Senior Accountant

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The City of Salinas invites applications for the position of Senior Accountant.
This position will give you an opportunity to work with various City Departments on assignments that include a range of complex technical and professional accounting work, including reviewing established financial systems, processes, and procedures and making recommendations. This position is required to work in-person, Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
Educational Achievement premium of 2.5% will be paid for a Bachelor's degree plus 2.5% for a job related graduate degree. This classification is represented by the AMPS MOU. Click here for a complete list of benefits: (
Special Instructions: All applicants must provide proof of the required education at the time of application or submit to the Human Resources Department; copies of unofficial transcripts and degrees will be accepted. Applicants with foreign degrees/transcripts must provide U.S. degree equivalency by submitting a credential evaluation report. Applications are incomplete without the required documents and will be disqualified. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all documents are received.
Summary of Duties : This position performs professional accounting work, prepares financial reports, provides budgetary control for assigned funds, monitors grants, provides support to payroll, and monitors other fiscal information and records.
Distinguishing Characteristics : This is a Senior level position within the Finance and Accounting series of jobs. The Senior Accountant is distinguished from the Accountant position by its performance of more complex, large scale, and specialized accounting tasks. Performs financial accounting tasks requiring high level experience, responsibility, and expertise. Receives general supervision and may exercise supervision for other lower-level accounting staff.
Receives general supervision from the Accounting Manager. Functional or technical supervision may be provided by the Assistant Finance Director or Finance Director. Provides functional and technical supervision to accounting staff.

• Develops, prepares, and completes the monthly posting, balancing, and reconciliation of the general ledger and all other subsidiary accounts; provides departmental monthly reports for project accounting and cash balances.
• Prepares, creates, and submits daily financial transactions including internally and online; monitors journals, processes financial disputes, and continually monitors the Citys financial exposure.
• Researches, evaluates, and analyzes transactions to resolve deficit budget, miscoded subledger accounts, and general ledger accounts; supports other departments by disseminating financial information and accounting analytics; generates reports and provides financial and accounting feedback.
• Assists in preparation of Citys Annual Comprehensive Financial Report; prepares working trial balances and other audit schedules.
• Assists in the preparation of State Controllers Office, Public Financing Finance Authority Reports, Single Audit, and reports as required.
• Supports, assists, and coordinates the development of the Citys Annual Budget and Capital Improvement budget; updates schedules, formats documents, provides input, coordinates the distribution, and ensures transparency across departments and within the City.
• Reviews, monitors, and reconciles bank and investment accounts for the City; clears checks and ACH payments for multiple accounts, handles wires,
• Provides back up support to payroll staff.
• Manages debt, ensures account accuracy, and provides financial accounting and analysis.
• Implements changes and updates in accounting systems, procedures, policies, and methods.
• Monitors and reports on status of grant and grant funds; prepares fund balance projections
• Monitors business enterprises to ensure compliance.
• Performs various non-routine business and administrative tasks within the Finance and Accounting Department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

Typical Decisions : The incumbent must be able to prioritize work and utilize accounting skills for professional accounting and review of departmental revenues, expenditures and procedures. Provides indirect supervision to Finance staff and ensures accuracy in accounting throughout the City Departments.Knowledge of:

• Accounting and Auditing Principles
• GAAP and GASB
• Fiscal Record keeping laws and regulations
• Grant accounting and reporting
• Principles of Financial Administration, including budgeting and reporting
• Governmental Accounting
• Payroll
• Modern office practices, procedures, and administration
• Staff supervision, training, and performance evaluation
  

Skill to:

• Exam and verify financial documents and reports
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Prepare complex financial statements, reports, and analyses
• Utilize accounting software and standard office software including spreadsheets, word processing, and electronic mail
• Implement personnel management and supervision
  

Education and Experience:
The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:

• A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, plus two years of recent professional accounting, budgeting, and/or financial experience
  

or

• An Associates degree from an accredited college in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, plus three years of recent professional accounting, budgeting, and/or financial experience
  

or

• Fifteen college units from an accredited college in accounting subjects preferred, plus four years of professional accounting experience. Governmental accounting is strongly preferred.
  

Licenses and Certifications: Employee must complete AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training within six months of appointment and every two years thereafter.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions : This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to twenty-five pounds.
Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.
For questions concerning this recruitment, contact Sylvia Enriquez, Human Resources Manager, at or 831-758-7259.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Government Administration

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