Senior Accountant

Are you a professional in the field of Finance and Accounting? Are you an experienced accounting professional ready to prepare complex financial reporting and accounting operations in a public-sector environment? Are you a self-starter who excels at providing technical guidance, improving processes, and partnering across departments to deliver strategic accounting services and produce financial reports that provide important insights for key stakeholders?

Are you excited to work with a dynamic team? If so, the City of Richmond may be right for you! The City is seeking qualified, well-organized, team-oriented candidates to fill the Senior Accountant position. Apply today!

The Senior Accountant, under general direction, performs advanced-level and independently prepares complex financial reports, reconciliations, and analyses. The position supports department leaders and key stakeholders through high-quality financial reporting, analysis, and problem-solving across a range of complex funds, programs, and accounting systems. The position provides lead and technical directions to subordinate accountants and accountant assistants, and performs related work as required.

This is a position where incumbents must work at the full journeyman level and provide direction and technical guidance to lower-level employees, as needed.

The current vacancy is in the Finance Department; however, the established Employment List will be used to fill positions within other City Departments as vacancies occur.

Annual salary for this classification is as high as $, at the top of the range, with approved Cost of Living Adjustments on July 1, 2026 (5%) and July 1, 2027 (5%). In addition, city-paid benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, holidays, administrative leave days, sick time, CalPERS retirement contribution, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and annual professional development reimbursement, four weeks of paid parental leave, and more!

All benefits information can be found here.

Will have experience preparing financial reports for government agencies, analyzing data, and providing actionable insights. Skilled in communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and technology, I maintain confidentiality and integrity. As a detail-oriented self-starter, I thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing priorities and fostering professional relationships.

• Accountability — Accepts responsibility for themselves and their work product.
• Attention to Detail — Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing tasks.
• Communication — Effectively conveys and exchanges information, technical observations, thoughts, and professional opinions verbally and in writing.
• Critical Thinking — Identifies and defines problems and develops workable solutions.
• Initiative — Assess facts and initiates things independently.
• Leadership — Works with transparency and integrity toward a shared vision while fostering trust and ethical behavior.
• Teamwork — Works collaboratively and respectfully with a group of people to achieve a goal by being trustworthy, producing accurate and professional-quality work products, and meeting deadlines.
• Leverage Technology — Comfortably works with technology.

The City of Richmond is the City of Pride and Purpose, and we value these traits in our employees!

• Provides coordination, direction, guidance, and training to professional and clerical accounting staff, and reviews their work.
• Performs and reviews a variety of accounting activities, including payroll, accounts payable, insurance administration, general and subsidiary ledger accounting, financial reporting, cashiering, records retention, contracts, claims, and internal or external auditing.
• Prepares or oversees and can present on a variety of complex financial reports involving statistics, legal requirements, and fund accounting.
• Establishes and supervises the maintenance of capital improvement and other cost records.
• Supervises and coordinates external and internal auditing. Revises audit reports of agencies using funds under the City’s control, and makes recommendations…