Sr Accountant

Milwaukee County•Milwaukee, WI

16h

About The Position

Milwaukee County is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to provide fiscal support to the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) and Behavioral Health Services (BHS). This role is crucial for managing a combined budget of $300M, with key responsibilities in grant budgeting, reporting, and financial monitoring. The Senior Accountant will ensure accurate revenue recognition, expense accruals, and timely month-end reporting, while also overseeing financial compliance and preventing overspending. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a diverse and dynamic county government.

Requirements

Current resident of the State of Wisconsin
Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university is required
At least one (1) year of experience working in an accounting and auditing role
Intermediate knowledge of all related computer and software applications, such as word processing and spreadsheets

Nice To Haves

Basic knowledge of INFOR and Smartsheet
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Responsibilities

Prepare and finalize grant proposals budgets, developing a sophisticated understanding of eligible expenses, requirements, and cost match criteria for grant awards.
Work with program staff to ensure compliance with financial aspects of grant requirements.
Perform monthly analysis of actual expenditures to budget, compile reports, and provide explanations for budget variances.
Amend budgets and implement corrective actions.
Complete required quarterly and annual grant reporting and maintain detailed support of grant claims.
Support month and year-end close activities, including revenue recognition, expense accruals, adhering to capitalization policy and recording depreciation, allocating expenses, recording to appropriate organization, and completing reconciliations.
Function as lead on fiscal-related audits at DHHS, including Single Audits, Fiscal Year End, Grant Audits, and State and Federal Audits.
Respond to all audit requests timely, accurately, and independently compile documentation and analysis.
Perform subrecipient monitoring of contractors and organizations receiving federal award funding, including risk assessment, desk reviews, on-site monitoring, and review of subrecipient financial reports to ensure compliance with 2 CFR 200 Subpart D requirements and applicable federal award terms and conditions.
Provide management with various reports analyzing actual results to budget and prior month(s) experience on a monthly basis.
Research deviations and provide management with explanations for variances.
Provide back-up support for vendor payment/receipt functions.
Complete check requests and monitor vendor encumbrances to ensure contract overpayments do not exist.
Prepare agency invoices for services provided by BHS and properly record related revenue and receivables.
Perform other duties as assigned.