Senior Accountant

12 hours ago

Buffalo, New York, United States City of Buffalo, NY Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accountant to join our team at the City of Buffalo, NY. As a key member of our accounting department, you will be responsible for performing complex accounting tasks, supervising staff, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial records.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform general accounting work, including the preparation and posting of journal entries to subsidiary ledgers.
  • Assist in summarizing and reconciling daily and monthly reports of receipts, disbursements, including payroll and departmental revenue reports.
  • Prepare reconciliations of bank statements to book cash balances.
  • Supervise and maintain records and accounts covering public utility tax reports, Employees Retirement System, City owned real estate covered by the Tri-Party Agreement, payroll savings and withholding taxes, outstanding grant receivables and other miscellaneous records.
  • Maintain fixed inventory records for the City of Buffalo.
  • Determine account numbers for new revenues and appropriations in accordance with prescribed guidelines.
  • Assist departments in the filing of required grant reports.
  • Prepare financial schedules for outside auditors as directed.
  • Prepare financial statements.
  • Record cash on hand on daily cash report for all funds.
  • Maintain vendor file of taxpayer identification numbers and prepares 1099?s for Internal Revenue Service.
  • Assist in the preparation of payroll tax reports, reconciliation, deposits of funds and transmittal of payment.
  • Operate personal computer for use of both financial spreadsheet software and word processing.
  • Pre-audits purchase orders and contracts as to legality and price of materials in supplies purchased by city departments/agencies.
  • Pre-audits repair and construction work orders and maintains contract ledger accounts of all awards.
  • Perform related duties as required.
Requirements
  • Promotional: Continuous and permanent status in any city department as an Accountant, Auditor, Assistant Accountant or Assistant Auditor for one year.
  • OR Continuous and permanent status in any city department as an Assistant Financial Officer or Fiscal Supervisor for one year.
  • OR Continuous and permanent status in any city department as a Junior Accountant or Junior Auditor for two years.
  • IN ADDITION, applicants qualifying under (B) and (C) must meet one of the following:
  • (A) Masters Degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 24 credit hours in Accounting/Auditing.
  • OR (B) Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 24 credit hours in Accounting/Auditing and one year of full-time accounting or auditing experience.
  • OR (C) Associates Degree from an accredited college, university or business technical institute including or supplemented by 15 credit hours in Accounting/Auditing and three years of full-time accounting or auditing experience.
Additional Information

The City of Buffalo's benefit package is designed to give our employees and their loved ones comfort, safety, and stability they need in serving our community each and every day. Our offerings include:

  • Medical and vision, Dental, Life Insurance (basic) and (supplemental)
  • New York State Retirement System
  • Deferred Compensation Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program for employee/family members
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Liberal holidays & vacation
  • Growth Opportunities and Steady earnings potential

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