Accountant III - Capital Finance - Recreation and Park Department

1654 Accountant III
- Capital Finance
- Recreation and Park Department

• Full-time
• Job Code and
  
  Title:
  
  1654-Accountant III
• Fill Type:
  Permanent Exempt

Amid a dynamic and ever-evolving urban landscape, theSan Francisco Recreation and Park Department stewards one of the premier urban park systems in America. In 2017, San Francisco became the first city in the nation where all residents have access to a park within a 10-minute walk, a direct result of the Department’s commitment to increasing and improving parkland in the city Learn More .

Considered by San Franciscans to be one of the City’s most popular and effective public agencies, our Department currently manages more than 230 parks, playgrounds and open spaces throughout San Francisco, including two outside city limits—Sharp Park in Pacifica and Camp Mather in the High Sierras. The system includes full-complex recreation centers, swimming pools, golf courses, sports fields and numerous small-to-medium-sizedclubhouses that offer a variety of sports- and arts-related recreation programs for people of all ages.

Included in the Department’s responsibilities are Golden Gate Park, Coit Tower,the Marina Yacht Harbor, the San Francisco Zoo and Lake Merced.
More than 2,000 talented individuals are part of our team, from gardeners, foresters, and recreation leaders to park rangers, custodians, electricians, painters and more. Our core mission, as it has been throughout our history, is to provide opportunities for San Francisco residents and visitors alike to gather, play, learn, relax, and enjoy nature in the city.

Under general direction, this 1654 Accountant III will serve as the lead accountant for the Embarcadero Plaza Project, the Jackson Playground renovation, and the Kezar Pavilion renovation. The lead accountant will be responsible for project reconciliations, grant reimbursements, dispatching purchase orders and tracking payments to primary and subcontractors, reviewing and processing construction invoices for payment, and performing traditional accounting duties, including but not limited to year-end closing, quarterly reconciliations, annual audits, and project closeouts.

• Reviews, prepares, reconciles, and supervises the preparation of complex financial reports derived from the City's financial reporting system.
• Reviews, reconciles, and audits accounting records of capital project grant expenditures, receivables, and encumbrances to ensure fiscal accuracy and control.
• Identifies, creates, and maintains task profile IDs.
• Performs quarterly and fiscal year-end closing activities. Activities include but are not limited to capital project reconciliations, accruals, and fixed assets reporting.
• Provides accounting analysis, reasoning, and recommendations to the Capital Finance Manager, grants manager, and Departmental capital project managers.
• Meets with project managers to discuss and manage capital project funding sources and expenditures. Provide project managers with analysis regarding expenditure projections, project and construction contingencies, and additional financial support as needed.
• In the City’s Financial System:
  • Creates and maintains accounting chart field and structures to ensure accurate recording, reporting and control in financial systems.
  • Identifies, initiates, and coordinates interdepartmental grant and capital accounting entries, reconciliations, and project closures.
  • Performs analysis and reconciliation of all General Ledger (GL) accounts related to capital funds.
  • Close-out and/or de-obligate appropriation and estimated revenue for project and its associated fund.
• Submits grant reimbursement requests in coordination with the grants manager. Monitors and conforms to all applicable grant agreement guidelines and deadlines.
• Analyze fund balances and reconcile and correct abnormal fund balances.
• Provides financial and accounting support on other Recreation and Parks Capital projects.
• May supervise subordinate staff by delegating, planning, directing and assigning accounting work. Includes training, coaching, and evaluating staff performance.
• Maintains current knowledge of applicable ordinances, rules, regulations, policies and standards related to…