IN HOUSE: Financial Services Administrator
Salary
$76,785.00 Annually
Location
Finance - 375 Satula Avenue, Athens, GA
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
2026-03855
Department
Finance
Opening Date
07/02/2026
Closing Date
7/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Purpose & Job Related Requirements
IN-HOUSE ONLY: You must be a current employee with the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County to be eligible for this position.
REPORTS TO: Finance Director
FLSA STATUS: Exempt - Executive
CLASSIFICATION: Non-Merit - Serves at the discretion of the Department Director
PAY GRADE: 124
SAFETY SENSITIVE: No
Purpose of Job
To manage the administrative and operational activities of the Financial Services Division. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: supervision of personnel, collection, receipting, and coding of revenue; managing accounts payable; issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses and occupational tax certificates; ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal policies and procedures, ordinances, laws, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and performing additional tasks as assigned.
Job Related Requirements
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
May be required to work on religious holidays.
Regular in-office and predictable attendance is required.
Must work cooperatively with others.
When requirements include vehicle operation, responsible for the safety, readiness and operation of the vehicle and must abide by ACCs safe driving policy.
Minimum Training & Experience Required to Perform Essential Job Functions
Bachelors degree with three years experience in finance, accounting, business, or governmental management required; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Two years of supervisory experience are required.
Preferred qualifications: Professional Certification. Examples include Accounts Payable Specialist; Accredited Payables Manager; Certified Accounts Payable Professional; Certified Accounts Payable Associate; Certified Professional Public Buyer; Certified Government Financial Manager or other applicable professional certification.
Must possess a valid drivers license.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities
The following duties are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Leadership and Supervision
Supervises and evaluates assigned staff, handles employee concerns, directs work assignments, counsels and disciplines employees when necessary, and completes employee performance appraisals.
Manages professional and operational staff training and holds periodic staff meetings.
Manages collection, receipting, and account coding for cash receipts and accounts receivable.
Manages accounts payable processing, vendor payments, payment of sales tax collections, payments to independent agencies, and pass-through grant payments.
Manages the business occupation tax, alcoholic beverage license, and other business tax programs, including but not limited to hotel/motel and mixed drink excise taxes and franchise fees.
Reviews and approves journal entries of division transactions.
Prepares the division budget and manages division expenditures.
Assists in the selection and implementation of financial software, including accounts payable, cash receipting, and business tax and alcoholic beverage license systems, and ensures effective integration with other systems.
Manages the finance departments petty cash fund and reimbursement of petty cash funds for other governmental offices.
Manages training of internal customers on the use of the financial system related to invoicing, vendors, licensing, and cash receipting.
Represents the finance department in court for issues with business occupation taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses.
Manages the IRS W9 and 1099 requirements.
Supervises supply inventory control for the division.
Policy and Legal Compliance
Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws about the business occupation tax, alcoholic beverage licenses, and other business tax programs.
Ensures compliance with the current years adopted budget during the accounts payable process.
Develops and implements guidelines, standards, and internal control measures for accounts payable, revenue collections, business occupation tax, alcoholic beverage licensing, and other business taxes.
Verifies vendor compliance with the Homeland Security Act and the Georgia Security & Immigration Act using the SAVE and E-Verify systems; files required annual state reports by the established deadlines.
Responsible for working with the Attorneys Office regarding ordinance and policy amendments for business occupation taxes, alcoholic beverage licenses, and other business taxes.
Communication
Provides reports, recommendations, and information to the finance director and assistant finance director as needed, requested, or as scheduled.
Provides accounts payable, business tax occupation, alcoholic beverage license, and other business tax information to internal and external customers, independent auditors, and responds to open records requests that relate to the division.
Provides requested budget-related information to internal customers during the annual budget process.
Attend internal and external meetings as required.
Performs other related duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of the Financial Services Division and the operations and functions of the Finance Department.
Knowledge of accounting, management, and legal practices, policies, and procedures as necessary in the completion of daily responsibilities.
Knowledge of the development and administration of operations and staff plans and objectives for the expedience and effectiveness of the specific duties of the position.
Knowledge of all applicable laws, ordinances, policies, standards, and regulations pertaining to the specific duties and responsibilities of the position.
