Accountant Senior - KK

Job Location:

Nespelem - Nespelem, WA 99155, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: $34.38 - $37.57 Hourly, CLOSING DATE:
October 27, 2026

POSITION:
Accountant - Senior (2 Positions)

SALARY: $34.38 - 37.57, per hour

REPORTS TO:

Accounting Manager

LOCATION:

Nespelem, WA

This is a Non-Exempt position. Oversees and participates in processing complex accounting transactions, preparing adjustments to sub-ledgers and ledgers, and oversees and performs reconciliation, reporting, and auditing of general ledger financial information. Ensures compliance with established procedures, accurate and timely accounting and statistical reports, proper utilization analysis, and accounting for revenue and special funding by performing professional accounting work and coordinating and overseeing clerical accounting services.

We have excellent benefits including full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k with employer contributions, Short-and Long
- Term disability for Full-Time employees. Generous leave package includes paid holidays, sick leave, and annual leave for Full-Time and Part-Time employees.

• Requires a Bachelors Degree in Accounting, or the equivalent specialty, and five years of experience in accounting, two of which must involve leadership over processing of transactions and production of financial statements. A CPA, CMA, or CIA certificate is desirable and may substitute for some experience.
• Requires a valid drivers license

• Requires specialized professional-level knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of accounting and financial record keeping.
• Requires in-depth knowledge of the generally accepted accounting practices and procedures for municipal entities.
• Requires thorough knowledge of computer-aided relational database systems that apply to accounting applications.
• Requires knowledge of audit procedures, development of accounting controls, and implementation of GASB releases.
• Requires ability understand modern practices and principles of leadership.
• Requires well-developed human relations skills, sufficient to communicate technical concepts to others, to facilitate small group processes on technical matters, review employee performance, resolve conflict, and deal with organizations and individuals inside and outside of the Tribal government.
• Requires skill in writing professional communications and reports.
• Requires advanced math skills to perform financial and statistical computations and accounting tests.
• Requires the ability to carry out all aspects of the position.
• Requires the ability to prepare trial balance financial statements and summaries, account adjustments, financial estimates (variance analysis), audit reports, and custom reports using PC-based spreadsheets and relational databases.
• Requires ability to prepare clear, complete, and concise financial records, analyze accounting data and prepare financial statements.
• Requires the ability to conduct technical research and complete complex mathematical and statistical computations.
• Requires the ability to develop and implement accounting controls.
• Requires the ability to learn and apply the sections of tribal, corporate, and municipal codes that deal with accounting, reporting, and reimbursement for services.
• Requires the ability to use specialized computer-aided tools for data management and analysis.
• Requires ability to prepare professional written reports.
• Requires ability able to supervise, train, and manage the performance of staff in a manner that encourages team work, high morale, and efficiency.
• Requires ability to work in an office setting engaged in work of a primarily sedentary nature.
• Requires…