Cerritos Park East is hiring: Accountant in Cerritos

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Accounting Administrator, performs technical and operational accounting and management functions, including general ledger, cash management, investments, revenue, and expenditures.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and organizes technical and operational accounting and management functions.
• Compiles and reconciles municipal financial transactions; prepares and maintains financial statement and budget reports and documents.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals and priorities for the division; identifies opportunities and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Researches and analyzes general ledger revenue, expenditures, and balance sheet accounts.
• Participates in the implementation and management of new or revised accounting systems, procedures, and records.
• Maintains, analyzes, and reconciles subsidiary and general ledger accounts; performs detailed year-end functions.
• Develops journal entries; identifies and resolves problems and inconsistencies; reconciles general ledger accounts.
• Assists with development of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the City’s annual Budget book.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Two (2) years of Accounting related work.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Advanced Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), practices, and procedures.
• Principles, practices, and theories of accounting, auditing, financial and statistical reporting.
• Established internal control procedures and guidelines.
• Ability to understand, implement, and apply accounting theories, principles, and standards in a government environment.
• Ability to review, analyze, and reconcile complex financial data.