Senior Accountant

Full-time position available with the Water Department, Finance Administration Division located at 4800 East 63rd Street
Salary Range: $5,173-$7,759/month
Normal Work Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., *telework available 1 day per pay period
Application Deadline Date: October 02, 2023

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and reviews water, sewer and stormwater projects to ensure proper accounting of capital project expenditures.
• Coordinates with Engineering, Accounting, Permits and Contract Administration divisions to ensure accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board requirements for Construction in Progress and Fixed Assets.
• Prepares journal entries to recognize water main extensions placed in service.
• Maintains the Project Module in Peoplesoft. Assigns new project numbers, tracks project status to completion.
• Performs monthly journal entries to recognize new capital assets, completed projects and proper depreciation schedules.
• Records capital asset additions, transfers and contributed capital.
• Reconciles the construction-In-progress accounts.
• Prepare Year-end audit schedules to ensure audited financial statements accurately reflect construction in progress for the Water Services Department.
• Applies statistical techniques (econometric modeling, present value, regression analysis, time series, etc.) to assist in problem solving.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

REQUIRES an accredited Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or a related subject area and 5 years professional experience in governmental or business accounting, including 2 years of intermediate professional accounting at the level of Accountant II; OR an equivalent combination of qualifying education and experience.

Other Information

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