Senior Partnership Accountant

Senior Partnership Accountant

Join us in shaping Seattle's streets! At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don't just move people—we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city.

With a bold vision for the future, we're tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone—no matter who they are or where they live.

Seattle is growing fast, and we're growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we're building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving.

We're a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews—bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let's build a Seattle that works for everyone—together!

The Senior Partnership Accountant plays a key role in supporting the financial health of SDOT's partnerships, helping ensure that more than $400 million in annual revenue is billed and recovered accurately. In this role, you'll be the go-to expert for managing billing, accounts receivable, and revenue recovery for work performed with third-party customers. You'll bring specialized accounting knowledge to oversee complex financial activities, maintain strong internal controls, and ensure that partner agreements are followed and costs are fully recovered.

You'll work closely with project managers and teams across the department, building strong working relationships as you resolve billing questions, prepare journal entries, and keep financial processes running smoothly. This role also supports collaboration across City departments, handling more complex interdepartmental billings and ensuring clear, consistent communication.

As a Senior Partnership Accountant, you'll attend program meetings, share updates, and help keep projects moving forward with accurate and timely financial information. Your work directly supports SDOT's mission and helps ensure that the City is reimbursed for the important services it provides.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end billing processes for third-party work, ensuring invoices are accurate, timely, and compliant with contracts, policies, and accounting standards.
• Administer accounts receivable, including monitoring balances, researching issues, coordinating collections, and ensuring timely revenue recovery.
• Perform reconciliations, analyze financial transactions, and resolve billing, revenue recognition, and receivable discrepancies.
• Collaborate with project managers, operational staff, and external customers to verify billable costs, gather required documentation, and ensure accurate cost recovery.
• Prepare and maintain financial reports, billing schedules, and supplemental labor reports.
• Ensure compliance with City financial policies, internal controls, audit requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Manage monthly rent collection for SDOT-handled leases.
• Organize and maintain documentation and filing systems.
• Monitor and accurately draw down deferred revenue related to agreements.
• Support departmental goals related to diversity and social justice.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field (requires satisfactory completion of at least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter credit units in accounting with no substitution allowed).

Experience:

• Three (3) years of professional experience in general or governmental accounting.

OR: An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position duties. Though not requirements, strong candidates may have some of the following experience or be able to demonstrate comparable skills:

• Experience managing billing, accounts receivable, contract billing, customer invoicing, and revenue/cost recovery for capital projects and reimbursement agreements.
• Strong background in project accounting and financial analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas, data analysis, financial modeling).
• Experience with financial systems such as PeopleSoft or Oracle.
• Experience supporting external audits and implementing audit recommendations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including trend identification.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex financial information to non-financial audiences.

Other Requirements: Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a hybrid schedule, with at least three days each week in a City office and up to two days worked remotely within a standard 40-hour work week.

Additional Information

Your application will not be reviewed if these items are missing or incomplete.

Hiring Process Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. Qualified candidates must submit the following to be considered:

1. Completed NEOGOV online application.
2. Supplemental questionnaire responses
3. Cover letter describing how your skills and experience align with the stated job responsibilities and qualifications.
4. Current résumé indicating relevant experience and education.

Offers of employment are contingent on verification of information provided by the applicant as part of the application process, including a potential background check. Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The City's full salary range for this position is $48.07 - $55.96 hourly.

For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact: Ryan Jones at View email address on click.appcast.io.

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: Benefits - Human Resources | seattle.gov.

Who May Apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences.

Accommodations for people with disabilities are provided on request.

The City is a Drug Free Workplace.