Description

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Salary Range: $72,974.68 - $92,019.68

Job Description:

Under the general direction of the Assistant Finance Director, performs advanced professional governmental accounting work involving the preparation, analysis, reconciliation, and reporting of complex financial transactions and records. This position plays a key role in the City’s yearend close and audit process, including preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), yearend journal entries, and extensive audit support. Responsibilities include maintaining the general ledger, ensuring strong internal controls, performing detailed financial analysis, reconciling payroll and benefits to the general ledger, and supporting budget, grant, capital, and debtrelated accounting activities. The Senior Accountant provides highlevel technical expertise, resolves complex accounting issues, and supports City departments through accurate financial reporting and compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

 Serves as a lead professional and team leader for the Accounting Team, providing day-to-day guidance, oversight, and technical direction to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to internal controls and financial policies.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Prepare, maintain, analyze, verify, and reconcile complex financial transactions, records, and highly technical reports; review general ledger accounts, make necessary adjustments, and ensure the effectiveness of internal controls, including support for the development, documentation, and improvement of internal control policies.

Maintains and reconciles the City's general ledger accounting system; prepares monthly and year-end journal entries; performs monthly accounting reconciliations; prepares and distributes departmental reports.

Serve as the primary owner of the City’s fixed asset accounting module, ensuring capital asset activity is accurately recorded, reconciled to the general ledger, and compliant with GASB requirements, including yearend reconciliation, reporting, and audit support.

Perform a heavy role in audit preparation and coordination, including compiling schedules, supporting documentation, and analyses; responding to auditor inquiries; researching issues; resolving findings; and assisting with internal and external audit reviews and special examinations.

Prepare the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and related yearend financial statements, schedules, and disclosures; ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GASB requirements and reporting standards.

Monitors and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local grant requirements, including accurate financial reporting and adherence to applicable regulations.

Administers all aspects of grant accounting, including tracking revenues and expenditures, preparing reimbursement requests, coordinating documentation, leading preparation of the annual Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), and supporting audits and grant-related reviews.

Review and approve weekly Accounts Payable payment batches, ensuring proper documentation, coding accuracy, compliance with internal controls, and adherence to City policies prior to disbursement.

Review and support payroll processing, including detailed reconciliation of payroll, benefits, taxes, and deductions to the general ledger, ensuring accurate posting and coordination with Human Resources.

Monitor and maintain debt service schedules and payments: record, reconcile, and analyze debt-related transactions and activity.

Recommend and assist in the implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; establish schedules and methods to improve operational efficiency

Assist with the implementation of new accounting system modules, processes, reporting tools, and financial technology enhancements.

Prepares various monthly, quarterly, annual and special reports as required for internal needs, state, federal or other statutory requirements

Leads, mentors, and supports Accounting Team staff by providing training and ongoing technical guidance
Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field and five (5) years of accounting experience, preferably in a governmental agency; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A Master’s degree in Accounting and/or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential is preferred.

 Special Qualifications:

Possession of a valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle.  Requirement exists at the time of hire and as a condition of continued employment.
Expected to have or obtain North Carolina Governmental Finance Certification within two years of hire.