Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Join our team as an Accountant and play a crucial role in maintaining the financial integrity of El Paso County! You’ll be responsible for analyzing, preparing, and posting journal entries, ensuring compliance with GAAP, GASB, and various policies. Your duties will include reconciling the general ledger, preparing comprehensive financial reports, managing grant reporting, and assisting with audits. You’ll communicate with County and State employees, perform monthly reconciliations, and track capital assets.

This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency with computerized accounting systems. If you’re reliable, trustworthy, and ready to contribute to our financial excellence, we want to hear from you! APPLY TODAY!!!

$68,000.00 - $78,000.00 Annually

This position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, subject to change. Under FLSA guidelines, this position is exempt.

Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

Performs a variety of accounting functions which may include but are not limited to analysis of data received from departments/offices and outside clients for compliance to GAAP, GASB, Federal, State, and Local policies and procedures, preparation of journals, preparation of statements and schedules for the annual audit, monitoring and tracking of all County capital assets, and reconciliation of the General Ledger against the Treasurer's report.

Tracks materials used, permits, projects and Federal, State, and Grantor reimbursements. Tracks Accounts Receivable. This position is part of the Accountant career progression series, which includes Accountant and Senior Accountant. An employee is eligible to advance to the next position within the series when the employee has met the criteria for advancement as notated within the classification specification and has received a recommendation from the Hiring Authority.

Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function.

• Analyzes, prepares, and posts all journal entries to the general ledger, including the Treasurer’s Interface. Analyzes and reviews the general ledger to ensure that accounts are maintained in a consistent manner with GAAP, GASB, Federal, State, and Local policies and procedures.
• Analyzes and reviews the general ledger to ensure that accounts are maintained in a consistent manner, including Accounts Receivable, Due To, and Due From.
• Reconciles General Ledger to the Treasurer’s report.
• Ensures the accuracy of reporting to grantors to maximize funding and reimbursement to the County.
• Prepares billing backup for invoicing other agencies; works directly with departments/divisions on accounting issues.
• Prepares permits and surcharges, prepares monthly billings, compiles deposits for various divisions, and tracks Accounts Receivables.
• Assists with the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and other management reports.
• Tracks all Capital Assets using the automated County-wide system.
• Assists with the annual audit, including gathering information from the auditors, Budget administration staff, and departmental staff. Prepares year-end closing entries, statements, and schedules for the audit.
• Tracks Certificate of Participation (COP) Vendor Payments and coordinates COP approvals.
• Prepares year-end entries on fixed assets, infrastructure, COP’s WIP, interest, amortization schedules, summary of debt services, COP premium, and bond costs amortizations.
• Verifies capital asset data each month. Verifies departmental capital asset inventories on a rotating basis.
• Prepares and distributes monthly expenditure reports and/or appropriate notification to all County departments.
• Reconciles 941’s to the General Ledger as required.
• Tracks and distributes Subdivision Releases.
• Tracks materials used for projects through the Job Cost System. Analyzes job costs and equipment attachments, ensuring all job cost codes are used correctly.
• Compiles inventory…