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The City of Billings is seeking an Assistant City Attorney to perform a variety of professional duties involved in providing a full range of legal services related to municipal government operations including both civil and criminal litigation; conducts legal research and prepares ordinances, resolutions, memoranda, administrative rules and regulations, and other legal documents; and advises City departments, staff, boards, and commissions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- In cooperation with the City Attorney, provides legal advice and opinions to the City Administrator, Assistant City Administrator, Department Directors, City employees, City Council, and City boards and commissions, as required.
- Advises staff and officials on the legal requirements and consequences of proposed actions.
- Conducts on-going legal research in connection with legal issues pertaining to the City.
- Represents the City and its boards, commissions, and agents in civil and criminal legal proceedings before courts (including Municipal Court, District Court, Montana Supreme Court, and Federal Court), administrative agencies and boards (including Montana Human Rights Commission, Board of Personnel Appeals), arbitrators, and other administrative agencies.
- Prepares pleadings, conducts legal research, prepares briefs and memoranda, appears in court, and negotiates with other parties.
- Negotiates, defends, or participates in settlements of legal disputes which may involve significant amounts of City funds.
- Represents City management on labor issues.
- Participates in collective bargaining on behalf of City management.
- Participates in contract interpretation and administration.
- Represents the City in grievance and labor and contract arbitration.
-Analyzes, reviews, and drafts ordinances, resolutions, deeds, releases, contracts, and other legal documents which bind or obligate the City.
- Provides legal opinions and recommendations to ensure the City is properly and effectively represented in such matters.
- Reviews rules, regulations, and policies to ensure legal compliance.
- Participates in the development, planning, and implementation of policies and procedures for the City Attorney\'s Office.
- Devises and implements systems and forms for most efficient operations.
- Serves as acting City Attorney as required and as directed by the City Attorney and City Administrator.
- Attends City Council meetings as directed; serves as parliamentarian for City Council.
- Supervises Department staff as directed.
- Performs prosecutorial duties in absence of Deputy City Attorney.
- Participates in selecting, training, motivating, and evaluating City Attorney\'s Office personnel as directed.
- Provides and coordinates staff training.
- Works with employees to correct deficiencies.
- Participates on a variety of boards and commissions.
- Attends and participates in professional group meetings.
- Stays informed on new trends and innovations in the field of law.
- Responds to and resolves difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Juris doctorate from an accredited law school.
- Seven (7) years or more of increasingly responsible professional legal experience in municipal or other government law, or the equivalent.
- Membership in good standing in the Montana State Bar and license to practice law in the state and federal courts.
- Must be able to successfully pass a Federal and State criminal history background check.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Supervisory and/or management experience.
Salary Range: $116,100.19 - $155,579.63 annually. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 7 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent upon the applicant\'s education, experience, and training.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Billings School District 2 is seeking an Accounting Manager to assist in oversight of the accounting operations for Billings Public Schools. The Accounting Manager will help lead the day-to-day finance operations of an operating budget of approximately $200,000,000 and supervise a team of staff members including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable. The Accounting Manager will assist in ensuring that Billings Public Schools has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor\'s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required. At least 3 years of management experience preferred.
- Five years of related experience in school district or other local government accounting capacity with reporting experience preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting.
- Standards Board required. Knowledge of Governmental Accounting Standards Board strongly preferred.
Duties and Expectations:
- Review and provide oversight of all accounts, ledgers and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards.
- Assist in maintaining internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenues and expenditures.
- Monitor the receipt of all income, manage cash flow and bank balances.
- Regularly communicate status to CFO, Controller and Billings Public Schools leadership.
- Manage departmental staff.
- Ensures quality work products are produced under tight timelines.
- Oversee the processing of and ensure accurate and timely preparation of accounts payable and receivables.
- Coordinate various general accounting functions such as journal entries, account reconciliations and reporting.
- Assist with preparation of all financial reports, applications, and legal notices.
