Senior Accountant
About The Position
The City of Roanoke is seeking a Senior Accountant to maintain financial records, primarily in the area of financial reporting as it relates to the City's pension plan. The successful candidate will compile and analyze financial information used in the preparation of complex financial reports related to plan assets; prepare journal entries, financial reports, and statements; verify financial data; and perform reconciliations and prepares written analyses or account fluctuations. They will also assemble statistical and accounting data for actuarial reporting and upon request; assist independent auditors as required; and provide oversight and assistance as required in operation of business areas and most specifically retirement plans administration.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in accounting or a related field
- Three to five years related experience and/or training in accounting and/or auditing
- Knowledge of Word Processing software
- Knowledge of Spreadsheet software
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret journals, financial reports, or governmental regulations
- Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints orally and in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively with management, public groups or employees of organization
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form
Nice To Haves
- Experience preferably in a public accounting firm or through specialization in the government sector
- Certified Public Accountant preferred
- Experience in retirement benefits administration
Responsibilities
- Prepares journal entries, budget transactions and account reconciliations
- Assists in the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and with annual external audit
- Prepares reports and budget ordinances for presentation to Council
- Prepare financial statements to be presented monthly to Council
- Prepares financial analyses and financial reports for external agencies as needed
- Assists in the preparation of data for the City's annual budget process
- Assists in preparing accounting system for annual closing
- Reviews current accounting procedures and recommends needed improvements
- Prepares responses to financial surveys
- Coordinates the preparation of annual cost allocation plan and the annual comparative cost report
- Participates in the implementation of accounting system improvements including subsystem implementations
- Participates in special projects; researches and prepares management reports as needed
- Compile and analyze financial information used in the preparation of complex financial reports related to plan assets
- Prepare journal entries, financial reports, and statements
- Verify financial data
- Perform reconciliations and prepares written analyses or account fluctuations
- Assemble statistical and accounting data for actuarial reporting and upon request
- Assist independent auditors as required
- Provide oversight and assistance as required in operation of business areas and most specifically retirement plans administration
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
