Accounting Supervisor

JOB LOCATION

15151 E Alameda Pkwy Aurora, Colorado

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization.

At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of:
Integrity
, Respect, Professionalism
, and Customer Service
, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
• Diverse community
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
• Light rail station minutes away
• On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
• Access to innovation work spaces

Final date to receive applications:
January 29th, 2026 (This position is subject to close once a qualified pool of applications has been obtained)

The Accounting Supervisor will be responsible for assisting with the supervision, planning, coordinating, and administering of the activities and operations of the Accounting Group within the Controller's Office. In addition, the Accounting Supervisor will be involved in special projects to bring critical enhancements and improvements to the city's financial operations.

• Assists with the supervision, planning, coordinating, and administering of accounting staff including overseeing responsibilities and workloads as well as training and assistance.
• Assists with the city's Financial, Single and SCFD Audits as well as any other audit-related reviews including the coordination/assignment of staff, meeting of audit due dates, and communications with the city's external auditors on all audit related matters.
• Assists with the completion of the city's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) that meets GFOA standards.
• Assists with the review of journal entries, accounts payable batches, and payroll transactions that meet certain thresholds and/or of a complex nature as well as year-end entries, work papers, and analysis.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities for the Controller's Office.
• Provides assistance, training, and support to all city staff on accounting related matters including the city's automated financial accounting system of record.
• Responsible for specific items related to year-end and the ACFR including, but not limited to, GASB 34 entries and the ACFR Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).
• Assists with grant management assistance including compliance to all city staff; includes updates and revisions to the city's Grant Business Policy Memorandum (BPM), city procedures and processes including forms and templates, grant training, and use of the grant management component of the city's automated financial accounting system.
• Plans, implements, and manages implementation of the city's automated financial accounting system and assists with the improvement of the organization, processes, and reports, including financial element creation, as needed, to meet the needs of all system users.
• Plans, manages, develops, tests, and implements new financial accounting systems and systems modifications.
• Develops and monitors city-wide internal controls.
• Assists in the hiring, training, evaluating, and discipling of assigned staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or…