City of Sedona Hiring for Accountant III Job at Sedona, AZ Full Time

ACCOUNTANT III

DEFINITION
To perform intermediate-level professional accounting work involving the review of source documents used for accounting, the maintenance of ledgers, registers or other records of initial entry, the maintenance of control accounts, and the preparation of periodic and special financial reports. Work is performed under general supervision of the Assistant Financial Services Director with considerable latitude for independent judgment.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general administrative direction from the Assistant Financial Services Director.
May exercise some supervision as needed over Accounting Technicians.

Essential Functions:

1. Reconciles assigned bank and investment accounts; reviews reconciliations of other bank accounts prepared by other Finance staff; allocates interest earned to each fund as appropriate.
2. Assists in analysis and problem solving by reconciling general ledger accounts, subsidiary ledgers, and other accounting records.

3. Prepares journal entries; compiles and generates spreadsheets and other backup documentation for journal entries and other accounting transactions; reviews and approves journal entries prepared by others.

4. Performs a variety of professional level accounting duties involving the accounting, recording and reporting of financial transactions involved in City funds; reviews and participates in day-to-day accounting operations such as balancing and posting all expenditures, revenues and adjusting journal entries to the general ledger ensuring proper classification.

5. Coordinates debt payment amounts and payment due dates; prepares debt related journal entries.

6. Coordinates the month-end and year-end closing processes.

7. Conducts the accounting, reporting and monitoring of capital assets and infrastructure; maintains records of capital assets, land, buildings, infrastructure, and construction in progress; records asset additions and deletions by function and fund; determines value of asset from a variety of supporting documentation; calculates and maintains depreciation schedules; reconciles the capital asset subsidiary ledger to general ledger.
8. Coordinates year-end inventory of capital assets and physical inventories by preparing asset lists, reviewing counts, and reconciling and entering disposal transactions; performs capital asset audits.
9. Creates and monitors internal controls, procedures, and forms for the recording and tracking of capital assets.

10. Assists and reviews fiscal grants reports prepared by project managers; reconciles accounting records to ensure they accurately reflect grant activity.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,000.00 – $84,200.00 per year

Benefits:

• 457(b)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Physical Setting:

• Office

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 4 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPA certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location