Accountant II (term-limited)
Salary and Benefits
Sound Transit offers a competitive salary range of $81k to $115k, with a midpoint of $80k. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, but may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity, and market. Sound Transit also provides a comprehensive benefits package including health benefits, long-term disability and life insurance, an employee assistance program, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, an ORCA card, tuition reimbursement, and inclusive reproductive health support services.
Responsibilities
Controls and monitors assigned accounts or financial processes to ensure accuracy, proper documentation, and compliance with all pertinent procedures and regulations; prepares reports and statements; applies review techniques and applies accounting practices and principles to ensure the integrity and accuracy of recorded information and adjusts accounts as necessary by preparing moderately complex journal entries.
Applies analytical review techniques and practices to ensure the integrity and accuracy of recorded information; works with spreadsheets and queries and downloaded data. Designs and develops queries and moderately complex spreadsheets and maintains established spreadsheets in support of account reconciliations and assigned responsibilities; and develops and performs integrity checks over electronically maintained accounting records.
Works with outside divisions and departments to gather data and facts for research and analysis; performs analysis or completes calculations of a moderately complex nature for use by management and in support of assigned accounting functions; applies independent judgment and expertise to complete assignments, including changes specific to assigned area.
Able to communicate results of work product to appropriate parties. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve activities, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service; makes recommendations for needed training for internal customers.
Evaluates processes, procedures, and policies in assigned areas; makes recommendations and assists with development and implementation of new or revised accounting systems and processes.
Covers other projects as requested; may serve on a committee as assigned; attends and participates in professional group meetings.
Stays abreast of new trends and innovations in assigned field; maintains awareness of federal, state, and local regulations and impact of changes on the Agency.
Provides strong customer service and may lead activities and conduct training in assigned area.
Champions and models Sound Transit's core values and demonstrates values-based behaviors in everyday interactions across the agency.
Contributes to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in alignment with Sound Transit’s Equity & Inclusion Policy.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Three years of accounting experience; Or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Some public accounting and/or experience in governmental accounting preferred.
Required Knowledge And Skills: Generally accepted accounting principles and practices including GAAP, GAS, FASB, and GASB. Accounting processes, procedures, and internal control design. Automated enterprise-wide accounting systems and software for processing and reporting of financial transactions. Industry principles and practices of assigned area. Report preparation and presentation, working with report parameters, queries and data extraction. Principles and procedures of financial record keeping, storage, and document management. Analytical review techniques over transactions, account balances, reconciliations, and reports. Advanced Microsoft Excel. Mathematical principles. Pertinent local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and ordinances. Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Customer service methods and techniques. Operating automated financial management systems as well as word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Working with complex chart of account structures and subsidiary ledgers and preparing a variety of financial and administrative reports. Understanding technical accounting and industry concepts and directions and perform professional accounting functions. Identifying and researching moderately complex accounting issues/problems and make recommendations to resolve them. Written and oral communication, including ability to summarize and document analysis, conclusions, policies, and procedures in a concise and readable manner by others. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other department staff, management, vendors, outside agencies, community groups, and the general public. Performing complicated mathematical calculations and analyses. Planning and organizing work to meet changing priorities and deadlines. Identifying and resolving general problems in a timely manner using sound judgment.