Description

Essential Functions

• Monitors various expenses, projects and accounts by monitoring all expenses incurred for a particular event, reviewing vendor statements to ensure that all invoices are posted to the system and paid, researching any vendor related issues, sending invoices to promoters for payments, reconciling contracts, reviewing invoices for completeness, preparing and distributing monthly and quarterly reports to indicate project status, ensuring that proper accounting standards are used, maintaining records for the department, developing spreadsheets and recording expenditures for reports, assisting engineers and project managers, researching accounts and explaining financial regulations.
• Analyzes and maintains financial statements and schedules by reviewing the general ledger and making adjustments to the entries as needed.
• Prepares monthly financial statements by reviewing and approving invoices and preparing various reports and analyses as needed.
• Contributes to special projects by collecting data and combining and summarizing data into relevant information.
• Assists with annual budget preparation by providing technical support for the budget system and analyzing and examining divisional budgets for clarity.
• Records and updates standard operating procedures by documenting accounting procedures.

Education/Experience

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Required:

• One year experience.

• Two (2) years of experience in accounting or finance, preferably for a municipality or in government service.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Additional Information & Requirements

Work Schedule: 8:30 am – 5:00PM (Monday – Friday) 40 hrs./wk.
Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus.