Senior Accountant (Budget)

THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP•The Woodlands, TX

2d•$68,838 - $68,838•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision of the Financial Analyst (Budget), the Senior Accountant develops, interprets, and implements complex financial and accounting concepts, or techniques for financial planning and control.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
Over three (3) years up to and including five (5) years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must possess a Texas driver’s license within the first ninety (90) days of employment and meet the driver safety policy requirements.
Knowledge of governmental accounting software.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, with intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel—including maintaining spreadsheets, using functions such as SUMIFS, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and creating pivot tables.

Responsibilities

Monitors capital asset acquisitions, transfers, and dispositions.
Maintains depreciation schedules and prepares depreciation journal entries.
Prepares monthly general ledger closing entries for capital asset transfers and funding.
Serves as a point of contact for insurance claims relating to general liability and Township assets.
Maintains Township insured property schedules.
Prepares monthly and annual reports, schedules, and budget variance analysis related to capital projects.
Assists in the preparation, research, analysis, coordination, and publishing of the Township’s annual budget and five-year plan.
Establishes, maintains and provides training to departments on budget and financial reporting systems.
Assists departments in annual budget preparation.
Assists departments in preparation of charts and graphs of performance data.
Assists in preparing audit work papers.
Assist with preparation of financial modeling and analysis reports.
Assists with special projects as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.