- Help provide oversight of financial, project/program and grants accounting.
- Assist in ensuring that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets.
- Assist in collating financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and foundation grants.
- Assist in coordinating the information requested by independent external auditors for the District\'s annual audit.
- Work closely with the Controller and external auditors.
- Ensure timely information sharing and the ability to meet audit and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report deadlines.
- Stay current on accounting pronouncements, practices, trends, and state and federal regulations.
- Actively supports the Billings Public Schools Strategic Plan.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Duties:
- Supervises other departmental staff.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization policies and applicable laws.
- Plans and directs work, ensuring that work schedules are adhered to.
- Assists in interviewing, hiring, onboarding and training employees.
- Conducts staff evaluations, job performance management, and corrective action of subordinates.
- Demonstrates effective management of a team toward achievement of goals.
Schedule: 12-months; 8 hours per day; Monday - Friday.
Salary: $80,000 to $95,000 per year depending on qualifications.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Position General Responsibilities:
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You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.
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You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.
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The Billings Goodwill Stores are seeking an Assistant Manager. Will assist with all retail and production operations to achieve maximum sales potential. Will perform all management tasks in the absence of the manager. Will assist manager in planning and training. Will present a professional image to set an example for staff. Will play an active role in management team.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
-Conducts regular staff meetings that improve communication with staff, such as daily toolbox talks, monthly department meetings, and weekly management team meetings.
-Develops a superior workforce (through the use of coaching conversations, development plans, and by taking action with any staff that are failing to meet expectations, as per HR direction)
-Reviews production results on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
-Monitor staff productivity to establish standards/goals and take appropriate actions to correct deficiencies.
-The primary focus of Assistant Manager is in Production, however, must also be knowledgeable and proficient in Retail operations.
-Assists manager in the consistent and accurate use of staffing model to schedule staff and to forecast, plan and track salary expenditures
-Assists manager in the timely and accurate reporting (paperwork and electronic ?forms?) including those related to HR, Safety/Asset Protection, and Accounting
-Responsible for store performance and meets budgets in the following areas: Revenue, payroll, controllable expenses
Requirements:
- Sensitive to guest needs and wishes
- Ability to work effectively with people with disabilities or other special needs preferred
- Must have computer experience and be competent in internet use and a variety of computer software applications.
- Prefer profit and loss, sales, or cost management accountability experience.
- Must have strong interpersonal, communication, monetary, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Must be able to read, write and speak the English language in order to communicate with staff and guests.
- Ability to move independently or with reasonable accommodation within the facility and community.
- Applicant must be physically and mentally able to perform all job requirements.
- Able to lift and carry up to 100 pounds with team lifting or mechanical assistance.
- Able to stand, stoop, bend, or carry for extended periods.
- Able to go up and down steps.
- Able to stand and walk entire shift.
- Tolerance to extreme changes in temperature and humidity.
- Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver\'s license, and proof of personal vehicle insurance.
- Applicant must pass a Department of Motor Vehicles record check.
- All positions require the completion of a background check. Acknowledging or having criminal convictions does not constitute an automatic bar to employment.
Schedule: Must be able to work flexible hours, evenings, and weekends or longer shifts if needed. May be required to work more than 40 hours per week. Occasional overnight travel and weekend work required if applicable.
Easterseals-Goodwill is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from the disabled, minorities, women, and veterans of the U.S. armed services.
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Are you an administrative mastermind who loves managing schedules, spaces, and events? Are you at your best when you?re serving and helping people? Are you looking to find more purpose in your work and to be part of an amazing, dedicated team?
Big Sky Economic Development is looking to add a highly skilled, highly effective Executive Assistant / Operations Lead to the team. This position directly supports the Executive Director and leads BSED Operations and internal Human Resources activities. This position provides coordination and support to the Board of Directors and BSED Senior Financial Officer and supervises the Operations Support Specialist.
