Accountant for Governmental Agency

Our client is looking for an Accountant to oversee and perform a variety of professional accounting duties that require the application of accounting principles and practices in maintaining fiscal controls and records, preparing transactions, and initiating reports; and performs related duties as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides responsible professional and technical assistance in the administration and implementation of the organization’s financial, auditing, and accounting programs, including payroll administration.

• Prepares a wide variety of financial reports and statements, including year-end reporting, budget reports, and assisting in the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).

• Reviews accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations; maintains expenditure and budgetary control accounts; makes correcting entries and adjustments as necessary.

• Examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts, grants, and state and federal regulations.

• Performs bank reconciliations; monitors and maintains the organization’s bank accounts; runs bank statements; reviews deposits and returned checks; resolves exceptions; prepares and reconciles cash reports.

• Completes month-end closing procedures by balancing funds, maintaining account structure, preparing journal entries, verifying vouchers, processing reallocation and budget adjustments, balancing cash, and producing reports.

• Prepares journal entries and reconciles general ledger and subsidiary accounts by analyzing and recording postings from payroll, accounts payable, cash receipts, accounts receivable, trial balance reports, grants, bonds, debt service payments, and interest income; analyzes expenditures and revenues; reconciles accounts; prepares monthly and annual financial reports.

• Maintains various loan accounts and records by applying and posting payments, reviewing and verifying reimbursements, analyzing accounts, remitting collections, and preparing mandated forms and related documentation.

• Monitors expenditures, revenues, and budget allocations to determine the organization's financial status.

• Calculates and processes monthly payroll remittances including taxes, deferred compensation, insurance, and retirement; assists in implementing the provisions of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements to ensure compliance with retirement plan funding requirements.

• Prepares audit schedules; provides data to auditors for year-end audit; responds to questions from auditors on reviewed documents or transactions.

• Assists in the preparation, analysis, and adjustment of budgets for departmental and organization funds; prepares and coordinates budget appropriation transfers.

• Confers with departmental representatives and provides information regarding accounting processes.

• Reviews and recommends modifications to accounting systems and procedures.

• Establishes and maintains internal control procedures and ensures that accounting standards are met.

• Performs financial record keeping, analysis, and reporting of various programs and projects as assigned.

• Performs duties of a disaster services worker in event of an emergency.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.

• Modern principles, practices, and methods of public and governmental accounting and financing, including budgeting and auditing and their application to municipal operations.

• Accounting cycles and associated reporting requirements.

• General principles and practices of data processing and its applicability to accounting operations.

• Principles and practices of data research, analysis, and report preparation.

• Record keeping principles and procedures.

• Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to the work.

• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.

• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and staff.

Ability to:

• Interpret, apply, and explain applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and policies and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.

• Perform a diverse range of accounting tasks in the analysis and reporting of financial transactions.

• Prepare, examine, analyze and verify, clear, complete, and concise financial documents and reports.

• Analyze financial data and draw sound conclusions.

• Perform arithmetic, financial, and statistical computations accurately.

• Establish and maintain a variety of filing, record-keeping, and tracking systems.

• Organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.

• Effectively use computer systems, software, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.

• Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.

• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.

• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education and Experience:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, economics, business or public administration, or a closely related field; AND two (2) years of professional accounting experience.

Full-time

$40-43/hr