Chief Accountant - City of Birmingham

JobsQuest•Birmingham, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Birmingham is seeking a Chief Accountant to oversee daily financial operations and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as GAAP and GASB standards. This role establishes and maintains financial systems, policies, and internal controls; oversees accounting functions including reporting, reconciliations, payables and receivables, and audits; assists with budget development and monitoring; and supervises accounting staff.

Requirements

Option A: Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting from an accredited college or university. Experience performing and/or reviewing financial documents (e.g., audited financial statements), revenue, and the budget. Experience directly supervising employees performing financial work (e.g., verifying financial data for accuracy) or supervising employees who supervise others.
Option B: Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting from an accredited college or university. Experience as a Principal Accountant in the Merit System.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO).

Responsibilities

Oversees the Accounts Payable (AP) and/or Accounts Receivable (AR) process by entering requisitions and payments, generating invoices and account statements and reconciling funds using accounting software in accordance with professional standards to maintain finances for a department or jurisdiction.
Oversees internal and external audits of financial records by acting as the point of communication, distributing audit-related tasks, and implementing changes identified during the audit consistent with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and auditor transaction testing techniques to maintain compliance with professional standards and regulations.
Oversees the maintenance of banking records by researching banking and account information to provide recommendations to the department or jurisdiction regarding which banking institutions to utilize.
Performs the financial closing process at the end of an accounting period (i.e., monthly, quarterly, yearly) by analyzing account balances and performing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure compliance with with federal. state and local guidelines and laws.
Oversees the maintenance of the general ledger (GL) by reviewing and approving journal entries, auditing the GL for accuracy, creating journal entries and general ledger adjustments, and reconciling the general ledger to other financial records to ensure completeness of information and compliance with federal. state and local guidelines and laws.
Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.