Senior Accountant

Salary Range

$54,335 - $71,137 (July 1, 2026 $ 55,965 - $73,271).

Administrative, technical and accounting work supporting the operations of the office of the Comptroller; all other related work, as required.

Works under the general supervision of the Comptroller in accordance with established methods and procedures.

Performs a variety of responsible duties which are generally defined by precedent or established guidelines and require considerable attention to detail and accuracy. Specific questions are referred to the supervisor.

Performance of duties requires telephone and email contact with town departments and vendors.

The employee has access to some confidential documents such as social security numbers and legal settlements.

Most errors are easily detected and corrected.

Performs work under typical office conditions and operates standard office equipment.

• Process the department’s weekly payroll and coordinate departmental payroll proofs for all Town departments, reconciling against weekly earnings proof.
• Serve as back up in reviewing the weekly Town payroll including attendance, pay codes and charging the correct accounts, working with payroll department to help solve any issues.
• Audit all accounts payable batches from town departments to ensure no duplications; upload all invoices in Munis and ensure the goods/services pertain to the correct fiscal year.
• Inform departments of errors if applicable and make changes to process batches.
• Review Comptroller’s department invoices for payment.
• Supervise the Accounts Payable Clerk by reviewing the batches for accuracy and suggesting changes as needed.
• Review and post all cash receipts, back up and save all documents in a shared folder.
• Process weekly Town warrants and School biweekly warrants—including printing checks and submission of positive pay file to the Treasurer for bank upload.
• Prepare and process the EFT warrants, collecting bank information from vendor, updating vendor account and creating positive pay file for bank upload.
• Enter requisitions into system for conversion to purchase orders, correct account information and adjust PO amounts via change order as needed.
• Assist departments with questions regarding department’s general ledger accounts, such as available budget, expense reclassifications, year‑to‑date budget reports, open purchase order reports, revenue collection, grant reimbursements status and all other inquiries.
• Participate in month‑end and/or year‑end closing with reconciling cash and accounts receivable accounts with the Treasurer’s Office; provide information and assistance to outside auditors.
• Review open purchase order reports in preparation for year‑end close and work with departments to determine the status of old and blanket POs for liquidation or carry forward.
• Participate in fixed assets reporting by gathering information, preparing GL reports, and entering new projects in the fixed assets database.
• Set up new funds and accounts and participate in maintaining the chart of accounts structure.
• Assist with preparation of 1099 forms and respond to vendor inquiries.
• Review/generate quarterly grant and other special revenue reconciliations with various departments.
• Assist departments with variances and prepare journal entries as needed.
• Prepare and enter journal entries for monthly trust accounts, water commitment, abatements, and monthly adjustments.
• Verify and enter revenue/expense inter transfer journals and grey bills to be posted to general ledger.
• Process budget adjustments as needed.
• Generate spreadsheets and financial reports from Town accounting system.
• Maintain required records including all contracts and keep a summary spreadsheet of all active contracts with start and end dates where applicable.
• Maintain current and retrievable files of all invoices, including school invoices.
• Perform similar or related work as directed, required, or as situation dictates.

• Bachelor/Associate degree in business or accounting; three years or more of experience with accounts payable and accounting;…