Accountant II - Finance

<p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong><em><u>Salary Range:</u></em></strong> $33.9368 - $ 37.3942/hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 3 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent on the applicant's education, experience, and training. </p><br><strong><em><u>Work Schedule:</u></em></strong> Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<br><br><strong><em><u>Required Attachments for Application:</u></em></strong><ul><li>Cover Letter</li><li>Resume</li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong><em><u>Job Summary:</u></em></strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Under direction, performs a variety of professional accounting duties; maintains the City's automated accounting systems; reviews accounting records for accuracy and completeness; prepares financial statements and special reports; completes special analyses and projects; and assists in the financial audit.</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong><em><u>Scope of Responsibility:</u></em></strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Incumbent is familiar with department operations and is able to work with minimal assistance. Working under general management guidance, incumbent sets precedent within limits and administers operating rules and procedures.  Incumbent solves complex problems by applying business approaches in new ways and recommends new alternatives to resolve problems.   Incumbent frequently interacts with other City employees and outside vendors to provide detailed procedural explanations.</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong>Accounting Duties</strong></p><ul style="margin-left: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><li>Maintains and reconciles a variety of ledgers, reports, and accounting records; examines and corrects accounting transactions to ensure accuracy; prepares journal vouchers to adjust and correct errors in accounting records; performs month end, fiscal year end, and calendar year end accounting system processing.</li><li>Monitors and balances various accounts verifying availability of funds and classification of expenditures; researches and analyzes transactions to resolve problems in accordance with generally accepted Accounting Principles for governments.</li><li>Provides financial and budgetary planning assistance to City departments; provides technical assistance and training to City staff in matters related to software modules as well as accounting, payroll and budget principles and practices; assists in analyzing accounting, grants, and other procedures; recommends improvements in forms and procedures used.</li><li>Maintains and updates the City's fixed assets records and schedules; balances to general ledger; establishes, deletes, and reviews pending assets; generates depreciation entries.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt 0.25in;"> </p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong>Financial Reports</strong></p><div style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0;"><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Prepares and analyzes a variety of fiscal reports, statements, and schedules; prepares new year, mid-year, and year end reports; ensures timely preparation and submissions of various reports.</li></ul></div><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong>Budget & Audit Process</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0;"><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Reviews department and City budget figures.</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Recommends appropriate budget levels based on items and needs addressed.</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Tracks and monitors budget levels.</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Performs analysis of the budget.</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Assists with budget estimates and preparation of budget document.</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;">Assists with annual audit; coordinates and prepares working papers; answers technical questions, prepares the comprehensive Annual Financial Statements.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt 0.25in;"> </p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong>Departmental Duties</strong></p><ul style="margin-left: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><li>Administers and maintains the City's automated accounting systems and modules; assumes responsibility for file maintenance including system controls, codes, and user profiles and security; troubleshoot and resolve operational problems; modifies software to City's procedures and policies and requests program modifications as necessary.</li><li>Identifies opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; develops and implements accounting and fiscal control systems and procedures; reviews, develops, and modifies accounting methods to improve existing procedures, ensures conformity to policy, and increases effectiveness; ensures compliance with sound accounting practices and applicable regulations.</li><li>Analyzes financial data in order to recommend program changes and advise and develop program and policy options for City management.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt;"><strong>Performs other duties as assigned.</strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"><strong><em><u>Required Qualifications & Skills:</u></em></strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt">Bachelor’s degree with major course work in accounting or a related field</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt">Three (3) years of professional, general, or governmental accounting experience</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt">Must be able to pass a Federal and State criminal background check</li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"> </p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"><strong><em><u>Preferred Qualifications & Skills:</u></em></strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt">CPA certification, or</li><li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt">Meeting the minimum eligibility requirements for the CPA exam</li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt">Work is a normal office environment.  Requires moderate physical effort, moving between 5 and 25 pounds. Work requires high attention to detail or deadlines, with effort being frequent or continuous (over 70% of the time).</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"> </p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"><strong>Some requirements in this job description may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.   All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.</strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; text-align: justify"><strong>Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and experience required.  To perform this job successfully, the worker must possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.</strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; text-align: justify"><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; text-align: justify"><strong>This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.   The City retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.</strong></p>