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Senior Accountant
2 months ago
City of Kenner, Department of Civil Service - Senior Accountant - Kenner, Louisiana
ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA CITY WEBSITE:
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ONE ANTICIPATED VACANCY
Under general supervision, performs a variety of advanced accounting duties to analyze, reconcile, monitor, and record financial transactions and ensures compliance with GAAP and GASB. Work involves directly or indirectly the responsibility for accounts payable, accounts receivable, property taxes, sales taxes, payroll, general ledger, contracts, and other operating entries; preparing accounting reports, budget reports, audit reports, and other reports as deemed necessary; reviewing and reconciling accounting reports, bank statements, budget reports, and other reports for operating systems and ensuring compliance with GAAP and audit recommendations; planning and carrying out broad assignments; preparing accounting schedules and records needed for annual audit; cooperating with external auditors in facilitating the annual audit; and tracking, recording, and accounting for revenues and grant monies. Reports to the Assistant Finance Director.
Duties of Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Senior Accountants perform a variety of accounting and financial reporting work according to assigned work and/or supervisor. Duties may include the following:
Performs a variety of complex professional accounting activities.
Maintains various grants, contracts, and capital project accounting; reviews and reconciles appropriate accounts.
Researches and analyzes a variety of financial account data; prepares journal entries, financial statements, and monthly reports.
Prepares and assembles special projects as required; designs and develops spreadsheets and management reports.
Maintains ledgers and sub-ledgers.
Analysis and summarizes expenditures and balances sheet transactions.
Performs fiscal year oversight compliance; handles and executes fiscal year-end process and procedures including audit pre-work and assist in preparing the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Utilizes computer to input, retrieve, and display account information.
Reviews 1099's and W-2's.
Serves as liaison between the City, City's outside legal representatives, and FEMA; explains City's position; negotiates issues which may arise; attends bi-weekly meetings with FEMA personnel and City's outside legal representative; gathers and accumulates invoices; reconciles FEMA funds received with amounts authorized in project worksheets and information published on Louisiana website; monitors status of reimbursement requests; follows up on projects not collected promptly; submits additional documentation to Louisiana as required.
Maintains accounting records in the event of emergencies.
Obtains necessary information from plan administrator; prepares Form 5500 for filing with Department of Labor.
Receives and/or reviews various records and reports such as quantitative and qualitative financial information, financial compliance information, third party reports, instructive memorandums, FEMA project worksheets, contracts, invoice copies, remittance and revenue summaries, and vendor's invoice by account classification.
Prepares and/or processes various records and reports such as quantitative and qualitative financial information, financial compliance information, departmental and extra departmental memorandums, spreadsheets, Department of Labor form 5500, etc.
Refers to quantitative and qualitative financial information, financial compliance information, third party reports, instructive memorandums, Code of Federal regulations, Governmental Gap Guide, Internal Revenue Service publications, City Ordinances, accounting records, policy and procedure manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc.
Operates a variety of office equipment and machinery such as adding machine, photocopier, printer, telephone, facsimile machine, computer, scanner, printer, external data storage devices, etc.
Uses a variety of tool such as writing instruments, stapler, tape dispenser, standard office tools, etc.; a variety of supplies such as paper, file folders, tape, general office supplies, etc.; and a variety of computer software such as MUNIS / Accuterm, Papervision, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Acrobat, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.
Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as Assistant Finance Director, supervisors, subordinates, other City employees, various FEMA and GOHSEP personnel, and the public.
ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Performs various accounting tasks as needed when coworkers are out.
Attends citywide training sessions and staff meetings.
Assists in physical records archiving; relocates files to storage; rearranges boxes of files in Finance office area.
Prepares work site in the office for Auditors; arranges for equipment requirements of Auditors.
Performs general administrative/office duties as required, including typing reports and correspondence, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, sending and receiving faxes, answering the telephone, establishing and maintaining filing systems, etc.
Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting supplemented by three years of responsible experience in governmental accounting or any related accounting experience as a Certified Public Accountant or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
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Requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting supplemented by five years of responsible experience in governmental accounting or any related accounting experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Supplemental Information
The City of Kenner is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- The Kenner Civil Service Department posts current examination announcements on its online application website. Job applications may be filed only when an examination is announced. It is important that you include your entire employment history including periods of unemployment on your application, plus any relevant education and experience. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Some job postings have an application deadline; others are open on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of applications have been received. Applicants who are interested in jobs that are not currently open for application may complete a job interest card which may be filed with the Kenner Civil Service Office at any time. DELAY IN THE MAIL: The Kenner Civil Service Department cannot accept responsibility for failure of the applicant to receive an admission slip to an examination, or for failure of the Department to receive material mailed by the applicant. VETERANS PREFERENCE in examinations will be granted only to those persons who provide proof of military service during covered periods and who are found to be eligible. The Kenner Civil Service Department does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs or activities. Therefore, reasonable accommodations will be provided to allow access to the Department's programs and activities for individuals with disabilities unless such accommodations would result in undue hardship. Auxiliary Aids such as readers, taped text, and large print material or other aids are provided for individuals requesting such accommodations under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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