Oak Park, IL – Senior Accountant

Department:
Finance

FLSA:
Non-Union Exempt

Pay Grade: 7

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

To perform complex financial work related to the budget and financial operations of the Village including but not limited to the general ledger, annual financial audit, cash management and investment and to supervise and review the work of staff responsible for Village collections; to oversee and participate in all work activities including maintenance of the general ledger; preparation of the Village annual budget;

and to perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

Receives direction from the Chief and Deputy Chief Financial Officers;
Exercises supervision over certain accounting staff.

• Principles of supervision, training and performance of municipal accounting
• Modern and complex principles and practices of municipal accounting and revenue collecting
• Principles and practices of accounting, especially governmental fund accounting.
• Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment
• English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation
• Basic mathematical principles Computer functions and techniques
• Automated financial, payroll and budgeting management systems, spreadsheets and word processing software
• Financial research and report preparation methods and techniques
• Laws regulating public finance and fiscal operations
• Basic understanding of artificial intelligence applications which may be used and beneficial in accomplishing certain tasks.

• Supervise, organize, review and evaluate the work of staff
• Interpret and provide recommendations for improvement on Village policies and procedures
• Prepare clear and concise reports
• Analyze and interpret financial and accounting records.
• Prepare a variety of complex financial documents and reports using spreadsheets and other financial software tools
• Apply Federal, State and Local laws and regulations pertaining to accounting and auditing work
• Examine and verify a wide variety of financial documents and reports
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

Establish and maintain interpersonal skills in the workplace to effectively communicate and interact with others. Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:

• Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time
• Operating assigned equipment.

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for the following:

• Making observations
• Communicating with others
• Reading and writing
• Operating assigned equipment.

Experience:

Three years of increasingly responsible accounting experience similar, preferably in Illinois…