Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

The City of Sandy has a small, collaborative Finance team that prides itself on being flexible, supportive and solution oriented. The Finance Department plays a critical behind the scenes role in supporting all City Departments in serving the public efficiently and effectively.

The Senior Accountant performs specialized work involving the financial and accounting functions of the City. The Senior Accountant plays an integral role in managing collection, custody, and disbursement of City funds, managing annual audits, and assisting with the biennial budget preparation. This role is also charged with special projects as assigned by the Finance Director. Clear and concise communication with the public and city staff on financial matters and concerns is expected.

Essential Job Functions :

• Prepares monthly journal entries, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger.
• Reviews the recording of deposits and disbursement of funds for accuracy.
• Works with City Departments to assist them with their accounting and budget needs.
• Assists with accounting and fiscal management requirements on various grants the City receives.
• Assists is the creation of financial forecasts, debt issuance documents, and rate analysis for the City's utility system and financing of capital improvements.
• Assists in developing and implementing the city's financial policies and strategic financial planning.
• Ensures the City's budget, accounting systems, and reports comply with appropriate legal and regulatory requirements of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for municipal agencies.
• Ensures integrity and accuracy of the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers while ensuring internal control within all city functions; ensures adequate security for all financial assets.
• Assists in maintaining all financial records of the City's contracts; ensures all purchases comply with adopted contract regulations and procedures.
• May attend City Council and other meetings and make public presentations as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned / required.
• Serves as back-up to Accounting Specialist position as well as occasional back-up for Front Counter customer service functions.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relations with coworkers, citizens, the public, and other City staff.
• This is a non-supervisory position however this position may be asked to provide training to Coworkers in the Finance Department.

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Supervision Received :

Works under the direction of the Finance Director.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.