Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Salary Range: $67,978 - $91,771 per hour (hiring range: $67,978 - $79,874)

Final date to receive applications:
Tuesday, 2.3.26 at 12:00 P.M. M.S.T.

A current resume is required, and a cover letter is preferred.

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Performs a variety of professional accounting work, requires discretion and application of government and general accounting theory relating to one or more of the following functions: financial analysis, auditing and verifying fiscal records and reports, preparing financial and statistical reports. Provides information to staff related to accounting practices and procedures, general ledger account reconciliation, prepares year‑end audit reports and schedules, assists with preparing annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR), assists in preparing long‑range financial planning for all funds, performs and reconciles physical inventory, maintains fixed asset records, tracks and reconciles Federal and State grants.

• Perform month and year-end closing.
• Verify all cash receipts, journal entries and system updates and funds are in balance.
• Posts required journal entries.

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation.
• Check accounts, review for accuracy and compare to bank records all transactions affecting cash.
• Include postings from system modules.
• Reconcile and produce monthly list of outstanding accounts payable checks.
• Monitor return check activity.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries to properly record all activity in regard to cash.
• Research all outstanding items and make appropriate journal entries.

• Maintain accounting files.
• Assure interface accuracy between the general ledger and other subsidiary modules.
• Interpret and assure compliance with laws, rules, regulations & standards.
• Perform month end and year end analysis of funds, financial statements and department data.

• Prepare financial reports, budgets, general ledger account balances, revenues and expenditures.
• Assist in annual audit process.
• Prepare and analyze year‑end financial statements.
• Review, reconcile, compile and evaluate accounting records and prepare year‑end audit work for funds.
• Interact with external auditors.

• Provide assistance to departments in all areas of accounting.
• Provide professional advice, resolve difficult accounting problems and answer concerns.
• Collaborate and share knowledge with staff including the use of financial computer modules.
• Financial report creation.

• Maintain accurate fixed asset accounting records according to accepted standards.
• Perform asset inventory.
• Prepare fixed asset schedules and depreciation.

• Design, maintain, track and report capital projects.
• Set up projects, maintain and reconcile project cost reports.
• Assist project managers with financial information.

• Perform special financial research projects.
• Evaluate financial systems, develop accounting and operational process improvements along with other challenging assignments and changes.
• Maintain current knowledge of other accounting procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective communications.
• Analyzes complex financial data and extracts and defines relevant information.
• Interpret data for others.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Accounting.

Governmental accounting courses.

Knowledge and/or experience with a computerized accounting system(s) and software.

3 years professional experience in governmental accounting preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may substitute for education requirements on a year-for-year basis.

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