Senior Accountant for Grants and Special Revenues
The Senior Accountant in the City's Finance Department performs under limited supervision with a high degree of independence, engaging in the performance, analysis, reporting, and review of highly complex, diversified accounting tasks for the City or a large City department; and performs related work as required. Positions within this classification have City-wide responsibility for a complex accounting function.
The preferred hiring range for this position is between $68,307.20 - $85,571.20 Annually. Starting offer is based on applicable education, experience, and internal equity. This is a full-time, exempt position which provides excellent benefits including 13 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday, paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance options with employer contribution, employer-paid life insurance, City's retirement options, gym membership reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, and continuing education/training opportunities.
NOTE: This job opportunity is advertised with a closing date of "Continuous." If interested in being considered, an application should be submitted as soon as possible. Applications will be evaluated on a continuous basis. Interviews will be conducted as soon as possible during the recruitment with candidates who are best qualified. Applications may no longer be considered once a candidate to fill the position is identified. This job announcement will close when the position(s) have been filled and may close at any time.
Responsibilities:
- Reconciles all funds and accounts for assigned areas of responsibility; researches discrepancies, collection information, non-reconciliation of accounts, and reports findings to management in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Assists in planning, reviewing, preparing and monitoring routine and special monthly and annual budgets and budget projections for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Works regularly as a liaison to other agencies/departments and/or component units to provide information and to resolve accounting issues.
- Responsible for knowing and following accounting pronouncements issued by various regulatory bodies, such as the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and recommends revisions to established policies and procedures as indicated.
- Recommends changes to existing departmental policies and procedures or new department policies and procedures. Determines how data impacts financial statements.
- Prepares and submits routine and special costing, audit, financial and budgetary analysis reports and statements for City, State and Federal agencies, as required.
- Provides, tracks, monitors, and verifies bank wire transfers, disbursements and appropriations for assigned accounts and funds, according to supervisor's instructions.
- Provides technical support and advice to external auditors and regulatory agencies; prepares and assists with review of annual audit and financial schedules for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Leads preparation and review of assigned portion of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for accuracy and completeness.
- Conducts financial analysis and reports on efficiency and effectiveness of departmental financial programs.
- Conducts general ledger management, such as posting and reconciliation of accounts and journal transfers, of various departments' programs.
- Conducts internal audits of payroll, accounts payable, accounting, and grants.
- Prepares and disburses customer and/or client accounting documents and correspondence and resolves inquiries by customers, clients and/or the general public for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Approves expenditures for assigned accounts, funds, and other financial areas of responsibility, as delegated by supervisor.
- Completes special projects, as assigned.
- May supervise staff or review the work of staff related to issues, procedures, and reporting.
- May train and lead lower-level accountants, as assigned.
- Performs related tasks as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field from an accredited college or university. If no bachelor's degree, minimally two years of undergraduate coursework with two years of highly related experience may be considered equivalent.
- Minimum of five (5) years of accounting experience.
- Extensive experience working within an enterprise resource planning (ERP), database, or similar accounting system required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with SAP preferred.
Skills:
Expert knowledge of accounting theory, principles and practices; thorough knowledge of the laws, ordinances and regulations governing municipal finance; ability to read and interpret reports and policies and procedures; expert knowledge of Microsoft Office programs; expert level of use agency's systems and software with the ability to manipulate, write own reports, customize and teach others; ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions; ability to deal effectively with co-workers and senior management; ability to prioritize work and complete work under strict deadlines; ability to communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing; demonstrate cooperation and teamwork with all members of staff.
Standard work environment.
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