Knowledge of and proficient with computers and computerized cash receipting equipment.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of personnel administration; principles and techniques of accounting, finance, and budgeting; GAAP; relevant local, federal, and state laws and codes; Unified Government ordinances and policies; departmental policies; and the Unified Government financial management, business license, alcohol licensing, and tax systems.
Ability to keep informed of any changes in policy, methods, operations, and budgetary and equipment needs, etc., as they pertain to departmental operations and activities.
Ability to deal effectively with organizational, management, human relations, and technical subjects.
Ability to utilize various software packages.
Ability to utilize computers, typewriters, copy machines, fax machines, and other office equipment.
Ability to administer policies, procedures, plans, and activities and to monitor the performance of subordinates against measured, established goals.
Ability to implement long-term goals for the department to promote effectiveness and efficiency.
Ability to effectively communicate and interact with subordinates, management, employees, members of the general public, and all other groups involved in the activities of the Financial Services Division as they relate to the Finance Department.
Ability to assemble information and make written reports and documents in a concise, clear, and effective manner.
Ability to use independent judgment and discretion in managing subordinates, including the handling of emergency situations, determining and deciding upon procedures to be implemented, setting priorities, maintaining standards, and resolving problems.
Ability to handle the required mathematical and statistical calculations.
Ability to read, understand, and interpret regulations, personnel and financial reports, and related materials.
Supplemental Information
(ADA) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including computers, fax machines, and other office equipment. Must be able to use body members to work, move, or carry objects or materials. This position requires: walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally. Physical demand requirements are at levels of those for sedentary work.
DATA CONCEPTION: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Requires the ability to hear, speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving assignments and/or directions to co-workers or assistants.
LANGUAGE ABILITY: Requires the ability to read a variety of registers, reports, ordinances, ledgers, journals, and informational documentation, directions, instructions, and methods and procedures. Requires the ability to prepare spreadsheets, analysis, payment vouchers, and surveys, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak to people with poise, voice control, and confidence.
INTELLIGENCE: Requires the ability to learn and understand complex principles and techniques; to acquire and be able to expound on knowledge of topics related to primary occupation; and to make independent judgment.
VERBAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, and to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of administrative, technical, or professional languages including accounting and legal terminology.
NUMERICAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas, to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to utilize and determine percentages, and to compute discounts and interest, etc.
FORM/SPATIAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape, visually with office equipment (i.e., rulers, yardsticks, etc.).
MOTOR COORDINATION: Requires the ability to coordinate hands, fingers, and eyes accurately in using computers, fax machines, and other office equipment. Requires the ability to use the keyboard, lift, bend, push, and pull objects or materials using body parts as the position necessitates.
MANUAL DEXTERITY: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as computers, fax machines, and other office equipment. Must have the ability to use one hand for twisting or turning motion while coordinating the other hand with different activities. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
COLOR DISCRIMINATION: May require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
INTERPERSONAL TEMPERAMENT: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under considerable stress when confronted with an emergency.
PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (Talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words). (Hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.
Total compensation at the Unified Government includes a comprehensive set of benefits, a well-established culture of wellness, and a secure retirement that set us apart as a stable Employer of Choice where you can serve and make a difference in the community.
Our Benefits program is designed to support every aspect of our employees' lives, from physical and emotional to social and financial.
Along with their salary, employees receive a variety of comprehensive benefits as part of their total compensation.
As an Employer of Choice, we offer:
Health
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Time
Money
Protection
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Which best describes your highest level of education?
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Do you possess a Bachelors degree or higher in Accounting or Financial Management?
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Specifically, what educational degree do you possess?
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Please indicate your years of experience in finance, accounting, business or governmental management.
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Please specify and indicate where you obtained the experience listed above. This information must be verifiable in your work history.
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Please indicate below how many years of supervisory experience you have.
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This position supervises and evaluates staff, handles all employee concerns, directs work assignments, counsels and disciplines employees when necessary, and completes employee performance appraisals. Describe your supervisory experience and where you obtained that experience. This information must be verifiable in your work history. If none, type "NA".
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Please indicate whether you possess any of the following financial professional certifications:
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If you answered "Other" for having a certification, describe that certification below and attach a copy to your application.
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Do you possess a valid Drivers License?
Required Question
Employer Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
Address 375 Satula Avenue
Human Resources Department
Athens, Georgia, 30601
Phone 706-613-3090
Website http://www.accgov.com