Senior Accountant

The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD or District) is a California Special District responsible for managing and protecting local groundwater resources for over 4 million residents. As a local government agency, WRD ensures that a reliable supply of high-quality groundwater is available through the use of stormwater capture and recycled water.

WRD is seeking a Senior Accountant who will under direction, performs a full range of complex, professional accounting and financial analysis in the preparation and maintenance of the District’s financial records, reports and systems; provides a basis for sound operational and financial planning through financial review, analysis, monitoring, reconciliation and maintenance of assigned financial accounts, programs and activities; and performs related duties as assigned.

This position is an advanced professional journey-level classification of the finance/accounting family that serves as an experienced resource to District managers and staff. This class performs professional accounting and financial work ranging from moderate difficulty to complex. Assignments require the use of professional judgment and a thorough knowledge of accounting principles and financial management practices.

A Senior Accountant may be assigned lead responsibility for cross-functional projects and may guide the work of lower-level professional and technical accounting staff.

Senior Accountant is distinguished from Accountant in that an employee in the former class performs more complex accounting and analyses of greater significance and impact on the operations and management of the District. Senior Accountant is further distinguished from Manager of Finance and Administration in that an incumbent in the latter class is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and overseeing District accounting and finance activities.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to their class.

Assignments may include, but are not limited to:

1. Performs complex and technical accounting work in the maintenance and analysis of records of revenues, expenditures and special program/project funds; prepares analyses, schedules, summaries, journal entries and reconciliations to produce accurate periodic financial reports in accordance with GAAP; reviews and reconciles monthly bank statements and cash receipts to the general ledger; analyzes cost data and prepares project accounting reports; reconciles postings to source documents;

audits and processes a variety of accounting documents; reviews, edits and approves purchase orders and direct pay requests.

2. Prepares budget analyses, revenue and expenditure projections, long-range fiscal plans and supporting schedules; monitors and reports on budget and revenue account status; reviews and processes requests for budget adjustments; assists in reviewing budget figures and compiling budget data and information; prepares multi-year cash flow analysis; develops databases and analyzes financial information; answers questions and compiles special reports for departmental use in budget tracking and reporting;

drafts, reviews and revises budget issue papers and staff reports; prepares budget presentations.

3. Performs the more technical and complex accounting work in the administration and maintenance of special fund accounts and contracts; balances and reconciles expenditures against invoices; calculates and prepares various tax reports; monitors and prepares periodic reports on special funds and expenditures; develops and maintains debt schedules; generates annual invoices, tracks payments and initiate payments to vendors; initiates draw-downs of federal grant monies to reimburse District departments and prepares drawdown reconciliation reports;

administers accounting records for special fund obligations and indebtedness; conducts special expenditure analyses and audits to ensure full reimbursement of District costs in connection with special fund expenditures.

4. Manages and oversees the full payroll cycle, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of employee compensation, deductions, benefits and payroll-related transactions; reviews and reconciles payroll records and general ledger accounts; prepares and reviews…