Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

Accountant Position

Irvine Ranch Water District is currently accepting applications for an Accountant position in the Accounting Department. The District Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) is a progressive, values-driven agency, with an international reputation for its leading-edge financial management practices, water recycling program, water use efficiency practices, water banking, urban runoff treatment, and energy generation and storage. IRWD provides high-quality drinking water, reliable sewage collection and treatment, ground-breaking recycled water programs, and environmentally sound urban runoff treatment to its customers.

As an independent, not-for-profit public agency, IRWD is governed by a publicly elected five-member Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for the District's policies and decision-making. Day-to-day operations are supervised by the General Manager.

IRWD Values Irvine Ranch Water District believes that its values drive the character, culture, and capacity of our organization. IRWD was built on values, and we weave them into the fabric of everything we do. Values are the ingredients in our recipe for both institutional and individual success. They are a code of conduct to promote positive outcomes for others and ourselves.

They are more than words on a wall or a website. We live by them every day. We pledge to keep them relevant in an ever-changing world.

The Position Routinely perform analytical duties with responsibility for one or more of the following areas:
General Ledger, Inventory, iProcurement / Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll Accounting, Debts, Investments, Real Estate, Water and Wastewater Accounting, Water Budget, Year End Processing, Financial Reporting. Receives general supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel. Exercises no direct supervision over staff. This is the entry-level classification in the professional accounting series. Positions at this level are distinguished from other classes within the series by the level of responsibility assumed and the complexity of duties assigned.

Employees perform a full range of professional accounting duties, including preparing financial reports, maintaining and reconciling accounts, and conducting routine to moderately complex financial analyses. Incumbents apply established accounting principles and standards, exercise independent judgment within defined guidelines, and may provide technical support to lower-level staff. This classification is distinguished from the Senior Accountant in that it does not serve in a lead capacity, manage major projects or initiatives, or perform the most complex and specialized accounting assignments.

The responsibilities assigned to Accountants may include any of the following depending on functional areas of expertise and District needs:

• General Ledger Understands and applies accrual basis of accounting and GAAP. Understands and applies Chart of Accounts. Performs general ledger period end closing process. Performs inventory / cost management subledger period end closing process, reviews and balances subledger control accounts to general ledger. Performs purchasing / cost management subledger period end closing process, reviews and balances subledger control accounts to general ledger.
  
  Prepares, reviews and approves journal entries with proper supporting documentation for recording and adjusting transactions. Reviews, analyzes, and balances various general ledger accounts. Processes, reviews, balances, and reports G&A and provide recommendations. Reviews, reconciles, and reports equipment usage and cost pool. Reviews, reconciles, and reports inventory material overhead.
• Project and Grant Subledger Accounting In charge of project and grant subledger accounting. Analyzes and reconciles projects identified and entitled from local agencies, state or federal grants. Prepares supporting documentation for grant filling. Reconciles grant receivables and revenues. Prepares and coordinates single audit or program audit.
• iProcurement / Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable Understands recording of payables, expenses, and payments in iProcurement / Purchasing and Accounts Payable; review PO / invoices to determine proper recording. Understands recording of receivables, revenues, and cash receipts in Accounts Receivable; record, review, and balance transactions in Receivables subledger. Prepares, reviews, balances, and reports transactions related to property taxes and connection fees.
  
  Prepares, reviews, balances, and reports UB receivables and revenues. Prepares, reviews, and approves Daily Cash Report.
• Payroll Accounting Acts as a back-up for Payroll Administrator. Understands recording of payroll transactions and adjustments in the payroll subledger and general ledger. Prepares, reviews, analyzes, and reconciles payroll related accounts to the general ledger. Performs and reviews all payroll journal…