Accountant

City of Raleigh North Carolina • Raleigh, NC

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Raleigh is seeking a competent and motivated Accountant to join the Accounting Division in the Finance Department. The Accounting Division manages the City’s general ledger, grants, accounting activities, and financial reporting. The Accountant serves as a subject matter expert and provides consultation on fiscal matters, collaborating with municipal departments and external parties. The role helps ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and City policies and procedures.

The Accountant provides financial information to management by preparing, researching, and analyzing accounting data and producing intermediate-level reports and financial statements. The position maintains general ledger information, reviews financial transactions, and posts or reviews transactions of intermediate dollar value and complexity in accordance with City policy, applicable laws and regulations, GAAP, and sound business practices.

Work is typically performed in an office or similar indoor environment, with sedentary physical demands and no frequent environmental exposures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field, plus 1 to 3 years of experience in accounting or a related field; an equivalent combination of training and/or experience may be substituted.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting and financial reporting, including GAAP and Governmental Accounting Standards Board standards.
• Knowledge of grant management, reporting, and subrecipient monitoring for grant compliance.
• Knowledge of account reconciliations and bank-to-cash reconciliations.
• Knowledge of accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Knowledge of budget management and procurement.
• Knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and software applications relevant to the position.
• Skill in preparing financial statements, supporting schedules, and footnote disclosures.
• Skill in interpreting, compiling, and preparing analytical, financial, and administrative data for reports.
• Skill in authoring and preparing original reports, documents, and presentations.
• Skill in providing technical guidance, direction, and education to internal and external stakeholders.
• Skill in managing fiscal processes for a variety of funds.
• Skill in preparing spreadsheets, reports, and financial documents.
• Skill in organizing and maintaining fiscal program documentation, schedules, records, and files.
• Ability to interpret and apply procedures, regulations, and policies in financial preparation.
• Ability to write, edit, format, and train City-wide staff on financial guidelines and policies.
• Ability to exercise political acumen, tact, and diplomacy.
• Ability to develop working relationships with team members and external staff in support of financial management.
• Ability to perform tasks with a high level of accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, year-end accruals, and account and fund reconciliations for City departments to support data and general ledger integrity.
• Prepare bank reconciliations for the City’s investment, operating, and trust accounts.
• Serve as a point of contact and subject matter expert for fiscal staff in City departments.
• Reconcile quarterly external grant reporting, including submitting reimbursement requests for departments across the City.
• Approve grant transmittal claims and monitor and verify grant activity submitted by City departments.
• Prepare fiscal analyses of audited financial statements for City annual funding to external agencies.
• Verify budget and approve wires and non-purchase-order payment requests from City departments.
• Monitor deadlines and coordinate timely financial reporting and deliverables for internal departments, external partners, and regulatory agencies.
• Conduct cash audits and physical inventories of supplies and fixed assets at multiple City locations, and report observations and findings affecting financial operations and controls.
• Collaborate on revisions and recommendations for accounting policies and procedures, and author new procedures and workflows.
• Assist with maintaining an accurate and timely monthly and year-end close process.
• Assist in preparing statistical schedules for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and supplemental compliance reporting for state, federal, and local government commission requirements.

What This Job Offers

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