Eligibility List) resulti ng from this job posting may be expired/closed earlier than outlined in Personnel Board Rule 10.1. Applicants can obtain information on the status of the hiring register by clicking “Log In†and then selecting “Your Applications.â€
Necessary Qualifications
The following Minimum Qualifications are required for this job. You must demonstrate possession of these qualifications by providing a detailed description of your related experience in the work history section of your application. Please note that replicating or restating these minimum qualifications or the information from the Personnel Board’s job description as your own work experience will result in your disqualification. Please describe your work experience in your own words to represent the work you have performed that is related to the minimum qualifications for this job.
- Work experience researching and monitoring a budget (e.g., forecasting revenues, tracking expenditur es).
- Work experience implementing and monitoring new projects, programs, or initiatives including ensuring compliance with codes, laws, or standards.
- Work experience working in a lead capacity (e.g., training scheduling, and reviewing work of coworkers or staff).
Option 1:
At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Management Finance, Accounting, or a related field with coursework in finance, accounting, or statistics.
Option 2:
- Work experience conducting research, including collecting data, tracking, analyzing, and interpreting data (e.g., tracking project data, processing payroll).
- Work experience writing reports that outline or summarize proposals, research, projects, etc., including providing outcomes and recommendations (e.g ., grant applications, community improvement plans, policy analysis).
- At least a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Management, Finance, Accounting, or a related field with coursework in Finance, Accounting, or Statistics.
- Researches, creates, and monitors an annual budget.
- Facilitates the purchasing process or new vendor process by gathering specs, researching vendors, creating purchase orders, scheduling and attending bid opening meetings, preparing template contracts for attorney and City Council review and approval, and/or coordinating signatures.
- Hires, trains, delegates, supervises, and/or evaluates subordinates (e.g., Business Managers, Senior Accountants, Accountants, Administrative Analyst, Administrative Supervisors, Accounting Assistants).
- Oversees purchase orders and requisitions.
- Supports depa rtment/jurisdiction by composing correspondences, producing reports, updating procedural manuals, creating forms, maintaining and updating files, attending trainings, maintaining records, ordering supplies, and implementing and monitoring new programs.
- Initiates, writes, implements, monitors, and reports on grants following Federal, State, Local, and grant guidelines.
- Produces training and sends out or delivers in person
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and terminology, such as debit, credit, journal entry, general ledger, trial balance, cash flows, income statement, and balance sheet.
- Knowledge of budgetary principles and procedures, and encumbrances/expenditures such as revenues, expenditures, and appropriations involved in establishing and maintaining budgets.
- Knowledge of department policies and procedures on handling complaints (e.g., customer, citizen, etc.).
- Knowledge of principles involved in the management of staff/personnel.
- Knowledge of supervisory techniques in relation to a team environment (progressive discipline, team dynamics, etc.)
- Knowledge of techniques involved in gathering, compiling, reporting information about programs, projects, policies and outcomes.
- The ability to conduct research using various sources of information (e.g., databases, internet, books) in order to identify and compile needed information.
- The ability to guide and direct the accomplishment of work through subordinate staff.
- The ability to manage complex data sets and data files, including merging data files, and importing and exporting data to and from different software packages.
- The ability to schedule activities, meetings, resources, or other work-related matters.
- The ability to teach or train individuals with regard to new information, procedures, processes, and/or equipment.< /li>
Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be invited to participate in the examination process. Details of the examination process will be communicated to qualified applicants at a later date.
Examination Results
Applicants will be notified of their results by mail and/or email. Applicants’ final scores will determine their position on the hiring register, and the position (or rank) may be subject to change in the event that new names are added to the register due to subsequent administrations of the examination. Once established, the hiring register may be used to meet personnel staffing needs in any jurisdiction served by the Personnel Board of Jefferson County.
Special Accommodations
Persons requiring special conditions to accommodate a disability when
completing the application should contact the Personnel Board at
205-279-3500 before the announcement closing date.
Qualified applicants who believe they will need reasonable accommodation
in the examination process should complete and submit an Accommodation
Request Form. You may obtain an Accommodation Request Form by
contacting our ADA Ombudsperson at ADAO@pbjcal.org, or by accessing the
“Request for Accommodation†form through the following website: http://www.pbjcal.org/forms/AccommodationForm.pdf .
Fringe Benefits
Employee benefits differ among the municipalities, agencies, and jurisdictions that are part of the Merit System of Jefferson County and administer their own fringe benefits programs. You may ask about employee benefits at the time of interview. Following are representative benefits only:
Group medical insurance
Paid holidays
Paid vacation â€" regular employees accrue vacation leave at the following rates:
0-12 years of service, 1 day per month
12-25 years of servic e, 1.5 days per month
25+ years of service, 2 days per month
Paid sick leave â€" regular employees accumulate one day of sick leave for each full calendar month of employment
Injury with pay leave
Pension plan
- Deferred compensation â€" this voluntary plan permits employees to defer up to 25% of gross income, up to a maximum of $18,000 of earnings on a pre-tax basis
Medical Examinations
A medical examination (which may include drug testing) may be required
prior to appointment to a regular position.
Appointment
Vacancies that occur in Merit System municipalities, agencies, and jurisdictions are filled from eligible registers in accordance with the Enabling Act of the State of Alabama. When vacancies occur, lists of eligible candidates from the appropriate registers are sent to the re questing hiring authorities. The responsibility for all hiring decisions resides with the municipalities, agencies, or jurisdictions in which the vacancies exist.
Character Investigation
Successful applicants may be subject to verification of credentials and qualifications and to background investigations, including, but not limited to, criminal histories.
Probationary Period
New employees must satisfactorily complete a one (1) year probationary period before permanent status is attained.
Salaries
All salaries stated are based on present information and are subject to change. Actual salaries offered must be within the established range, and are commensurate with experience, available budget, and jurisdictional/Board policy considerations.
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