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Johnson County Wastewater · 1 hour ago

Senior Accounting Coordinator

US-KS-Olathe

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Johnson County Wastewater is committed to serving a diverse and expanding community through excellent public service. They are seeking a Senior Accounting Coordinator to manage accounting transactions, ensure compliance with regulations, and assist with budget preparation and financial reporting.

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Responsibilities

Reviews, reconciles, compiles, tracks, and processes accounting transactions involving cash, receipts, invoices, requisitions, vouchers, journal entries, expense reports, and other similar items for approval; analyzes and evaluates financial/statistical data to make recommendations and report on department, division, or fund expenditures and revenues in order to assist with budget or financial statement preparation; ensure compliance with governmental reporting regulations, or for management decisions regarding budget or fiscal issues

Communicates verbally and in writing with internal and external contacts in order to resolve discrepancies and exchange or update information; explains rules, regulations, and policies regarding fiscal programs to staff to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures

Reviews and evaluates accounting records and fiscal activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting/legal requirements; identifies issues, trends and patterns; analyzes and explains variances and reports on irregularities; prepares documentation for revenue estimating; assists in the development, modification, implementation, and maintenance of an automated financial tracking and recordkeeping system to improve efficiency of the accounting unit and to maintain the integrity of the information generated

Develops and prepares standard and customized reports, such as summaries of balances, cost information, and other reports; assists with processing fiscal period opening/closing transactions; prepares complex documents such as financial statements and/or annual department budget by compiling and summarizing financial or statistical data for management use; prepares cost, staffing, and utilization analysis

Audits, identifies, and corrects discrepancies and variances in reports and systems

Qualification

AccountingFinancial reportingBudget managementAnalytical skillsSpreadsheet skillsWritten communicationAttention to detailProject managementTime managementInterpersonal skills

Required

Associates degree in Accounting or related field

Two years in bookkeeping, accounting, or administrative functions involving record keeping or related area

Attention to detail

Analytical skills, including research skills, ability to interpret data, ability to conceptualize, ability to analyze information, and ability to write formal recommendations based on findings

Basic mathematical and accounting skills

Budget-related skills, including advanced accounting, math, and statistics skills

Computer software – spreadsheet skills (intermediate)

Word processing skills (intermediate)

Financial management/information records system (intermediate)

Keyboarding Ability

Human Relations/Interpersonal skills

Written communication skills, including business writing, report writing, summarizing, and editing skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Project management skills, including organization, coordination of duties, and/or accomplishment of goals

Time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines