TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Supervises professional and clerical employees, including assigning and evaluating work, initiating discipline, conducting performance appraisals, etc.; Prepares and submits the annual RHA budget to the appropriate funding agencies; Oversees the preparation and submission of financial statements to the appropriate regulatory agencies; Oversees the routine monthly processing and posting to the General Ledger; Oversees the RHA insurance program to assure that all required coverages are secured and to assure that adequate additional coverage is obtained when necessary; Oversees the maintenance and monthly processing of RHA's routine accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll; Oversees and maintains RHA's investments of surplus funds in accordance with the appropriate State and Federal guidelines; Analyzes and prepares periodic cash flow projections to insure that adequate cash is available for payment of bills as well as to maximize earnings on surplus cash; Processes and oversees the annual and special audits of RHA operations and coordinates with outside agencies to clear any audit findings; Prepares and distributes various financial statements to the RHA Board of Commissioners, appropriate funding agencies and regulatory bodies; Monitors the distribution and control over RHA's fixed assets; Coordinates applications of various data processing activities in the finance and accounting functions with management information systems personnel; Monitors and tracks grant funding. ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the principles, practices and terminology of financial administration, insurance, and data processing systems; Knowledge of investment practices and terminology; Ability to read, interpret and apply complex regulatory material; Ability to organize information; Ability to plan and organize the work of staff and insure that deadlines are met; Ability to make oral presentations regarding budget and finance matters; Ability to monitor and evaluate the work of staff; Ability to establish effective working relationships with others; Ability to evaluate and implement complex data processing systems; Ability to effectively supervise professional and clerical staff. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or G.E.D. PLUS I. A) Master's degree in Accounting or Finance and three (3) years full-time paid experience in the field of accounting and/or finance (as distinguished from bookkeeping, account keeping or financial record keeping); OR B) Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and four (4) years full-time paid experience in the field of accounting and/or finance (as distinguished from bookkeeping, account keeping or financial record keeping); OR C) Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minimum of eighteen (18) semester credit hours in accounting, plus four (4) years experience in accounting and/or finance (as distinguished from bookkeeping, account keeping or financial record keeping PLUS II. Two (2) years of *supervisory experience. * Supervisory experience may have been acquired concurrently or separately from experience requirement in I.