Accountant ; Surface Water Management

Snohomish County Surface Water Management (SWM), a Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), is seeking a highly capable Accountant I to join our team and assure smooth, timely and efficient financial operation for the division. The Accountant I responsibilities include financial administration and reporting, processing grant billings, accounts payable, accounts receivable, end of year financial reconciliation, and assisting in budget planning and oversight.

You can make a difference to the residents of Snohomish County! If you are highly motivated and enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment, join our team!

This position reports to the Fiscal and Admin Supervisor.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively and possess:

• Familiarity with accounting principles and practices
• The ability to review and research expenditures and revenues for accuracy and compliance with agreements and guidelines
• The ability to perform highly accurate electronic data entry, as well as detailed tracking and reporting from digital systems and databases
• The ability to prioritize tasks and meet prescribed processing deadlines
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Fast learner, positive attitude, and reliable
• The ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with project managers, department or other County staff, external agencies, and County residents

These functions are essential to advance our mission:

• Coordinate all SWM division purchases including record keeping of invoices
• Assist staff with travel and business expense authorizations
• Support project managers to set up fiscal accounts and ongoing reporting
• Provide access and assistance with County credit cards
• Pay bills and process journal vouchers
• Maintain inventory of small & attractive assets
• Manage cash collections
• Set up access for new electronic payees to SWM Statewide Vendor and bank account
• Approve accounts receivable and cash collections
• Perform year‑end reporting and reconciliation
• Work with and respond to State Auditors as needed for fiscal audits
• Support fiscal technology transitions

DCNR partners with Snohomish County communities to steward resources and manage infrastructure for the purpose of protection, enhancement, use, and enjoyment of our land, air, and water now and into the future.

Our ideal candidate will have qualities in alignment with the County’s values: providing and demonstrating high quality service, leadership, stewardship, accountability, respect, and integrity.

Job offers are contingent on successful completion of reference and background checks. Snohomish County will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

SWM is a stormwater utility that provides services to unincorporated Snohomish County. These services are funded by service charges paid by property owners in the unincorporated county. SWM is the largest division in Snohomish County’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources with an annual budget of $54.6 million.

SWM works in partnership with other local and regional agencies to improve Snohomish County now and for future generations. SWM provides a variety of programs and services for reducing road and property flooding and preserving and improving the health of Snohomish County's water resources and natural systems. We focus on four core areas of service:

• Drainage and road flooding
• Clean water in rivers, streams and lakes;
• Salmon and marine habitat; and
• River flooding

You can find us responding to water-quality problems and complaints, monitoring river levels during flood season, maintaining drainage systems, managing habitat improvement projects and more. For further information on Snohomish County Surface Water Management's programs, please go to  Our 2024 Highlights report is available here.

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