Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager

Excellent Benefits

The City provides a comprehensive benefits package that is largely employer paid including Medical/Dental/Vision, FSA/HSA, WA State PERS, Life/AD&D and generous paid Vacation, Holiday and Sick Leave Programs. The City also offers optional 457 and ROTH (up to 2% City match), LTD and Supplemental Life plan participation.

• Prepares portions of the Annual Financial Report, including technical footnote analysis and changes in financial position in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Performs a variety of professional accounting duties including cost allocation, journal entry preparation, account analysis, internal auditing, cash management reconciliation, capital asset analysis, project accounting, forecasting and special projects as assigned.
• Performs daily cash receipt reconciliation and posting.
• Serves as the insurance claims liaison between City departments and the City’s risk pool to monitor claims and report changes in property liability values.
• Analyzes, reconciles and prepares a variety of complex financial statements and subsidiary reports related to specific functions; draws conclusions and makes appropriate recommendations to management.
• Provides technical accounting and internal system control guidance to appropriate City personnel.
• Reviews and recommends changes to City accounting policies and systems to ensure conformance with GAAP and State Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting Systems (BARS).
• Audits transactions to ensure compliance with laws, codes and regulations governing regulatory and municipal accounting.
• Serves as Disability Board Secretary.
• Analyzes, prepares and performs assigned accounting tasks related to the budget.
• Prepares, reviews and submits a variety of financial reports to local, state and federal regulatory agencies and government offices. Ensures deadlines are met.
• Works with other departments and outside agencies as needed to coordinate projects, resolve problems, provide information, explain accounting procedures and discuss data anomalies.
• Prepares monthly financial, investment, economic indicator and construction project reports.
• Reviews payroll against timesheets, personnel action notices and benefit policies.

• Serve as back-up to payroll, accounts payable, and purchasing as needed.
• Assists with reconciliation and reporting of grant revenues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Two years of increasingly responsible experience in professional accounting. Governmental fund accounting experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access).
• A valid Washington State Driver License may be required depending on assignment.