Accountant​/Senior Accountant

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ORGANIZATION AND AREA INFORMATION: Nestled in the central part of Southeast Arizona’s Gila Valley, the City of Safford is a thriving rural Arizona City. With a population of just over ten thousand, it is the largest municipality in Graham County. Incorporated as a town in 1901 and becoming a city in 1955, Safford has become the major hub for Southeast Arizona.

The City of Safford as an organization has multiple different departments and over 230 staff members including full time employees, seasonal employees, volunteer firefighters and council members to staff all the different positions at the City. The City also provides all utilities for its residents and other residents in surrounding areas. In addition to the major utilities of gas, water, electric, sewer, and sanitation, the City has a landfill and airport that service the county.

SUMMARY: The Finance Department is currently seeking an Accountant/Senior Accountant. This department provides current, comprehensive, and accurate information about the financial position of the City to both internal and external customers while maintaining the highest levels of customer service. Positions in this department are responsible for a diverse range of finance-related duties, to include preparing/reviewing/recording accounting transactions; the coordination and preparation of annual financial reports;

operating under multiple deadlines; and providing technical guidance and analysis to management on complex financial matters.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISITICS
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This is the first level of the Finance team and reports to the Deputy Finance Director.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Entry Level Job Duties

• Develops financial system modules for requistions, purchase orders, and invoices, procurement cards
• Reviewing and distributing invoices as they are received daily via both mail and email.
• Processes data entry for invoices, purchase orders, claims, deposits and financial reports.
• Prepares and maintains files and records including purchase orders, invoices, claims, billings, vendor files, etc.
• Maintains statistical reports and ledgers of accounts payable/receivable; maintains, monitors and reconciles records.
• Ensures city compliance and accuracy of taxpayer identification numbers for year-end 1099 tax reporting and processing, processes and mails all 1099 and 1099R tax documents.
• Researches and processes payables for utilities, telephone, credit card charges and other monthly bills; maintains running balances on open purchase orders, keeps records and prepares reports as necessary.
• Coordinates financial system changes and testing with applicable departments.
• Reconciles P-Card payments through Accounts Payable, keeps records of P-Card payments.
• Processes all utility deposit refunds and keeps records of all utility deposit refunds.
• Processes all water service reimbursements in Laserfiche Forms, enters all water service reimbursements in Caselle and keeps records…