Senior Accountant

Important Information:
Tentative Recruitment Timeline UPDATED

MQ Screening: 02/17/2026 - 03/03/2026
Screening for Best Qualified: 03/03/2026 - 03/06/2026
1st Round Interviews: Week of 03/09/2026
2nd (Final) Round Interviews: Week of 03/16/2026

Under general direction of the Finance Manager, performs a variety of advanced-level professional accounting, auditing, and statistical work involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions, statements, records, and reports; performs a variety of grant administration duties; and provides highly responsible assistance regarding all aspects of City finances.

• Prepares, maintains, analyzes, verifies, and reconciles complex financial transactions, statements, records, and highly technical reports; reconciles assigned accounts and makes adjustments as necessary; ensures and maintains internal controls.
• Oversee and verify cash, banking functions, reconciliations, balances, transfers and transmittals; audit fiscal documents.
• Maintains and updates records for the City's fixed asset accounts in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) valuations, quality assessment, and reporting requirements.
• Participates in the management of CIP accounting and budgeting of funds.
• Assist with audit functions and special reviews; provide research; report findings; perform special projects; and participate in meetings or committees as assigned.
• Responsible for the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and related year-end financial statements, schedules, and reports; prepares and verifies the accuracy of year-end financial statements for use in preparation of the ACFR.
• Prepare and process journal entries; maintain general ledger; prepare and distribute monthly financial statements; analyze data and provide input for budget; support budget activities for other departments.
• Participate in budget preparation and administration; prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations; submit justifications for projects, equipment, and staff; and monitor and control expenditures.
• Report investment information; prepare reports; and, coordinate and oversee time-sensitive and cyclical accounting functions.
• Coordinates grant accounting and preparation of annual Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).
• Review and assist with accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll processing including benefits, taxes, insurance premiums and other deductions and related accounting and reporting to meet legal requirements; coordinate and work with human resources staff.
• Ensure that work is handled on a priority basis, organized, and completed in a timely manner; check for accuracy, completeness and conformance to applicable policies, rules and regulations.
• Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives; establish schedules and methods for operational activities; and, implement policies and procedures.
• Evaluate operations and activities of assigned responsibilities; recommend improvements and modifications; and prepare various reports on operations and activities.
• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of staff involved in assigned operations, conduct performance evaluations; participate in the selection of staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; and, implement discipline procedures.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Answer questions and provide information to the public; investigate complaints and recommend corrective action as necessary to resolve complaints.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements and implementation procedures.
• Generally accepted accounting principles related to municipal governmental finance; internal controls appropriate to accounting procedures.
• Equipment, tools and materials, computer equipment and software used in modern accounting office operations.
• Modern office methods and procedures including methods of electronic storage and transmittal of financial data.
• Methods and techniques of compliant payroll processing and administration.
• Mathematics and statistics related to accounting processes.
• Techniques and principles of effective interpersonal communication.
• Principles and practices of good customer service.
• Principles and methods of report writing.
• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluations.
• Principles of budget monitoring, preparation, and reporting.
• Principles and practices of working safely.
• Pertinent local, State and Federal laws, ordinances, City functions, policies, rules and regulations.

• Organize, implement and direct auditing and accounting operations and activities.
• On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job; intermittently analyze work papers, reports and special projects; identify and…