Senior Accountant

The purpose of this classification is to coordinate various financial operations/activities, to include supervising assigned financial records of the Town, overseeing collection of revenues, disbursement of funds, and other fiscal operations, and assisting the Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director and Assistant Finance Director with maintenance of financial records and fiscal controls.

Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff of employees, volunteers, or other workers, to include processing employee concerns and problems, directing work.

Provides direction, guidance, and assistance to employees; provides training as needed; coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work, inspects completed work, and troubleshoots problem situations.

Coordinates processing of a variety of documentation associated with Town financial operations and department operations, within designated time frames and per established procedures.

Assists in interpreting, applying, and ensuring compliance with established policies/procedures, governmental accounting standards, and all other applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.

Assists with development and implementation of policies and procedures pertaining to financial operations.

Audits, balances, and updates cash reports from cashier for receipts collected from all revenue sources, including building, water, stormwater planning & zoning, engineering, police, code enforcement, and all miscellaneous revenue sources; assists in determining issues such as proper cash receipts system setup and account coding.

Audits, balances, and updates cash reports from receipts collected from the Utility Department.

Maintains, complies, and analyzes records pertaining to journal entries, trial balances, revenue control, or other related records.

Assists with maintenance of general ledgers, subsidiary ledgers, and the more complex accounts of internal control and analyses.

Assists auditors with coordination of preliminary and annual financial audit processes; prepares audit work papers in conjunction with the audit process.

Prepares financial and statistical sections of the Town’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).

Oversees the Town’s fixed asset system/process, including machinery, equipment, land and buildings; assists in determining issues such as proper threshold limits, fund and category review, system setup, structure issues, depreciation issues, and processes asset disposals.

Oversees accounts receivable process and system; assists in determining issues such as system setup and balancing issues.

Maintains detailed records of performance bonds and escrow accounts; prepare performance bond and escrow schedules; reconciles to subsidiary ledger; provides documentation to auditors.

Prepares bank reconciliations for all Town operating accounts. Performs all banking transactions for the Town including transfers, wires, bond payments and reconciliation of daily activities; transmits bank files.

Provides backup coverage for accounting staff as needed, which may include working with returned checks, water cash receipts, electronic transfer of direct deposit and 941 payroll taxes, scheduling, or other activities; conducts cross-training in other fiscal functions/procedures and provides assistance/backup as needed.

Performs a variety of general accounting/bookkeeping functions,…