Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant position involves performing complex professional accounting work, including financial reporting, fixed asset management, grant and developer agreement administration, capital project accounting, account reconciliations, and compliance monitoring. The incumbent ensures accurate financial records, supports annual audit and financial reporting processes, and provides financial analysis and recommendations to support sound fiscal management and stewardship of public funds.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex accounting tasks such as maintaining and preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and accounting records for funds primarily including General Fund, internal service funds, trust and agency funds, and general capital project fund types.
• Records fixed assets by creating and supervising a system of procedures, forms, and controls.
• Allocates tag numbers to fixed assets to effectively track them from time to time.
• Records in the accounting system newly acquired fixed assets and those disposed.
• Tracks, compiles, and records project costs in fixed asset accounts; closes out the accounts at the completion of the projects.
• Performs reconciliation of fixed asset subsidiary ledger balance with summary-level account in the general ledger.
• Performs depreciation calculation for all fixed assets.
• Performs revision and update on the detailed schedule of accumulated depreciation and fixed assets.
• Captures and administers grant program and developer agreements to ensure budgeting, administrative policies, procedures, and federal, state, and local statutes and regulations requirements are being followed.
• Maintains financial management of grants and developer agreements (e.g., budget preparation, budget adjustments, expenditures, reimbursement requests etc.) for the purpose of complying with all program and funding guidelines for grants awarded to the City and by the City.
• Monitors proposals and funding application requirements (e.g., presentation, number of copies and binding, content, delivery method and labeling, deadlines, eligibility for grant, etc.) for the purpose of utilizing time and resources to maximize successful awarding of City grant funds.
• Conducts monitoring including on-site with local agencies providing services under agreements with the City including review and authorization of payment requests, beneficiary reports, financial reports, and monitoring/audits of agency recipients.
• Determines areas of non-compliance and works with the organizations to achieve compliance.
• Withholds funding, if necessary, to facilitate compliance with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations.
• Prepares and maintains various account reconciliations including property tax, sales tax, miscellaneous receivables, bank/outstanding checks reconciliations, and payroll accounts.
• Prepares, records, and monitors capital bond project reporting.
• Prepares regular and special reports for regulatory agencies upon request.
• Prepares financial statements and other supporting schedules and analyses in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Assists in maintaining internal accounting control systems for the organization.
• Assists in maintaining compliance and implementing new Governmental Accounting Standards Board statements.
• Provides management reports as requested/necessary.
• Researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations to management regarding various accounting related issues such as conformance with City ordinances and policies.
• Affirms financial accuracy and compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Prepares statements, notes, and statistical information for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
• Performs special projects as assigned, which requires a high level of understanding of accounting theory and concepts.
• Works with outside and internal Auditors as necessary.
• Maintains the integrity, professionalism, values, and goals of the City by assuring that all rules and regulations are followed, and that accountability and public trust are preserved.
• Cooperates with co-workers professionally to accomplish work efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Public Administration with two (2) years experience in accounting or finance;
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Municipal Government Experience preferred.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License prior to employment. (Must obtain a Texas driver license within 30 days of hire per State law.)

Skills

• Working knowledge of modern governmental accounting theory, principles, and practices.
• Working knowledge of office automation and computerized financial applications.
• Knowledge of public finance and fiscal planning.
• Working knowledge of payroll and accounts payable functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to accurately account for city funds.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, and city officials.
• Ability to maintain efficient and effective accounting systems and procedures.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

• Occasional lifting/carrying of five to twenty-five pounds;
• visual acuity, speech, and hearing;
• hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer keyboard and basic office equipment.
• Working conditions are primarily indoors in an office environment, sitting long hours in a day.