Supervising Accountant (Noncompetitive

Supervising Accounting Position — Parks Finance Division

This employee supervises, assigns, reviews, and participates in the work of staff responsible for assigned accounting and financial information services. Employee ensures work quality and adherence to generally accepted accounting principles and procedures (GAAP) for governmental Financial Reporting. Employee will perform the more technical and complex tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility, which may include preparing and/or auditing governmental GAAP financial statements.

Perform related duties as required.

This position is responsible for supervising and supporting department-level accounting, revenue management, accounts receivable, budgeting, financial reporting, and internal financial process improvements for the Parks Finance Division. The position plays a key role in strengthening financial accountability, improving revenue collection, supporting budget development, and ensuring accurate financial data is available to guide departmental decision-making.

The Supervising Accounting position supports the Parks Department by performing the following duties:

• Oversee and coordinate Parks revenue and accounts receivable processes across divisions to ensure invoices are issued timely, payments are tracked, and outstanding balances are actively monitored.
• Develop and maintain consistent invoicing schedules for contracts, agreements, permits, damages, services, and other revenue-generating activities within the Parks Department.
• Follow up with customers, vendors, contractors, internal departments, and external partners to support timely payment collection and reduce aging accounts receivable balances.
• Coordinate with the Law Department, Urban Forestry, Treasury, Finance, and other applicable City departments regarding collection actions, unresolved invoices, tree damage invoices, and delinquent accounts.
• Review accounts receivable aging reports and implement procedures to reduce overdue balances, improve collection timelines, and strengthen revenue accountability.
• Extract, review, reconcile, and analyze financial data from City financial systems, including CFS, CBS, and other reporting platforms, to ensure financial reporting is accurate and complete.
• Assist with reviewing and improving Parks' financial structure, including bureaus, units, account coding, revenue categories, and expense tracking, to better align financial reporting with actual departmental operations.
• Identify outdated, inactive, or misaligned financial codes and assist with developing improved structures that support transparency, accountability, and more accurate reporting.
• Support the preparation, review, and consolidation of departmental budget requests, including coordinating with Parks divisions to collect budget information in a consistent and timely manner.
• Develop forms, templates, trackers, and reporting tools to improve the consistency and efficiency of budget development and financial planning processes.
• Communicate with division leaders, managers, and staff to clarify budget requests, revenue projections, financial needs, and supporting documentation prior to consolidation and submission.
• Monitor financial activity and provide regular status updates to leadership regarding revenues, expenditures, accounts receivable, budget requests, outstanding items, and process improvements.
• Create and maintain financial tracking tools to support reporting, workflow management, audit readiness, and transparency across the Parks Finance Division.
• Research financial discrepancies, identify process gaps, and recommend or implement corrective actions to improve accounting accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Support compliance with City financial policies, purchasing requirements, accounting procedures, internal controls, and ethical standards.
• Review financial records, invoices, reports, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and proper routing.
• Coordinate with Budget, Finance, Treasury, Procurement, Law, and other City departments to improve communication, strengthen relationships, and ensure Parks financial processes align with City requirements.
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