Accountant II - Finance

The City of Billings is seeking an Accountant II -- Finance to perform a variety of professional accounting duties including:

• Maintain the City's automated accounting systems;
• Review accounting records for accuracy and completeness;
• Prepare financial statements and special reports;
• Complete special analyses and projects; and
• Assist in the financial audit.
  
  

Salary Range: $33.9368 - $ 37.3942 per hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 3 of a 7-step pay scale. The salary will be dependent on the applicant's education, experience, and training.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains and reconciles a variety of ledgers, reports, and accounting records.
• Examines and corrects accounting transactions to ensure accuracy.
• Prepares journal vouchers to adjust and correct errors in accounting records.
• Performs month end, fiscal year end, and calendar year end accounting system processing.
• Monitors and balances various accounts verifying availability of funds and classification of expenditures.
• Researches and analyzes transactions to resolve problems in accordance with generally accepted Accounting Principles for governments.
• Provides financial and budgetary planning assistance to City departments.
• Provides technical assistance and training to City staff in matters related to software modules as well as accounting, payroll and budget principles and practices.
• Assists in analyzing accounting, grants, and other procedures.
• Recommends improvements in forms and procedures used.
• Maintains and updates the City's fixed assets records and schedules.
• Balances to general ledger.
• Establishes, deletes, and reviews pending assets.
• Generates depreciation entries.
• Prepares and analyzes a variety of fiscal reports, statements, and schedules.
• Prepares new year, mid-year, and year end reports.
• Ensures timely preparation and submissions of various reports.
• Reviews department and City budget figures.
• Recommends appropriate budget levels based on items and needs addressed.
• Tracks and monitors budget levels.
• Performs analysis of the budget.
• Assists with budget estimates and preparation of budget documents.
• Assists with annual audit.
• Coordinates and prepares working papers.
• Answers technical questions.
• Prepares the comprehensive Annual Financial Statements.
• Administers and maintains the City's automated accounting systems and modules.
• Assumes responsibility for file maintenance including system controls, codes, and user profiles and security.
• Troubleshoot and resolve operational problems.
• Modifies software to City's procedures and policies and requests program modifications as necessary.
• Identifies opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures.
• Develops and implements accounting and fiscal control systems and procedures.
• Reviews, develops, and modifies accounting methods to improve existing procedures, ensures conformity to policy, and increases effectiveness.
• Ensures compliance with sound accounting practices and applicable regulations.
• Analyzes financial data to recommend program changes and advise and develop program and policy options for City management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree with major course work in accounting or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of professional, general, or governmental accounting experience.
• Must be able to pass a Federal and State criminal background check.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• CPA certification; or
• Must meet the minimum eligibility requirements for the CPA exam.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer.