Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy is required.
Remote work option available
JOB SUMMARY:
A Senior-level accountant requires a broad knowledge of accounting principles and procedures. Under the limited supervision of the Finance Director/Assistant County Manager, this position performs technical accounting, audit, financial, and budgetary functions of the County, including the periodic creation, review, and analysis of monthly financial statements and account balances. The role requires an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license and experience with audits to ensure compliance with GAAP, GASB, and other applicable standards. The Senior Accountant advises on technical accounting research and performs professional accounting functions in the recording and reporting of financial transactions. This position assists department directors, staff, vendors, and the general public as requested, and is responsible for preparing a variety of internal and external financial reports.
PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES:
Prepare various monthly financial reports and related statements that reflect the County's financial condition, monthly, quarterly and annually.
Act as a technical accounting resource for staff, including researching and reporting on new accounting standards or interpreting and implementing existing standards.
Manage and maintain the accounting system set up for expenses.
Develop of accounting, and finance policies and procedures.
Primary oversight of the County's General Ledger. The Treasurer manages all revenue, this position transitions information on the revenue side into the Finance ledger and provides analysis of expenses vs revenue.
Monthly reconciliation and monitoring of assigned funds, including A/R and A/P, review and maintenance of General Ledger accounts, revenue and expenditure analyses, journal entry adjustments, compiling and analyzing data, research and analysis transactions to resolve budget issues, and providing analysis of available funds at management's request.
Perform monthly cash analysis and bank and treasurer reconciliations.
Prepare various reports for federal, state, and other outside agencies, as well as internal accounting.
Lead annual audit, single audit and prepares the ACFR (Annual Comprehensive Financial Report) in accordance with GAAP.
Audit and process payments for various contracts and miscellaneous expenses.
Monitor the county's fixed assets related to assigned funds.
Work with the Grants Administrator to support Countywide grant reporting to federal and state agencies.
Adhere to all County policies and procedures, and all laws and regulations pertaining to the management of the County's General Ledger.
Compiles the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) documents
Proactively identify issues and work with the Finance Director/Assistant County Manager to problem solve solutions.
This position is a 40-hour per week opportunity offering a hybrid work environment. County offices are open Monday through Thursday, 32 hours a week. While not a public facing office, Finance operations are 40-hours a week, 10 hour days over the Monday through Thursday work week. Some flexibility is available to the successful candidate in the traditional work week so long as primary operations of the County are supported successfully Monday thro.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Knowledge of financial system applications and processing.
Must have strong financial analytical ability to prioritize and handle multiple competing tasks and demands and to prepare and interpret various financial statements, reports, and analyses.
Thorough knowledge of applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements. Government Fund Accounting knowledge.
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Skilled in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Using logic and reasoning, identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Knowledge and proficiency financial accounting software and in a variety of other computer software applications such as Microsoft Products (Word, Excel, etc.).
Skilled in organization and time management skills.
Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism.
Ability to accurately and effectively transmit and receive information necessary to accomplish goals and objectives, including effective written and oral communication; ability to keep customers, subordinates, peers, and supervisors informed; and the ability to listen.
Able to maintain courteous and effective working relationships with the public, County departments, co-workers, and other agencies.
Perform duties independently without close supervision.
Ability to utilize standard office procedures, practices, and equipment.
Comprehend and make inferences from legal and administrative written materials
Make mathematical calculations and draw logical conclusions
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