Accounting Analyst I

LTD Lane Transit District•Eugene, OR

35d

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, this position is responsible for accurately processing and accounting for assigned disbursements in the general ledger in compliance with government accounting standards. They also provide significant backup and support for at least one additional business process (accounts receivable or payroll) in addition to their regularly assigned tasks.

Requirements

Minimum of an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or a similar field
Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting and/or finance
Proficiency with Microsoft Products: Outlook; Excel; Word; and PowerPoint (will be validated with testing)
Resource Planning (ERP) financial software experience
Knowledge of: Policies, guidelines and requirements required by the federal government and for LTD
GAAP/GASB, bookkeeping, and finance principles
English grammar, spelling, and punctuation
Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment
Ability to: Meet schedules and deadlines of the work
Maintain the confidentiality of information and professional boundaries
Present key business and financial matters to those without a finance background
Analyze, evaluate, and develop solutions to issues
Disseminate information, evaluate facts, determine alternative solutions to problems, and reach sound management and business decisions
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor's or other further advanced degree
Demonstrated experience with:
Transit industry or with Federal Transit Administration
Governmental or Fund Accounting
ERP software including training and creating SOPs
Experience with Microsoft 365 (M365)
Enterprise resource planning ERP financial software - Fund accounting software such as Munis, Sage, NetSuite, Casselle, or Oracle
Document management software - Adobe Acrobat Enterprise

Responsibilities

Accounts Payable subject matter expert, including LTD policies, processes, accounting requirements and applicable laws.
Timely and accurate payments including, but not limited to matching packing slips, purchase orders, invoices, receiving reports, and statements in preparation of bill payments, and preparing bills for payments and issuing checks/EFTs.
Respond to A/P customers' problems regarding any Accounts Payable open items and follow up with vendors to prevent overdue accounts.
Train relevant LTD employees to ensure compliance with LTD policies/ Federal/State/Grantor/Auditor requirements and to ensure accurate and timely disbursements and records.
Record Petty Cash expenses, maintain Petty Cash internal controls according to LTD policies, and manage/perform quarterly petty cash reconciliations.
Reconcile VEBA and FSA transactions with bank account monthly.
Record bank and credit card fees monthly.
Provide timely, transparent and accurate financial reporting in compliance with state, federal and local requirements, including but not limited to 1099 filings and support of the budget process and Board reporting.
Ensure maintenance of payment processing internal controls and perform self-audits to ensure accounts payable quality control.
Maintain an accurate set of computerized financial records, including timely reconciliations, journal entries (as needed) and transaction postings (as completed) in accordance with government accounting standards and LTD policies.
Perform ad hoc financial analysis and engage in process improvement projects which reduce LTD's costs.
Ensure proper closing of the year-end general ledger and provide an analyses of account balance changes; assist with all audits of the accounts payable area; and maintain archiving of records according to policy.
Provide back-up as assigned for other business-related position(s).
Maintain archiving of records according to policy.
Maintain records for capital assets.
Assist with all audits of the assigned business process (accounts receivable, revenue, accounts payable, expense and payroll).