Senior Accountant | Denver City Council

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

1d • $68,773 - $113,476 • Hybrid

About The Position

Denver City Council’s Central Office Division is seeking a full-time Senior Accountant to support financial operations, ensure fiscal accountability, and deliver high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders. This is an in-person role, initially working on-site at the City and County of Denver Building in downtown Denver, and after successful completion of the probationary period, transitioning into a 3-day in-office hybrid workplace model. The Central Office Division supports legislative, budgetary, and administrative functions for City Council, valuing collaboration, accountability, and service to our community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Three (3) years of professional level accounting experience reconciling accounting discrepancies, analyzing expenditures, and preparing financial reports.
• No substitution of experience for education is permitted.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements.
• Software application experience (e.g., Workday, MS Office Suite)

Nice To Haves

• Efficiently demonstrates excellent time and workload management skills
• Works well under pressure and adapts quickly when shifting between multiple tasks
• Problem solver who can anticipate various outcomes and plan accordingly to mitigate risk
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to support internal and external customers
• Dependable and able to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to present clean, polished, and professional work products, with creativity in presentation design
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills when working with council members, senior leadership, and other administrative staff
• Ability to prioritize multiple requests and inquiries with timeliness and a strong customer service focus
• Natural curiosity and ability to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for innovation and process improvement
• Self‑starter who can carry out assignments with substantial independence
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, politically sensitive office environment and navigating competing priorities with professionalism

Responsibilities

• Processing customer invoices accurately and promptly
• Resolving internal and external billing and account inquiries
• Reviewing and analyzing contract documents and processing contract invoices, ensuring all supporting documentation is accurate
• Assisting with audit requests, applying fiscal laws, rules, and procedures correctly
• Conducting special projects involving research, data analysis, financial calculations, and report creation
• Ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and collaborating with the Controller’s Office to resolve discrepancies
• Reviewing and approving invoices, ensuring contract rates and terms are correct
• Supporting purchasing activities, including requisitions, reconciliations, and policy adherence
• Processing purchase change orders, budget amendments, and project funding in Workday
• Running and analyzing reports, preparing monthly financial reports
• Developing and implementing departmental accounting policies and procedures
• Cross-training colleagues and supporting complex purchasing activities
• Ensuring assets are properly received and recorded and analyzing purchasing transactions
• Performing other related duties as assigned

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year
• 12 paid holidays
• 1 personal holiday
• 1 Wellness Day
• 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

What This Job Offers

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