Senior Accountant - Accounts Payable

About Seattle Parks and Recreation

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is a national leader and innovator in the services and programs we provide to our residents who enjoy our public spaces such as parks, community centers, specialty gardens and swimming pools. Our mission is to equip employees and the public for well‑being as we support healthy people, a thriving environment and vibrant community. We provide safe and accessible spaces for residents and visitors to work, recreate, rejuvenate and enhance quality of life and wellness for all ages.

Delivering excellent customer service to all is a core value.

Seattle Parks and Recreation commits to advancing equity and social justice in our department and in every neighborhood by growing a dynamic and diverse workforce, developing strong investments, growth opportunities and beneficial partner strategies as we acknowledge and pledge to close disparities created by historical practices which often hindered workforce development, environmental justice, access to quality open spaces, programs and facilities.

The Seattle Parks and Recreation Accounts Payable team is a branch of SPR’s Policy & Finance Division. The AP team supports department‑wide operations by managing essential financial processes. Our team oversees invoice and voucher processing, credit cards, and provides guidance on purchasing methods and proper coding of supplier invoices. By upholding strong financial processes, we help our department function smoothly and provide consistent support to staff and the broader Seattle community.

Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Accounting team is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Accounts Payable team. In this role, you will report to the Accounts Payable Supervisor. The Senior Accountant will perform complex accounting work in the maintenance, control, analysis and development of financial records, reports and systems, and will maintain accounting records in accounts payable and financial systems. The team collaborates with internal partners to resolve Accounts Payable issues, develops Accounts Payable related reporting tools and controls, and provides training and guidance to staff to keep AP processes accurate, efficient, and timely.

• Review contracts and memorandums of agreement, create and maintain purchase orders, change orders, requisitions and enter encumbrances in People Soft.
• Oversee public work and consultant contract invoices and act as main contact working with Capital Project Development, Contract Management team, and City Purchasing to solve purchase order encumbrance issues.
• Review and post accounts payable vouchers to ensure appropriateness of purchase and timeliness of payments.
• Maintain and enforce department and City Purchasing policies and procedures including credit card use; train department staff in their usage of credit cards; oversee and reconcile Parks monthly credit card transactions with Peoplesoft 9.2 financial system.
• Review vendor statements to ensure all invoices are processed timely.
• Develop, modify query reports and establish Accounts Payable procedures and financial controls related to Accounts Payable.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation reports including maintaining current reports and designing new reports and writing ad‑hoc reports as required.
• Monitor the accounts payable month‑end and year‑end process to ensure all vendor payments are processed in the correct accounting period and meet the City’s closing deadlines.
• Provide leadership, coaching and training to staff and verify, audit Accounts Payable process.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field (requires satisfactory completion of at least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter credit units in accounting with no substitution allowed) plus three years professional experience in general or governmental accounting (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).

• 3 years of accounts payable experience.
• Specific,…