Senior Accountant

Summary of Position

This is highly responsible work performing a variety of complex clerical and accounting work, performing calculations and record keeping duties.

Example of Duties

Essential duties and responsibilities: (The following examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be all inclusive.)

• Oversight of capital assets and depreciation
• Year-end audit preparation and auditor support
• Guidance and review of coding, budget availability, and compliance
• Cross-department advisory role (Human Services, divisional staff, vendors)
• Support for revenue tracking, state submissions, special fees (e.g., plastic bag fees)
• Backup functions for AP, AR, sales tax, vendor setup
• Fixed asset inventory oversight and petty cash audits
• Scanning, indexing, and administrative financial duties
• Assists with the tracking of County sales tax revenues, reconciliations, and reporting to include processing journal entries, payment vouchers, and calculation of sales and use tax sharebacks.
• Files budget adoption and supplemental budget resolution with State Department of Local Governments.
• Works with Budget Director on the 5-year revenue forecasting for sales tax, auto use tax, and building materials use tax.
• Process reconciliations to include, but not limited to, grants (during grant award cycle), retainage, etc.
• Assists grant managers with sub-recipient monitoring for grant awards as required.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Responsible for providing assistance and direction to accounting staff for accounting functions to include but not limited to: capital assets, SIBTAs, leases, sales taxes, grants, and general accounting.
• Assists with the completion of the annual Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). Reviews the SEFA for accuracy and completeness. Works closely with the County's external auditors and any federally required governmental agency auditors for the Single Audit and compliance with Uniform Guidance.
• Collaborates with the Assistance Finance Director in the preparation and publishing of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Coordinates the annual year-end audit work and the preparation of the ACFR, Single Audit Report, and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) with the independent auditors.
• Works with the internal auditors for potential improvement such as internal control as and operationalize process enhancements.
• Directs and plans for the annual Cost Allocation Plan.
• Reviews, analyzes, and posts journal entries. Serves as backup to the Accounts Payable Supervisor to review and approve cash disbursement vouchers.
• Collaborates with the Assistant Finance Director to incorporate new governmental accounting standards into the County's accounting records and financial reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and/or experience: Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, accounting, finance, or related field is required. Five years of accounting, finance, or related experience is required. A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Certifications, licenses, & registrations: This position requires successful completion of a criminal background check including fingerprinting through a national database.

Additional Information

Douglas County offers an excellent comprehensive benefit package including but not limited to: Medical/Dental/Vision. For a more detailed overview please view the full Employee Benefit Guide.