Accounting Manager

Salary: $94,656.00 - $ Annually

Location: 1525 Broadway, Longview, WA

Job Type: Full-time

Job Number: 26-24

Department: Finance

Opening Date: 07/15/2026

Closing Date: Continuous

Application materials (application, cover letter and resume), along with answers to all supplemental questions, must be completed.

This recruitment is open until filled with a first review on July 22nd.

Longview, Washington is located in Southwest Washington along the scenic Columbia River Basin 50 miles north of Portland, Oregon and 145 miles south of Seattle. Longview is a comfortable and affordable community with close proximity to larger city amenities as well as abundant outdoor recreational activities in the Cascade Mountains, Pacific beaches, and numerous rivers and lakes.

The City provides a comprehensive benefits package that is predominantly employer‑paid for full family coverage, which includes medical or VEBA account, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and basic life insurance. The City offers a generous paid leave program including paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, and the ability to participate in a tax‑deferred 457 retirement savings plan, Washington State PERS, short‑term disability, Flex 125 spending account, and supplemental life.

The City also operates on a 4 day work week, to allow for a meaningful work/life balance.

This position is a highly technical position that provides responsible management and supervisory direction to the Accounting Division including oversight of financial services, financial reporting, and other accounting processes within the Finance Department; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies, and the general public; perform a variety of management level and professional tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility; provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the Finance Director.

This position is responsible for the production and maintenance of the accounting and financial reporting systems within the Accounting Division of the Finance Department insuring accurate information for its successful operation and financial management.

Position receives general direction from the Finance Director and exercises direct supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.

The candidate selected for this position will be subject to passing a pre‑employment criminal background check including fingerprint check.

• Provide management of the City's general ledger, the preparation of the City's financial statements, as well as conducting financial analyses and technical research.
• Design and implement new or revised accounting systems and procedures; develop and implement policies and procedures; develop short- and long-range objectives for the division.
• Oversee the overall grant administration process for the City; ensure financial grant reporting is properly submitted; act as liaison to City departments on grant tracking and administration issues.
• Serve as primary contact to the State Auditor's office; produce and oversee the production of the Annual Financial Report for the City in accordance with GAAP and in compliance with City and State law.
• Assure accurate and timely recording, balancing and classification of all income and expenditures to proper accounts in accordance with State mandated Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting Systems (BARS) Manual and City procedures.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of reports, worksheets, and trial balances to keep management informed of the financial condition of the city.
• Prepare then review entries prepared by other staff to ensure accuracy, proper account coding, adequate disclosure, and other applicable information in accordance with city ordinances. Reconcile accounts and adjust irregularities.
• Audit subsidiary journals, registers, and other original entries prepared by employees of lower classification for accuracy and propriety.
• Perform other related professional accounting functions as may be assigned.
• Select, train, motivate, and evaluate accounting division personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees…