Accountant

CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT The City of Bridgeport is now accepting submissions for the position of ACCOUNTANT in the Finance Department.Our mission is to effectively and responsibly lead the six divisions of the Finance Department while upholding the highest standards of fiscal integrity and transparency. We are committed to producing accurate and timely monthly and annual financial statements, managing the City’s bond offerings, and ensuring all audit and pension reporting is thorough and compliant. Through prudent financial stewardship, we strive to maintain a healthy surplus, ensure strong cash flow, and achieve a clean audit opinion in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), supporting the long-term financial stability and trust of our community.For more information visit: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/government/departments/finance Salary and Benefits: $88,852.00 per year. This position includes a comprehensive benefits package. This summary provides a brief overview of the benefits available to regular full-time municipal employees; these benefits include retirement pension administered by CMERS (Connecticut Municipal Employees Retirement System), health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), life, disability, paid leave, paid holidays, 457(b) deferred compensation plan (employee paid), and other voluntary employee paid benefits. This is a unionized position. The City of Bridgeport also offers several voluntary benefit programs via automatic payroll deduction: 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan with Roth options, legal services, and complimentary discounted perks for city municipal employees. Retail and tuition discounts may be available at various universities and businesses that have partnered with the City of Bridgeport. The city participates in the Connecticut Municipal Employees Retirement System (CMERS) (www.osc.ct.gov/rbsd/cmers/muniretire.htm), which requires both employer and employee contributions. Please be aware that your earnings from this position are not covered under Social Security; instead, you will make contributions towards your government pension plan. For further information, you may visit the Social Security website at ssa.gov. Application Process: Mail, deliver or email a resume, a cover letter, and a completed Civil Service Application (found below) to the Civil Service Commission Office, Room 106, 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 or by email to COB.Jobs@bridgeportct.gov. Please include “Accountant – Finance Department” in the subject line. Accepting complete submissions until Monday, December 8, 2025. (Any/all changes to this opening shall be at the discretion of the City of Bridgeport). This position will require a pre-employment medical examination and controlled substance screening. Municipal Profile: The City of Bridgeport is in Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east. The most populous city in Connecticut, it has an approximate population of 147,000, consisting of 50,367 households, with a population density of 9,226 residents per square mile. Nicknamed the “Park City” for its over 40 public parks, including the Olmsted-designed Seaside Park and Beardsley Park, Bridgeport is a vibrant community, and was recently cited as the 11th most diverse city in the country (with some 85 languages spoken here). NBC Today also labeled Bridgeport one of the top 5 booming cities in the nation. The City is also home to numerous attractions, such as the Barnum Museum, Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, the Total Mortgage Arena, and the Soundside Music Festival, all of which bring thousands of visitors to the city each year for a myriad of events. A center of learning, Bridgeport is home to Sacred Heart University’s Center for Healthcare Education, the University of Bridgeport, and Fairfield University’s Bellarmine Campus, as well as the campus of the Paier College of Art and the Housatonic Community College. The city also hosts two major medical centers which serve the region and are the city’s largest employers: Bridgeport Hospital, which is part of the Yale New Haven Health Care System, and Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, which is part of Hartford Healthcare. Governing Structure The City has a Mayor-City Council form of government. Bridgeport has an elected mayor who serves as the chief executive officer of the municipal government and serves a four-year term. The current mayor is Joseph P. Ganim, who is currently serving his eighth term as mayor. The City Council is the twenty-member legislative body whose two major responsibilities are enacting ordinances necessary to ensure the welfare and good order of the City and adopting the City’s annual budget. Councilmembers are elected by the residents of the ten council districts to represent the concerns, needs, and issues of their constituents, and work to improve the City’s neighborhoods. All Councilmembers serve a two-year term in office. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Professional accounting or auditing work of ordinary and responsibility in the maintenance of the current fund ledges and general journal and the auditing of municipal department accounts; related work as required; performed under technical direction. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The essential functions or duties described below are the primary functions and duties of the position. There may be other types of work that may be performed, and the omission of a particular duty or function does not exclude that duty or function from the position provided the duty or function is similar in work, related to the work or logically assigned to the position.Maintains or assists in the maintenance of the current fund general ledger, revenue ledger, and general journal. Significant detailed bank reconciliations and posting of revenue receipts. Enters transactions between current and special fund accounts.Transfers from unappropriated revenue, transfers of charges between departments or between appropriation accounts within departments, tax collections, clearing accounts; post journal entries and takes monthly general ledger trial balances. After audit, records all adjusting, reversing, and closing balances; prepares and verifies daily cash reports; conducts periodic reviews and examinations of records and procedures of various departments, as required and ordered; prepares special financial statements and reports, including budget estimates; maintains ledger controls for various bond and special fund accounts; does special assignments as requested. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: College graduation with major work in accounting. Any equivalent combination of education and accounting experience.Considerable knowledge of, and skill in applying general accounting and auditing theory and practice.PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations which do not cause undue hardship may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of time. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Frequent downward flexion of neck, side-to-side turning of the neck, fine finger dexterity and grasp to manipulate the keyboard, telephone, writing instruments, papers, books, manuals, and reports. Ability to see and read objects closely, as in typing from another document, reading/proofreading a report, read plans, using a computer monitor, filing and/or retrieving information from a filing system and verifying the accuracy of financial information. This job description is not, nor is to be intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, responsibilities, and qualifications which comprise this position. The above is intended as a general summary only. You should not rely on it as a complete or binding explanation. This summary is subject to the reasonable discretion of city management. This summary does not constitute a contract of employment, express or implied, between the employee and City of Bridgeport. This is an informational guide and is subject to correction of any information which may have been inadvertently misstated. The City of Bridgeport is an Equal Opportunity Employer For further information and contact: CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 45 LYON TERRACE, ROOM 106 BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06604 TELEPHONE: (203) 576-7103

Salary : $88,852