Senior Accountant

The City of Sheridan is actively recruiting for the position of Senior Accountant. This position ensures accurate accounting, compliance with grant and loan agreements, and proper financial reporting in accordance with governmental accounting standards. This role works closely with project managers and external agencies to monitor funding, expenditure, and project financial performance.

• Maintain detailed accounting records for all municipal grants, loans, and capital projects.
• Track grant revenues and expenditures to ensure compliance with grant agreements, budget, and reporting requirements.
• Record and monitor loan proceeds, repayments, and interest schedules.
• Reconcile grant and project accounts on a regular basis and resolve discrepancies.
• Responsible for tracking, recording, and reconciling capital expenditures related to construction projects
• Ensure that costs are properly classified and capitalized in accordance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Coordinate with project managers to track project financial activity.
• Assist with the preparation of financial reports related to grants, loans, and projects for management, City Council, and external agencies.
• Ensure Compliance with governmental accounting standards, grant regulations, and loan agreements.
• Assist in the preparation of year-end financial statements and audit schedules related to grants and projects.
• Prepare special improvement district transactions; reconcile accounts receivable and deferred revenues and prepare adjusting journal entries, if necessary, annually.
• Prepare and issue SID invoices and assessments in accordance with district agreements and municipal
• Maintain schedules of SID assessments, collections, outstanding balances, and project costs.
• Prepare the SEFA for Federal Funding.
• Prepare and submit annual Census Reports for the Department of Audit.
• Process and manage Sheridan Area Water Supply (SAWS) transactions.
• Track and record Water Rights.
• Manage and maintain the organization's fixed assets while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, depreciation schedules, and asset reporting requirements.
• Enter journal entries as needed or requested.
• Provide back-up for the Assistant Treasurer during employee leave and as needed during day-to-day operations.
• File and archive records and documents according to state archive rules.
• Other duties as assigned

The City of Sheridan is an at-will employer. This means that either party -- the employee or the employer -- may end employment at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. All the terms, conditions and benefits of employment with the City are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, at the discretion of the City.