Purpose: |
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Provide complex and diverse accounting and financial duties to city management; prepare complex, irregular and non-routine financial analysis, reports and financial statements. Provides advanced financial support for multiple programs and projects. |
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Prepares, reviews and approves accounting transactions for routine and non-routine accounts payable, cash receipts, billing or other accounting transactions by verifying documentation from multiple sources.
- Review and reconciles high volume and complicated transactions.
- Coordinates and prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information. Researches and analyzes basic and non-routine asset information for establishment of fixed assets.
- Performs non-routine and complex duties associated with the reconciliation, balancing or processing of vouchers, ledgers, journals, reports and statements.
- Prepares complex and non-routine financial analysis and trend analysis of data.
- Researches and resolves complex and difficult billing, invoicing, financial inquiries, accounting and budget information.
- Reconciles accounts, identifies and prepares corrections by collecting and analyzing account information and analyzing accounting options.
- Responds to inquiries requiring knowledge of accounting practices, policies, and procedures.
- Prepares complex, non-standard financial analysis, data analysis and trend analysis to produce financial and graphical reports. Prepares financial statements and/or special financial reports including balance sheets, income statements, and other reports.
- Investigates and reconciles accounting transactions, reconciles and resolves discrepancies. Provides root cause analysis of process problems.
- Maintains information and reviews financial transactions by creating and/or monitoring electronic files and/or accounting documents.
- Performs financial analysis of special projects and programs as requested.
- Prepares audit work papers for annual or special audit by accumulating data accurately for assigned area(s) in a timely and accurate manner.
- Assists in the development of guidelines, procedures and templates for financial review and reporting.
- Maintains accounting controls and financial security by following policies and procedures and internal controls.
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Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Knowledge of financial reporting concepts and preferred business practices.
- Knowledge of data and trend analysis
- Skill in analyzing and interpreting financial records.
- Skill in processing large volumes of numerical data
- Skill in effective verbal and written communication.
- Skill in operating a personal computer and related equipment.
- Skill in performing basic mathematical calculations.
- Skill in classifying fiscal data and compiling reports.
- Skill in data analysis and financial analysis using spreadsheets.
- Ability to make recommendations to solve complex problems.
- Ability to identify and select appropriate tools and techniques to identify problems and develop solutions.
- Ability to plan and organize tasks to complete projects.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize duties
- Ability to resolve problems or situations requiring the exercise of good judgment.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
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Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited four year college or university with major coursework in a field related to Finance, Accounting, or Economics plus two years of related experience.
- Any combination of related experience and/or education may be substituted.
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Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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