Senior Accountant - Accounts Payable

About the role

Mosaic Talent Consulting's mission is to help job seekers piece together their ideal career by surfacing diverse, quality opportunities. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Mosaic does not hire for these positions—we aggregate and authenticate them from real employers. Salary: $48.07 - $55.96 Hourly Location : Parks - Elliott Bay Office Park - 300 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle, 98119, WA Job Type: Classified Civil Service, Regular, Full-Time Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid Job Number: 2026-00950 Department: Seattle Parks & Recreation Department Division: Performance, Policy and Finance Division Opening Date: 07/20/2026 Closing Date: 8/4/2026 4:00 PM Pacific Language Premium: No Position Description

About Seattle Parks and Recreation

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is a national leader and innovator in the services and programs we provide to our residents who enjoy our public spaces such as parks, community centers, specialty gardens and swimming pools. Our mission is to equip employees and the public for well-being as we support healthy people, a thriving environment and vibrant community. We provide safe and accessible spaces for residents and visitors to work, recreate, rejuvenate and enhance quality of life and wellness for children, teenagers, adults and seniors. Delivering excellent customer service to all is a core value.

Equity & Inclusion

Seattle Parks and Recreation commits to advancing equity and social justice in our department and in every neighborhood by growing a dynamic and diverse workforce, developing strong investments, growth opportunities and beneficial partner strategies as we acknowledge and pledge to close disparities created by historical practices which often hindered workforce development, environmental justice, access to quality open spaces, programs and facilities.

About The Division

The Seattle Parks and Recreation Accounts Payable team is a branch of SPR's Policy & Finance Division. The AP team supports department-wide operations by managing essential financial processes. Our team oversees invoice and voucher processing, credit cards, and provides guidance on purchasing methods and proper coding of supplier invoices. By upholding strong financial processes, we help our department function smoothly and provide consistent support to staff and the broader Seattle community.

Job Responsibilities

• Review contracts and memorandums of agreement, create and maintain purchase orders, change orders, requisitions and enter encumbrances in PeopleSoft.
• Oversee Public work, consultant contract invoices and as main contact working with Capital Project Development, Contract Management team and City Purchasing to solve purchase order encumbrance issues.
• Review and post accounts payable voucher to ensure appropriateness of purchase and timeliness of payments.
• Maintain and enforce department and City Purchasing policies and procedures including credit card; train department staff in their usage of credit cards; oversee and reconcile Parks monthly credit card transaction with Peoplesoft 9.2 financial system.
• Review vendor statements to ensure all invoices are processed timely.
• Develops, modifies query report and establishes Accounts Payable procedures and financial controls related to Accounts Payable.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation reports including maintaining current reports and design of new reports and writing of ad-hoc reports as required.
• Monitor the accounts payable month-end and year-end process to ensure all vendor payments are processed in the correct accounting period and meet the City's closing deadlines.
• Provide leadership, coaching and training to staff and verify, aud