Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

A vibrant community, surrounded by natural beauty, where you belong!

Salary range: $67,978 - $91,771 per hour (hiring range: $67,978 - $79,874
). Final date to receive applications:
Tuesday, 2.3.26 at 12:00 P.M. M.S.T.

• Two (2) Medical plans, Dental, Vision (for self/ spouse/ children)
• A Dedicated, exclusive Employee Health and Wellness Center
• Discounted Chilson Center passes
• Paid vacation, holidays, floating holidays, and medical leave
• Flexible spending including Dependent Care
• Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-term and Long-term disability, and voluntary Critical Illness Coverage
• Retirement 401a, 457, Roth (pre-& post tax) and company match
• A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary 529 College Invest program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Personal and Professional Development opportunities
• Employee Recognition Program
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Market based pay & regular performance reviews
• Local Government employment is eligible for Public Loan Forgiveness Program

• Perform month and year-end closing.
• Verify all cash receipts, journal entries and system updates and funds are in balance.
• Posts required journal entries.

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation.
• Check accounts, review for accuracy and compare to bank records all transactions affecting cash.
• Include postings from system modules.
• Reconcile and produce monthly list of outstanding accounts payable checks.
• Monitor return check activity.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries to properly record all activity in regard to cash.
• Research all outstanding items and make appropriate journal entries.

• Maintain accounting files.
• Assure interface accuracy between the general ledger and other subsidiary modules.
• Interpret and assure compliance with laws, rules, regulations & standards.
• Perform month end and year end analysis of funds, financial statements and department data.

• Prepare financial reports, budgets, general ledger account balances, revenues and expenditures.
• Assist in annual audit process.
• Prepare and analyze year-end financial statements.
• Review, reconcile, compile and evaluate accounting records and prepare year-end audit work for funds.
• Interact with external auditors.

• Provide assistance to departments in all areas of accounting.
• Provide professional advice, resolve difficult accounting problems and answer concerns.
• Collaborate and share knowledge with staff including the use of financial computer modules. Financial report creation.

• Maintain accurate fixed asset accounting records according to accepted standards.
• Perform asset inventory.
• Prepare fixed asset schedules and depreciation.

• Design, maintain, track and report capital projects.
• Set up projects, maintain and reconcile project cost reports.
• Assist project managers with financial information.
• Complete complex analysis of restricted cash accounts based on financial activities to prepare necessary inter-fund transfers.

• Performs special financial research projects.
• Evaluate financial systems, develop accounting and operational process improvements along with other challenging assignments and changes.
• Maintain current knowledge of other accounting procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective communications.
• Analyzes complex financial data and extracts and defines relevant information.
• Interpret data for others.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

​Bachelor's Degree or higher in Accounting.

​Governmental accounting courses.

Knowledge and/or experience with a computerized accounting system(s) and software.

3 years professional experience in governmental accounting preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and or experience may substitute for education requirements on a year for year basis.

• Comprehensive and working knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and practices of governmental accounting.
• Knowledge and/or work experience with computerized accounting system and computers.
• Communi…