Accountant II
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · Yesterday
On-siteAccounting$70k/yrFull-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepares financial accounting, analysis, and reconciliation of City financial accounts
- Prepares internal and external financial statements and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing financial information
- Performs budget to actual analysis including verbal and written narrative explaining key drivers
- Counsels on specific financial actions and prepares recommendations
- Aids in the preparation of the City’s annual and amended budget
- Completes assigned responsibilities for the year-end close and audit
- Ledges process improvement projects that require cross-functional collaboration
- Develops as a leader in finance functional area
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Accounting or Finance
- Four years of experience in a finance role
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system experience, preferred
Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and see, talk, and hear.
- The work environment is an office setting that is normally quiet.