Senior Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant or Assistant Controller Duties And Responsibilities

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff; develops and oversees employee work schedules to ensure adequate coverage and control; compiles and reviews timesheets; approves/processes employee concerns and problems and counsels or disciplines as appropriate; assists with or completes employee performance appraisals; directs work; acts as a liaison between employees and management; and trains staff in operations, policies, and procedures.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; prioritizes and schedules work activities in order to meet objectives; ensures that subordinates have the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; consults with assigned staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise; provides progress and activity reports to management; and assists with the revision of procedure manuals as appropriate.
• Leads and participates in a wide variety of professional accounting duties; monitor preparation of year‑end adjusting and closing entries and annual financial report; audit subsidiary journals, registers and staff entries to ensure proper account coding, monthly bank reconciliations, documentation and account balancing.
• Administers, monitors, analyzes, and account for Federal, State and other grants, contracts and agreements to ensure that funds are received, payments are made, and compliance is maintained.
• Performs a variety of professional accounting tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility, including creating training documents, organizing and conducting training sessions for all levels of staff Citywide. Maintains professional affiliations; and attends webinars, meetings, workshops, hearings, and training sessions as required.
• Analyzes various funds, financial summaries and statements; initiate improvements or revisions in the accounting system or its procedures. Prepares a variety of complex financial statements and reports including monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and make oral presentations.
• Assists and interact with city departments on the interpretation and analysis of financial reports, schedules and statements. Determines trends and analysis of revenues and expenditures for various funds and departments; recommend effective courses of action, solutions, and/or alternatives.
• Responsible for taking general direction from and assisting Controller as needed with the annual audit by preparing work papers, schedules and analyzing account balances.
• Prepares special reports and financial analysis as requested by the Controller and Chief Financial Officer.
• Collaborates with Budget Manager in maintenance of general ledger chart of accounts structure and accounting system updates.
• Maintains and reconciles a variety of ledgers, reports and account records; examines and corrects accounting transactions to ensure accurate recording, balancing and classification of all revenue and expenditures to proper accounts in accordance with City procedures.
• Assist auditors with financial audit of City; provide financial statements and information as necessary. Analyze various funds, financial summaries and statements; initiate improvements or revisions in the accounting system or its procedures.
• Responds to a variety of inquiries from the public, various agencies, and contractors regarding accounting procedures and other fiscal matters.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field required; supplemented by five (5) years of experience performing government accounting duties that includes lead or supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Accounting / Auditing and Finance

Government Administration