Senior Accountant - Department of Finance

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

5d • $75,000 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Finance supports the City and County of Denver through strong financial stewardship, transparent reporting, and effective fiscal operations. Our Accounting Division is a collaborative, fast‑paced environment focused on accuracy, service, and continuous improvement. We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Controller’s Office General Accounting Team—an experienced professional who thrives in reconciliation, complex accounting activities, and cross‑department collaboration. If you enjoy meaningful, detail‑oriented work and supporting major financial operations across a large municipal organization, we’d love to hear from you.

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.
• Existing strong proficiency with Excel
• Ability and experience managing complex reconciliations and analyzing large sets of data.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external to the City.
• Desire to learn and innovate complex processes.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile complex discrepancies within bank and general ledger activity, researching and resolving errors.
• Support month‑end and year‑end close activities including reviewing general ledger activity and working with agencies on accounting questions.
• Review and approve Workday accounting entries to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Assist with audit requests and provide documentation as needed.
• Work with stakeholders both internal and external to the City, responding to inquiries, provide specialized and complex information and assistance with regard to specific accounting transactions, and work with client groups to resolve accounting discrepancies and guide decision making.
• Lead Debt and Investment accounting and reporting activities, which includes maintaining financial systems and records with regard to bonds and certified lease transactions and records, researching and reviewing related journal entries within the general ledger, working with consultants to ensure compliance with arbitrage regulations, ensuring records and supporting documents are maintained, and trains staff on financial systems and processes.
• Prepare customized accounting reports, spreadsheets, and financial statements, research and compile data, create quarterly and annual reports, and assist client groups with data submissions and compliance reporting.
• Perform 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
• 13 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