Accountant
City of Ceres
- Ceres, CA
- $5,370-6,527 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform a variety of professional accounting functions supporting City-wide operations; maintain accuracy of general, revenue, and expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.
- Reconcile financial ledgers and records; prepare financial statements and reports, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules; research and resolve discrepancies.
- Review and audit all accounts payable, purchase orders, cash receipts, business licenses, payroll, utility billing, and other accounting records and transactions; ensure money is posted to correct accounts and that all accounts balance.
- Provide assistance in the development of the annual budget; assist in the review and validation of the annual City budget; create a variety of spreadsheets, documents, and graphs; assist in preparing the final budget document for approval by City Council.
- Prepare bank reconciliations and related journal entries for a variety of accounts.
- Prepare a variety of monthly, periodic, and annual financial and statistical reports and account summaries; prepare treasurer reports; prepare and file annual State Controllers Report.
- Assist in preparation of year end closings and accompanying financial reports.
- Perform grant accounting work related to federal, state or grant agency funding; maintain records for audit purposes.
- Maintain and track fixed asset inventory control records for the City.
- Participate in the year-end audit; compile and prepare supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports as requested by auditors.
- Prepare property tax remittances for payment.
- Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve issues in an efficient and timely manner.
- Provide responsible staff assistance to management staff; perform special department projects as assigned.
- Serve as department liaison to various City committees as necessary.
- Perform related duties as required.
- Operations, services and activities of a general accounting program.
- Principles and practices of accounting and auditing including general ledger, debit, credit, journal entries and audit procedures.
- Principles and practices of governmental accounting.
- Computerized accounting and financial systems.
- Methods and techniques of analyzing general ledgers and preparing journal entries.
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Principles of municipal budget preparation and control.
- Methods and techniques of preparing financial reports and statements.
- Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
- Principles of business letter writing and report preparation.
- Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
- Pertinent federal, state and local codes, laws and regulations.
- Perform a variety of professional accounting and financial analysis functions.
- Complete detailed accounting transactions.
- Reconcile and adjust financial statements with the general ledger.
- Prepare and maintain accurate financial statements, records and reports.
- Perform mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy.
- Participate in budget development.
- Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and associated word processing and spreadsheet applications.
- Analyze complex financial transactions and formulas.
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Interpret and apply applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.
- Maintain efficient and effective financial systems and procedures.
- Examine and verify financial documents and reports.
- Work independently in the absence of supervision.
- Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
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