Accountant II

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare Impact Fee Monthly Reports, including Interest Allocation.
• Calculate and allocate administrative fees and interest earnings to appropriate funds and departments.
• Prepare and document monthly and quarterly reconciliations between the GL to PNG modules by task.
• Monitor and reconcile Department of Watershed Management (DWM) Franchise Fees and related allocations.
• Reconcile all Tax Allocation District (TAD) trial balance and balance sheet accounts with Invest Atlanta.
• Perform trend, variance, and analytical reviews of balance sheet, revenue, and expense activity for assigned funds; identify and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Run banking reports to confirm accurate recording of major wires transactions prior to each monthly close.
• Maintain and distribute assigned roll-forward schedules and supporting documentation.
• Review journal entries submitted from other departments to ensure compliance with the City’s policies, procedures, and GAAP.
• Provide professional accounting assistance and technical support to management and departmental staff as needed.
• Participate in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including fiscal year-end financial audit activities.
• Absorb and prepare for internal and external audits, including the preparation of PBC audit schedules as needed in a timely manner.
• Absorb and assist in the documentation, implementation, and monitoring of internal controls.
• Upload Journal Entries to the General Ledger.
• Participate in the development and updating of departmental policies and procedures.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of accounting theory and application of GAAP standards.
• Intermediate level hands on knowledge of all accounting functions and related internal controls, including cash, investments and extensive balance sheet reconciliations.
• Applicable laws, regulations, and compliance required related to governmental accounting financial reporting practices.
• Accounting-related information systems and ERP environments.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Analyze complex financial data and perform details reconciliations.
• Identify discrepancies, apply critical thinking, and resolve accounting issues.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously, meet deadline, and work independently.
• Maintain accurate records and perform precise arithmetic calculations.
• Work collaboratively with employees and management across departments.
• Provide organized, detail-oriented and customer-focused service.
• Adapt to changing priorities and perform proactively with flexibility.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited college or university; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Direct experience in working in large ERP environment and accounting systems.
• Five (5) or more years of responsible, professional experience performing high-volume and complex accounting work.
• Highly Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years in Municipal finance and government accounting experience.
• Accounting for capital projects and cash related activities experience preferred.
• Experience with Oracle financial systems software or similar ERP platforms.