Finance Specialist

About the role

Join the City of Fair Oaks Ranch as a full-time Finance Specialist and put your accounting, organizational, and customer-service skills to work supporting the City's financial operations. This onsite position offers an excellent opportunity to manage essential financial processes while collaborating with employees across the organization.

Responsibilities

As a Finance Specialist, you will provide essential support for the City's financial operations by managing accounts payable, payroll processing, account reconciliations, cash collections, deposits, and other accounting activities. Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing weekly accounts payable and biweekly payroll
• Maintaining payroll records and completing required tax, insurance, retirement, and governmental reporting
• Assisting City employees with payroll and accounts-payable questions
• Reconciling general ledger accounts, coding invoices, and maintaining vendor files
• Supporting year-end reporting requirements such as W-2s, 1099s, and quarterly payroll tax filings
• Maintaining ACH and nonsufficient-funds processes, accounting records, bank deposits, and transfers
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial procedures
• Working closely with Human Resources and assisting the Procurement Manager with implementing and maintaining departmental processes
• Accepting and processing payments, preparing daily bank deposits, and posting financial information to the City's website
• Serving as a backup for utility billing functions when needed, including processing billing cycles and late fees and assisting customers with utility-account questions

Requirements

The ideal candidate is organized, dependable, and committed to maintaining accurate financial records. You should be comfortable handling sensitive and confidential information, balancing multiple deadlines, and providing helpful guidance to employees and customers.

• Minimum of one year of related experience
• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License
• Knowledge of financial accounting principles and standard financial-reporting practices
• Knowledge of cash handling, deposit processes, and general ledger accounting methods
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to analyze information and make effective, timely decisions
• Ability to maintain accurate records and safeguard confidential information
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work
• Strong written, verbal, and customer-service skills

Benefits

The City offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Flexible Spending Account, Paid Time Off, and participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System, with a 7% mandatory employee contribution and a 2:1 City match.

Pay

The starting annual salary for this position is $45,031.