Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Position: Accountant I
Location: Saint Paul

Summary

This position is primarily responsible for supporting the City's accounting processes related to Federal funding compliance, grants and intergovernmental agreement management, financial statements, and supporting accounts receivable and other Finance Division processes.

Essential Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Grant Tracking & Reporting and Intergovernmental Revenue Reimbursements

* Facilitate reporting with the Grant Manager for grant accountability for Federal and State agencies and all other entities through which grants are awarded

* Analyze grant contract compliance requirements to assist Grant Managers in meeting all the terms of the grant to guarantee full reimbursement

* Track and maintain a comprehensive listing of all pending and current grants

* Assist with the data collection and communication with the assigned auditor in the event of a Single Audit

* Coordinate the invoicing of all intergovernmental reimbursements when necessary

* Prepare year end summaries of all Grant and Intergovernmental Revenue activity to ensure all revenues are properly recorded

* Responsible for annual SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Economic Development Authority (EDA), and Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), and Tax Incremental Financing (TIF)

* Serve as the first point of contact for the Finance Department for HUD, EDA, HRA and TIF

* Responsible for the recording of the accounting transactions and account reconciliations of the CDBG, HOME and HRA loan programs

* Responsible for the CDBG program accounting transactions, reconciliation and entry into the IDIS system for reimbursement

* Responsible for the HOME program accounting transactions, reconciliation and reporting to Dakota County (lead agency) for reimbursement

* Responsible for the annual State Tax Increment Financing reporting and ensuring publication requirements are met

Support/Backup the Primary Accountant in the EMS billing process to include the following:

* Serve as a point of contact for communication with the third-party billing vendor

* Prepare and record all accounting transactions from the monthly reports provided by the third-party billing vendor

* Reconcile EMS general ledger accounts

* Record and maintain EMS statistical data

* Review EMS refund requests and submit for processing

* Responsible for sliding fee schedule updates and assistance

* Preparation and payment of the MN Care Tax return

* Responsible for Medicare and applicable State Medicaid insurance enrollments and validation processes

* Responsible for EMS related special projects and miscellaneous requests

Support/Backup preparation and process reports to other governmental units including, but not limited to the following:

* Municipal Construction and Development Fee Revenue and Expense Annual Report

Lead implementation of the City's compliance with Lease agreements, established by GASB 87.

Lead implementation of the City's compliance with Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements, established by GASB 96.

Prepare and analyze periodic financial statements for various City funds.

* Prepares stormwater utility financial statements monthly and supports other financial statement development as assigned.

* Prepare and analyze quarterly financial statements for the EDA and HRA

* Public Safety Activities Fund

General Accounting

* Fleet services fuel, parts and overhead allocation

* Fuel tax payment and license renewal

* Labor reimbursements

* Serve as the primary back-up to the bank reconciliation process

* Serve as the primary back-up to the Verification of Cashbook Activity

* Support month end closing

Audit Preparation

* Accounts Receivable

* Intergovernmental revenue

* Program Revenue

* Assist with Single Audit preparation

Special Projects assigned to assist and support the Finance Division, these may include:

* Policy and ordinance revisions.

* Perform high level project work with minimal direction and support.

Provide information or prepare reports as required by other departments.

Support processing of data practice requests for the Finance Division.

Fosters an inclusive work culture and advances the City's diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

Maintain and foster an environment, which facilitates the Exceeding Expectations (professional, responsive, leaders) philosophy of the City.

Perform all other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned or apparent.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Four year Accounting degree.

Three years accounting experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with the preparation and analysis of financial statements and year end audit work papers.

Experience with month end closing process.

Fund accounting experience.

CPA certificate holder, CPA licensed or Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) through GFOA.

Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable…