Ability to: effectively delegate, assign, and review the work of staff; motivate, teach, and instruct others in a work setting; organize and prioritize work assignments; manage change and encourage/support staff impacted by change; prepare financial reports and statements; understand interrelationships among financial/accounting records and documents; understand, interpret, and apply a variety of complex rules, regulations, contracts, or legal documents in proper accounting context; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Under general direction, performs working supervisory accountant functions which are highly complex in assigned fiscal program area; functional areas of responsibility may include the supervision and direction of staff performing professional or technical accounting work in an assigned department or agency fiscal program area; non-supervisory, expert-level responsibility for planning, organizing and directing a major department finance program or function; and directing and supervising fiscal staff and operations within smaller department settings.