Senior Accountant - Denver International Airport

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

1d • $79,000 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work in office up to 3 days, at our Gateway Offices. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days. Since opening on Feb. 28, 1995, Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the world’s busiest airports. In 2025, 82,427,962 passengers passed through DEN, making DEN 4th busiest airport in the U.S. and the world’s 10th busiest airport. DEN is Colorado’s primary economic engine, generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the state. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do. As a Senior Accountant, you will collaborate effectively with employees, management, and both internal and external stakeholders to optimize performance, foster creativity, and enhance problem-solving capabilities. Your ability to work cooperatively with diverse teams will be key to achieving exceptional results. The primary responsibility of the Senior Accountant will be to manage the accounts receivable processes within the Department of Finance. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and take your career to the next level, we would love to hear from you.

Requirements

• Three or more years of professional level accounting experience processing invoices, applying customer payments, and reconciling customer account discrepancies
• Experience with reviewing customer contracts for appropriate billing terms
• Experience with data analytics and reporting software (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Efficiently demonstrates excellent time/work management skills
• Work well under pressure and adaptable with flexibility to jump back and forth between tasks
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized
• Dependable and can maintain confidentiality
• Leadership skills and experience when working with peers or teams such as: Self-motivation and the motivation to help others
• Problem solving that can envision various outcomes and plan accordingly to mitigate risky outcomes
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to support both internal and external customers
• 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.
• FBI criminal background check is required for all positions at Denver International Airport (DEN).
• Employees are also required to report any felony convictions and/or moving violations to maintain this clearance and be eligible for continued employment.
• By position, a pre-employment physical/drug test may be required.
• If weather conditions warrant or an emergency crisis occurs, all DEN employees can be required to work extended hours and/or shifts.
• Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Process and send out customer invoices in a timely manner while also ensuring that the billings on those invoices are accurate
• Perform customer account reconciliations, accounts receivable balances maintenance, customer cash receipts applications and journal entries
• Answer and resolve internal and external customer account and billing inquiries
• Review and analyze moderately complex contract documents, review and process contract invoices for payment and ensure supporting documents are included and are accurate
• Perform delinquent account research and collections
• Create reports, spreadsheets, and research as requested or needed
• Monitor and analyze financial information, performance metrics, and other reports related to accounts receivable
• Assist with the review of subsidiary and general ledgers to identify accounting data problems, errors in coding or trends in revenues/expenditures and assists in the implementation of corrective action
• Assist with the review of customer contract terms and related ordinance requests and state and federal legislation for appropriate accounting transaction treatment
• Perform other assignments using established and defined procedures, methods and techniques, and receive instruction in the interpretation and application of appropriate fiscal laws, rules, regulations, and procedures
• Assist in responding to internal and external audit requests for information
• Assist with conducting special projects regarding financial transactions by researching and analyzing accounting issues, performing financial calculations, and creating reports by compiling supporting documents for management review
• Ensure compliance and maintenance of fiscal accountability in relation to rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Work with Department of Finance Controller’s Office to resolve discrepancies or problems

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 + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 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