Accountant

About the role

The role involves participating in providing professional accounting, administrative, and advisory services for an assigned program or phase of fiscal support operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
• Balance and reconcile general ledger statements; prepare general journal entries.
• Analyze and prepare financial statements related to individual funds.
• Research and report generation to assist external auditors.
• Track and report expenditure of federal grant funds and monitor sub-recipient agencies.
• Maintain and analyze assigned aspects of the financial and accounting database and financial management system.
• Enter, retrieve, and review accounting data from the centralized financial management system and personal computers or source documents.
• Generate periodic accounting or statistical reports to management or regulatory agencies.
• Analyze expenditure trends and assist in the preparation of the annual operating or capital improvement budget.
• Assist the supervisor with daily cash management functions.
• Identify, prepare, and process wire transfers with proper documentation to manage cash flow.
• Create and post journal entries, monthly reconciliation of mutual funds and investment portfolio.
• Communicate findings with supervisor, financial institution representatives, auditors, or others.
• Calculate and initiate payments for municipal bonds (principal and interest) and bond administrative fees.
• Facilitate petty cash advances and reimbursements.

Requirements

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business, or Public Administration or a related field, including a concentration of 18 credit hours in accounting, and one (1) year of professional accounting experience.
• Licenses and Certificates: None.

Qualifications

• Concentration of 18 credit hours in accounting.
• Good knowledge of federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules and ordinances related to municipal accounting, finance, fiscal controls and related reporting including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements and publications, and fund and grant accounting practices and standards.
• Good knowledge of analyzing data and having numerous variables and outcomes within the framework of some precedents or general guidelines to assess and detect discrepancies in accounting, financial or statistical records.

Skills

• Proficiency in accounting software and systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
• SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
• ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE
• PREGNANCY LEAVE
• LEGAL HOLIDAYS

Pay

$53,813.55 - $67,266.94 Annually

Schedule

Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX