Job Family: 13-0000 Business and Finance

Occupational Group: 13-2090 Finance

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: BUSINESS AND FINANCE

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: FINANCE

OCCUPATION: FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS, ALL OTHER

13-2099

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 004

Level 2 – Pay Band 006

Level 3 – Pay Band 008

Level 4 – Pay Band 009

DESCRIPTION

This is work conducting financial operations in occupations not listed separately, including the administration, coordination, development, implementation, monitoring and/or oversight of grants.

Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Motivates employees to improve the quality and quantity of work performed.

Plans work loads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with employees.

Evaluates employees through establishing evaluation criteria and responsibilities and meets regularly with employees to ensure established criteria are met.

Trains employees in methods for performing an effective and efficient job.

Communicates on a regular basis with employees both individually and in staff meetings.

Plans workloads, workflow, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization.

Plans the activities in an assigned area.

Provides instruction program procedures.

Reviews and evaluates specialized municipal management programs.

Provides advice and assistance to local governments, not for profit organizations, and individuals.

Provides recommendations for adapting new methods and techniques when desirable; and recommends solutions to problems.

Interprets regulations and policies for program administrators.

Participates in the development of materials for orientation and training related to the program area.

Coordinates the administration of state and federally funded grants.

Serves on local and statewide committees.

Maintains updated knowledge of recent development in human resource management, financial management and program development.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Communicating With Other Workers / Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
/ Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.
Getting Information Needed to Do the Job / Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Analyzing Data or Information / Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems / Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
Interacting with Computers
/ Controlling computer functions by using programs, setting up functions, writing software, or otherwise communicating with computer systems.
Guiding, Directing and Motivating Subordinates / Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring subordinates.
Documenting/Recording Information / Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
Scheduling Work and Activities
/ Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.
Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge / Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
Processing Information / Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
Judging Qualities of Things, Services, and/or People / Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Reading Comprehension / Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Time Management / Managing one's own time and the time of others
Writing / Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
Speaking
/
Talking to others to effectively convey information
Problem Identification
/
Identifying the nature of problems
Reading Comprehension
/
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Critical Thinking
/
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Active Listening
/
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Monitoring / Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
Coordination / Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources / Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
Administration and Management / Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
Judgment and Decision Making / Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
Economics and Accounting / Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
Mathematics / Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including one or more of the following: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
Law, Government and Jurisprudence / Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 09/09/2002

History: 07/01/2002

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