Senior Accountant

Pay range $2,510.40 min to $3,012.00 mid bi-weekly

Under general supervision, performs complex professional accounting work involving financial reporting, fixed asset management, grant and developer agreement administration, capital project accounting, account reconciliations, and compliance monitoring. Ensures accurate financial records, supports annual audit and financial reporting processes, and provides financial analysis and recommendations to support sound fiscal management and stewardship of public funds.

The following duties are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification; incumbents may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties. Duties are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

• Performs complex accounting tasks such as maintaining and preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and accounting records for funds including General Fund, internal service funds, trust and agency funds, and general capital project fund types.
• Record fixed assets by creating and supervising a system of procedures, forms, and controls.
• Recommend any updates to accounting policies affecting fixed assets to management.
• Allocate tag numbers to fixed assets to effectively track them from time to time.
• Record in the accounting system newly acquired fixed assets and those disposed.
• Track, compile, and record project costs in fixed asset accounts; close out the accounts at the completion of the projects.
• Perform reconciliation of fixed asset subsidiary ledger balance with summary-level account in the general ledger.
• Perform depreciation calculation for all fixed assets.
• Perform revision and update on the detailed schedule of accumulated depreciation and fixed assets.
• Coordinate the administration of grant program and developer agreements to ensure that budgeting, administrative policies, procedures, and federal, state, and local statutes and regulations requirements are being followed; develop forms, processes, procedures, and policies for the purpose of implementing a consistent grant application methodology; manage administrative problems and/or budget changes occurring during the awarded granting period.
• Monitors the financial management of grants and developer agreements (e.g., budget preparation, budget adjustments, expenditures, reimbursement requests etc.) for compliance with all program and funding guidelines for grants awarded to the City and by the City.
• Monitors proposals and funding application requirements (e.g., presentation, number of copies and binding, content, delivery method and labeling, deadlines, eligibility for grant, etc.) for the purpose of utilizing time and resources to maximize successful awarding of City grant funds.
• Conducts monitoring including on-site with local agencies providing services under agreements with the City including review and authorization of payment requests, beneficiary reports, financial reports, and monitoring/audits of agency recipients.
• Determines areas of non-compliance and works with the organizations to achieve compliance.
• Withholds funding, if necessary, to facilitate compliance with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations.
• Prepares and maintains various account reconciliations including property tax, sales tax, miscellaneous receivables, bank/outstanding checks reconciliations, and payroll accounts.
• Prepares, records, and monitors capital bond project reporting.
• Prepares regular and special reports for regulatory agencies upon request.
• Prepares financial statements and other supporting schedules and analyses in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Assists in maintaining internal accounting control systems for the organization.
• Assists in maintaining compliance and implementing new Governmental Accounting Standards Board statements.
• Provides management reports as requested/necessary.
• Researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations to management regarding various accounting related issues such as conformance with City…