Accountant IV - Austin Financial Services

Responsibilities

• Review, prepare, research, and analyze complex financial transactions, financial statements, and reports to provide financial information to management.
• Coordinate and lead employees who prepare, balance, and post general ledger accounts, ensuring compliance with GAAP, city policy, laws, and regulations.
• Oversee the collection of revenue, processing of customer payments, and clearance of delinquent accounts, including notifying customers of insufficient payments and calculating delinquent fines or fees.
• Prepare complex financial statements for external reporting, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and supporting work papers for annual or special audits.
• Conduct research on new accounting standards, summarize findings, and present recommendations to management for implementation in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger and bank accounts, investigate discrepancies, issue stop payments or adjustments, and facilitate resolution of accounting issues.
• Assist departments and internal or external customers by drafting procedural and financial guidance, and provide training and support on automated and manual accounting systems.
• Assess internal accounting controls for effectiveness, present procedural recommendations, and document control procedures to maintain financial security.
• Provide leadership, assign work, evaluate performance, and train staff as needed.

• Experience preparing financial statements and debt accounting.
• Experience with reconciliations and advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, filtering, complex functions).
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations.

Annual: $80,490 – $102,200

Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. The City will also not discriminate on the basis of AIDS, AIDS‑related complex, or HIV status. The City is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Telework opportunities may be available after an initial training period. Staff eligible for telework must be in the office at least 40% of the scheduled work week.

Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.