Accountant

City of Oxnard • Oxnard, CA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Oxnard's Finance Department is seeking an Accountant with strong technical skills to be part of our talented Finance team. The ideal candidate will have experience with payroll accounting and reporting, including the posting, balancing, and reconciliation of accounts and analysis of budget transactions. This role offers a unique opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing a public service career, allowing them to develop accounting, budgeting, and analytical skills within a full-service municipality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field.
• Two (2) years of journey-level professional experience in area of assignment.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
• Candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with ongoing work.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all positions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with payroll accounting and reporting, including the posting, balancing, and reconciliation of accounts and analysis of budget transactions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the maintenance and analysis of all General Ledger Accounts and other account subsystems such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, grants, fixed assets, revenues, and utility billing.
• Work with HR - Payroll and various program managers to generate biweekly payroll journals accurately and in a timely manner, including journalizing labor allocations to reflect proper fund sourcing.
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of all Payroll-related Liabilities and Expenses in Payroll Clearing Account and work with Payroll to explain any variances.
• Prepare year-end GASB 68, GASB 75, and Compensated Absence Journal Entries with the help of management.
• Learn and master the various accounting functions of a full-service City.
• Performs professional financial, managerial and/or operational analysis work and/or provides program coordination and administration of assigned area.
• Responds to inquiries from internal and external customers; conducts research, audits and/or assessments; provides information, guidance and materials in support of designated programs; troubleshoots issues and resolves problems; and, provides project staff support, liaison services and/or general oversight to designated committees, external stakeholders or project teams.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with policy, procedures, standards and/or regulations.
• Gathers information, analyzes data, identifies requirements and trends, and presents findings; prepares, updates and maintains records, reports, presentations, marketing materials and databases; provides recommendations and implements solutions in support of assigned area.
• Provides analytical support and coordination of special projects, as assigned.
• Posting, balancing, and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary accounts; controls budget for the various funds and projects, determining if funds are available and expenditures properly classified; researches and analyzes transactions to resolve budget problems; provides analysis of available funds at management's request; analyzes budget transactions.
• Participating in the maintenance and analysis of all General Ledger Accounts, and other account subsystems such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, fixed assets, revenues, and utility billing systems.
• Participating in the fund maintenance and analysis of various City programs; reviewing and approving check requests, procurement requirements, and journal entries.
• Preparing financial statements for assigned projects; prepares schedules and financial worksheets to assess financial status of the programs and make recommendations on corrections.
• Participating in the preparation of financial statements, schedules, and other statistical and financial reports; prepares work papers, financial statements and various reports for federal and state agencies as well as for internal accounting; prepares fund balance projections and reviews with management.
• Participating in central accounting functions such as preparing adjusting entries, fiscal year closing adjustments, and documents for auditors.
• Monitoring and reporting on the status of governmental grants; reviewing and auditing grant contracts, amendments, and other documents to ensure grant compliance.
• Recommending or implementing changes in accounting systems and procedures; identifying and resolving problems and inconsistencies involved in maintaining accounting controls; preparing recommendations and investing surplus funds.
• Coordinating accounting-related activities with other divisions and/or City programs; answering questions and developing procedures for preparing accounting transactions pursuant to GAAP and procedures.
• Performing complex accounting transactions; capitalized leases, assisting grant recipients with issuance and deficiencies, and monitoring grants and related costs/expenditures within prescribed governmental accounting systems.
• Preparing analysis and work papers in preparation for audit examination pursuant to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
• Examining, reconciling, balancing, and adjusting accounting records; reconciling and preparing complex bank reconciliations for multiple accounts on an all funds basis.
• Explaining charges to customers for City-provided services as needed.
• Preparing a variety of State, Federal, and local claims, statements, and reports from a variety of sources including computerized data, accounting records, and other source documents.
• Interpreting data and generating related statistical and fiscal reports; preparing and submitting accounting information for data processing and inputting data into the computer.
• Monitoring and controlling revenues, expenditures, vouchers, and the allocation of costs; preparing cash flow projections for managerial use.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The City participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level