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SUMMARY:The Finance Department is currently seeking an Accountant/Senior Accountant. This department provides current, comprehensive, and accurate information about the financial position of the City to both internal and external customers while maintaining the highest levels of customer service. Positions in this department are responsible for a diverse range of finance-related duties, to include preparing/reviewing/recording accounting transactions; the coordination and preparation of annual financial reports; operating under multiple deadlines; and providing technical guidance and analysis to management on complex financial matters.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISITICS: This is the first level of the Finance team and reports to the Deputy Finance Director.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Entry Level Job Duties

• Develops financial system modules for requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices, procurement cards
• Reviewing and distributing invoices as they are received daily via both mail and email.
• Processes data entry for invoices, purchase orders, claims, deposits and financial reports.
• Prepares and maintains files and records including purchase orders, invoices, claims, billings, vendor files, etc.
• Maintains statistical reports and ledgers of accounts payable/receivable; maintains, monitors and reconciles records.
• Ensures city compliance and accuracy of taxpayer identification numbers for year-end 1099 tax reporting and processing, processes and mails all 1099 and 1099R tax documents.
• Researches and processes payables for utilities, telephone, credit card charges and other monthly bills; maintains running balances on open purchase orders, keeps records and prepares reports as necessary.
• Coordinates financial system changes and testing with applicable departments.
• Reconciles P-Card payments through Accounts Payable, keeps records of P-Card payments.
• Processes all utility deposit refunds and keeps records of all utility deposit refunds.
• Processes all water service reimbursements in Laserfiche Forms, enters all water service reimbursements in Caselle and keeps records of all water service reimbursements.
• Develops financial system modules for accounts receivables, billing, cash receipting
• Enters payment from the Arizona State Treasurers Office, NAYAX payments and other institutions as needed.
• Verifies daily deposits and paperwork for Customer Service and Clerks office.
• Keep records of daily deposits.
• Uses computerized accounting system to access account information, to perform research and to respond to complex and sensitive customer inquiries.

Senior Level Job Duties

Providing input of the external audit process for multiple annual reports, including the City\'s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).

Assisting in the implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements.

Preparing/reviewing/approving various journal entries reconciliations, payment control documents, and enterprise.

Performing reconciliations of various general ledger accounts, which may include researching and resolving discrepancies, and recording applicable journal entries.

Assisting in the design and implementation of accounting policies, procedures, and internal control systems.

Serving as a professional accounting resource for special projects or major programs.

Accountant are also responsible for diverse finance-related duties including accounting transactions, maintaining a comprehensive set of controls for a department\'s enterprise fund, coordination and preparation of annual financial reports, preparation of financial forecast utilized in the issuance of bonds, and providing technical guidance for the analysis and implementation of governmental accounting and financial reporting standards. Duties vary but may consist of the reporting and oversight of daily public banking operations, development of cost allocation models, and monitoring data and transactions to ensure integrity. Other duties may include the financial management of fixed assets, intergovernmental grant programs, cost accounting for operating budgets, capital improvement