Senior Accountant

GENERAL PURPOSE

Under direction, takes the lead and performs complex professional accounting and financial analysis duties in the preparation and maintenance of financial records and reports for various District accounts and funds; provides professional recommendations for action; serves as department liaison to other departments with respect to understanding accounting documents and financial reports; takes the lead and performs advanced, technical financial and statistical reporting related to maintaining the District’s general ledger including preparing month end and year end journal entries, reports and participating in the annual audit;

provides technical assistance to the Finance Manager, Chief Financial Officer and other departments; and performs related duties as assigned.

This classification is the lead level in the Accountant classification series. It is distinguished from the Accountant in that the Senior Accountant is the lead level classification, performing accounting and related duties at a higher level than the Accountant, taking the lead on projects, and exercising significantly more discretion and independent judgment than the Accountant. The Senior Accountant is distinguished from the Finance Manager in that the Senior Accountant does not exercise supervisory or management authority.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the class.

• Takes the lead role and participates in a variety of complex accounting and finance-related activities; assists the Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer in providing training and work direction, work coordination, and guidance to assigned staff; reviews work for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established standards and procedures.
• Maintains various accounts and general ledgers; prepares monthly fiscal reports relating to the progress of assigned accounts.
• Analyzes revenues and expenditures; recommend amendments to the budget; prepares budget resolutions.
• Serves as a financial resource to the Board of Directors and various District departments; provides information regarding various accounts, revenues, and expenditures.
• Audits accounts to ensure availability of funds; reviews demand for payment to ensure correct account numbers, proper signatures, and availability of funds.
• Audits account numbers and balance appropriations available for financial demand and purchase orders; reviews account balances and entries for errors; corrects journal entries.
• Prepares bond construction and lease fund reimbursements.
• Assists departments in the proper classification of revenues and expenditures.
• Maintains and reconciles various ledgers, reports, and account records; examines correct accounting transactions to ensure accuracy.
• Accounts for and monitors all economic development/redevelopment bond-related activity.
• Monitors and balances various accounts, verifying availability of funds and classification of expenditures; researches and analyzes transactions to resolve problems.
• Prepares comprehensive financial and payroll activity studies, reports, and statements as directed.
• Recommends and implements changes in accounting and auditing systems and procedures.
• Prepares and posts journal entries to record revenues, wire transfers, payments to assessment districts, and correct expenditures.
• Prepares investment account statement reconciliations.
• Maintains and adjusts the District’s fixed assets records.
• Provides technical assistance and assists the Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer in providing training to District staff in accounting, payroll, and budget administration matters.
• Maintain prompt and regular attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Principles of lead direction, work coordination, and training.
• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of an accounting program.
• Generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Finance and governmental accounting theory, concepts, procedures, and techniques.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
• Principles of fund accounting and corporate, non-profit accounting functions.
• Principles, procedures, and techniques of financial analyses
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting.
• Methods and techniques of effective technical, administrative, and complex financial report preparation and presentation.
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment, including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, statistical databases, and automated accounting systems.
• Customer services techniques, practices, and principles.

• Assist the Finance Manager and Chief…