Outsourced Accounting Senior Consultant - Public Sector

About the role

Our role includes providing financial staffing and related consulting support to municipalities, assisting with accounting and finance functions, reviewing data, drafting financial reports, verifying and allocating transactions, preparing entries, analyzing financial information, and collaborating with clients.

Responsibilities

• Supporting municipalities with accounting and finance functions, including bank reconciliations, budget development, financial close reporting, and annual audit preparation.
• Reviewing data regarding cash, investments, receivables, capital assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, and expenses.
• Drafting financial reports, including budgets to actual schedules and annual financial statements.
• Verifying, allocating, and posting details of municipality transactions to subsidiary accounts.
• Compiling and analyzing financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts.
• Improving client accounting operations by drafting policies and procedures.
• Analyzing financial information to prepare balance sheets, statement of revenues and expenditures, and other reports.
• Collaborating with other consultants and clients for continuous improvement recommendations.
• Training and developing junior staff members.
• Monthly billings to customers.

Qualifications

• A general understanding of GASB and government fund accounting, client’s business systems and industry requirements.
• 4+ years of governmental accounting or 6+ years of experience creating and using financial reports in a professional service firm (public accounting), government, or school district.
• Proficiency with various financial accounting systems and Excel.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA or Master’s degree in accounting, business, or other similar field preferred but not required.
• Local and/or regional travel to client sites.
• Ability for limited overnight travel preferred but not required.
• Project management skills - ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, flexible time off, pre-determined holidays, a 401(k) plan, and a pension plan for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. Additionally, contingent staff may opt for health insurance and receive paid sick time. Compensation ranges from $33.81 to $55.72 per hour in CO, IL, OH, and MA.