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State of Alabama - Accounting Director II
Closes - 11/29/19
State of Alabama
Personnel Department
64 North Union Street
P. O. Box 304100
Montgomery, AL 36130-4100
Phone: (334) 242-3389
Fax: (334) 242-1110
www.personnel.alabama.gov
Continuous Announcement
ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR II – 10609
Salary: $78,247.20 - $119,220.00
Announcement Date: February 1, 2012
Revised Date: October 2, 2019
JOB INFORMATION
The Accounting Director II is a permanent, full-time position with various agencies. Positions are located in various locations
throughout the state. This is advanced administrative and managerial work in directing the fiscal operations of a large and complex
accounting system.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
You must have all of the following to qualify for the open-competitive register:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited* four-year college or university with a major in Accounting
• Seven (7) years of experience performing professional-level accounting, financial auditing, and/or compliance auditing work,
five (5) years of which must be responsible work experience at or above the **Senior Accountant level in a governmental
agency
You must have all of the following to qualify for the promotional register:
• Current, permanent status as a Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Audit Manager, or Accounting Director I with the
State Merit System
• Seven (7) years of experience performing professional-level accounting, financial auditing, and/or compliance auditing work,
five (5) years of which must be responsible work experience at or above the **Senior Accountant level in a governmental
agency.
NOTE
** Work at this level typically includes the preparation of budget estimates, the development and installation of procedures and
techniques, coordination with departmental program and IT staff, and the training and instruction of new employees. Other
employees in this class supervise and/or participate in extensive audits of outside funds, non-governmental entities, and grant
receipts of increased complexity. Accounting at this level is typically characterized by substantial federal funding and/or
extensive business financial transactions with sources/recipients outside the department.
EXAMINATION
• Open-Competitive to all applicants, Promotional to current state employees in one of the classifications identified above.
• An Evaluation of Training and Experience as shown on application will comprise 100% of the final score for the open
competitive register and 95% of the final score for the promotional register. The remaining 5% will be based on the average
of the applicant’s service ratings for the last three years.
• Applicants should be sure to clearly indicate all academic and professional achievements on their application to include
professional certifications.
HOW TO APPLY
• Complete an Application for Examination Form available at www.personnel.alabama.gov, the above address, or any Alabama
Career Center Office.
• Apply on-line, by mail, or by fax. Applications will be accepted until further notice. The State Personnel Department is not
responsible for late receipt of applications due to mail service or faxing malfunctions.
Veteran’s credits are NOT allowed on promotional examinations.
THE STATE OF ALABAMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
*Please refer to the back of this announcement for complete information on State Personnel’s policy for accepting
post-secondary and advanced degrees.
Except for pretest information provided by State Personnel to all applicants, you should not directly or indirectly obtain
information about examinations. If you do, the State Personnel Director may do several things. One, you may not be given
an examination. Two, you may be disqualified after an examination. Three, your name may be removed from a register.
Or four, your name may not be certified from the register. (Rules of the State Personnel Board, Chapter 670-x-9). According
to the Code of Alabama, 36-26-47, a willful violation of exam security is a misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted of
this type of misdemeanor will be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in State service for a period of
five years and, if the person is an officer or employee of the State, will forfeit his or her office or position.
If you know of anyone who has violated this policy, you should contact the Examination Manager at the State Personnel
Department.
Applicants hired by the State of Alabama on or after January 1, 2012 will be subject to the E-Verify process pursuant
to Act No. 2011-535.
State of Alabama Personnel Department
Policy on Accepting College Coursework, Post-Secondary and Advanced Degrees
1. Specific college coursework required for a job, as well as Bachelor’s, graduate, post graduate, and doctoral degrees
will be accepted from the schools accredited by any of the six regional accreditation associations in the United States
listed below:
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE))
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges –Senior College and University Commission (WASC-SCUC)
2. Coursework or degrees from schools that have not been accredited by one of the above listed regional accreditation
associations may be accepted if a regionally accredited school* considers the coursework or degree to be an acceptable
prerequisite for admission to an advanced degree program. For example, if a regionally accredited school accepts an
applicant’s bachelor’s degree for admittance into a graduate degree program, State Personnel will accept the degree.
In the case of required college coursework (but no degree requirement), State Personnel will accept the college
coursework if a regionally accredited school accepts the coursework towards a post-secondary degree (e.g., a
bachelor’s degree). This must be documented by a letter of acceptance from the regionally accredited school. State
Personnel will review such requests on a case-by-case basis.
Note: This policy is subject to change. Certain state agencies may have additional requirements.
*The term “regionally accredited school” refers to an institution of higher education accredited by one of the above listed
accreditation associations.

 

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