Accountant

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The Accountant prepares multiple sections of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), prepares various component unit financial statements, prepares the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) and the Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards (SESA), participates in external and internal audit engagements, and represents CCO as a member of various committees. This individual provides oversight, training, review, and approval of work for financial staff in all City departments.

Essential Functions

1. Provides direction and support on the work of accounting staff in all City departments related to financial accounting and reporting matters.
2. Assists in ensuring deadlines and work requirements are met by financial staff in all City departments.
3. Performs duties as a subject matter expert in areas of governmental accounting standards related to, but not limited to, the following topics: financial statement preparation, revenue and expense recognition, capital assets, long-term debt issuance and reporting, developer payables, compensated absences, other post-employment benefits, net pension liabilities, state and federal grants, pollution remediation, landfill closure and post-closure liabilities, cash and investments, lease liabilities and receivables, property and sales tax receivables, component units, tax abatements, franchise fees, hotel occupancy tax, investment reporting and reconciliation, inventory, risk and legal liabilities, accounts payable, fund balance and net position classification, and wire transfer reporting and reconciliation.
4. Interprets and applies over 100 Governmental Accounting Standards Board statements, concept statements, interpretations, technical bulletins, and implementation guides, and implements new items in the City’s financial statements, as well as actively participates in meetings to communicate processes and changes to City department staff and management.
5. Reviews, interprets, and implements accounting impact of legal contracts, agreements, City resolutions and ordinances, and other documents, and provides guidance for implementation to departments throughout the City.
6. Communicates with City staff and managers, on financial accounting and reporting matters, with supervision and guidance from CCO Managers, Financial Accountants, and Senior Accountants.
7. Assists in training and instruction on finance and accounting issues to every City department, in both governmental and proprietary reporting units, all having specific accounting scenarios and different business processes.
8. May review agenda items, identify errors, provide suggestions for corrections, and approve agenda items for all City departments prior to submission to the Chief Financial Officer.
9. Reviews detailed grant transactions and gives direction for corrections and updates in grant reporting, as well as assists with preparation and reconciliation of City-wide SEFA and SESA.
10. Prepares detailed journal entries, reconciliations, working papers, financial statements other supporting documents, and assists with note disclosures for multiple sections of the ACFR.
11. Provides information related to audit requests.
12. Oversees, reviews, identifies errors, provides corrections, and serves as CCO approver for general ledger journal entries for all City departments.
13. Prepares detailed research and supporting documentation in support of analytical review of financial changes from year-to-year.
14. Assists with accounting system upgrades and testing.
15. Assists in evaluating processes and makes recommendations for improvements to operations and assists with implementation of corrective actions with guidance and instruction from Managers, Financial Accountants and Senior Accountants.
16. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education (Required)

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business-related field. Must have 30 hours of accounting coursework completed. (Required)

Experience (Preferred)

• Completion of the Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting course is a plus.
• Experience preparing journal entries, accounting work papers is a plus.
• Experience preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) is a plus.

Supplemental Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Comprehensive understanding of governmental accounting and Governmental Accounting Standards Board pronouncements.
2. Ability to interpret and apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to complex governmental accounting system. Comprehensive understanding of federal and state grant accounting and reporting.
3. Ability to complete approximately forty hours of annual continuing education seminars and training to maintain and improve technical and leadership skills.
4. Ability to train staff on accounting related systems and procedures.
5. Ability to manage information technology activities to ensure effective operations.
6. Ability to devise solutions to administrative problems and to plan and review the work of others.
7. Ability to disseminate information through the preparation of concise and accurate reports.
8. Ability to manage projects.
9. Ability to demonstrate resilience in facing and overcoming challenges.
10. Ability to work additional hours when there is a high volume of tasks to be completed.
11. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
12. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

• Interested qualified candidates MUST submit an application online via NeoGov at: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/dallas/default.cfm.
• Applications must be complete, and all required documents must be attached at the time of submission.