Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Definition

This recruitment will be used to fill 2 vacancies our city currently has within two different departments. One vacancy in Electric, and the other in Public Works.

First 80 applications will be accepted

The Electric Department is looking for a thorough & reliable well experienced Accountant to manage fixed assets, accumulated depreciation, depreciation expenses, and contracts and agreements while also coordinating the repayment of utility debts assist in audit requests and financial statements. These are a few highlights the Electric Department is looking for along with the below listed duties of an Accountant.

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of financial accounting, budgeting, CIP accounting and grant administration tasks and provides highly responsible administrative staff assistance in conducting comprehensive financial analyses and studies; maintains, develops and analyzes fiscal statements and records; and prepares financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Government Accounting Standards.

This is a journey level classification within the Accountant job series. Successful performance requires a thorough knowledge of governmental accounting procedures and the ability to exercise sound independent judgment. The Senior Accountant class is distinguished from the Accountant by the level of discretion and independent action and knowledge of the City's accounting system, processes, and complexity of work assigned.

May exercise technical and functional supervision over technical and clerical accounting staff.

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Perform a variety of routine to complex customer service functions to departments/divisions in the City including providing financial information, researching problems and processing accounting, budget, and grant transactions.
• Participate in the posting, balancing, and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary accounts, including grant accounts; control budget for the various funds and projects determining if funds are available and expenditures properly classified; research and analyze transactions to resolve budget problems; provide analysis of available funds at management's request; analyze budget transactions.
• Monitor and report on status of federal, state and local grants, review grant regulations and policies, grant contracts, amendments, and other documents to insure compliance.
• Perform a variety of specialized accounting and budget duties, including the development of budget schedules and reports, calculates and forecasts payroll costs; prepare journal entries; and tracks budget adjustments to the adopted budget.
• Coordinate the funds for capital improvement projects (CIP) and capital impact funds, ensuring accuracy of fund accounts; maintain budgetary control over City departmental expenditures; reviews accounting system conformity and compliance with accounting procedures and legal requirements; monitors various accounts ensuring availability of funds and classification of expenditures.
• Participate in the maintenance and analysis of all General Ledger Accounts, and other account subsystems such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, fixed assets, revenues, and utility billing systems.
• Prepare financial statements for assigned projects; prepares schedules and financial worksheets to assess financial status of the programs and makes recommendations on corrections.
• Participate in the preparation of financial statements, schedules, and other statistical and financial reports; prepares work papers, financial statements and various reports for federal and state agencies as well as for internal accounting.
• Participate in central accounting functions such as preparing adjusting entries, fiscal year closing adjustments, and documents for auditors.
• Recommend or implement changes in accounting systems and procedures; identifies and resolves problems and inconsistencies involved in maintaining accounting controls and processes.
• Coordinate accounting-related activities with other divisions and/or City programs; answers…