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Fairfax County Government · 21 hours ago

Accountant III

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$79K/yr - $132K/yr

4+ years exp

Fairfax County Government is dedicated to empowering communities and building futures through the Department of Housing and Community Development. The Accountant III position is responsible for accounting, budgeting, reporting, audit coordination, and financial oversight for the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority and its properties.

GovernmentService Industry

Responsibilities

Oversees financial review of partnerships operations, third party investor reporting, and compliance with Fairfax County's Department of Finance policies and procedures; monitors and conducts monthly financial reviews, completes compliance checks, interprets complex financial statement results to both internal and external customers, management, and auditors

Maintains and updates fund statement templates for financial statements and assists on the overall audit coordination FCRHA’s Annual Audit and Single Audit processes

Performs extensive complex financial analysis of balance sheet accounts, operating income accounts and cash flow accounts to ensure compliance with audit requirement and accounting regulations noting impacts of changes to variables

Produces financial statements and analyzes accounts using a trial balance and performs necessary variance analysis

Prepares financial information in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

Provides accounting and auditing coordination serving as the lead liaison between the Financial Management Division, Asset Management Division and Partnership properties

Reviews and analyzes monthly financial reports from the third-party management companies (TPMs) and submits them to management and prepares quarterly financial reports to limited partner investors

Coordinates financial audits with external auditors for all component units of the FCRHA and review all PBC, client schedules and supplementary statements for the auditors

Keeps abreast of GASB and GAAP agreements and policies; conveys impacts to management and into the financial reports and accounting practices. Writes all formal responses to the auditors for questions and concerns

Conducts ongoing self-audits of partnership entities and oversees performance, actual revenues and expenditures, produces models for projections and tracks performance

Qualification

AccountingFinancial AnalysisGAAPGASBCPA CertificationSAPExcelBudget ManagementFinancial ReportingAnalytic SkillsCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Required

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting; or a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field that has been supplemented by at least 24 credit hours of intermediate level accounting or higher

Four years of increasingly responsible accounting experience including two years experience with automated accounting systems

CPA certification or a master's degree in an appropriate field may be substituted for one year of required experience

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background to the satisfaction of the employer

Preferred

Active CPA license with at least five years of professional level experience in the field of accounting/finance

Ability to prepare financial statements to include Statement of Net Position, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flow, and related notes to the financial statements

Progressive financial experience with a solid budget and financial management background, with knowledge of governmental accounting, and financial statement preparation and financial and program analysis

Strong written, oral communication and analytic skills are critical

Advanced knowledge of enterprise resource planning system, specifically SAP and Excel

Proven ability to develop and perform complex financial reports and analysis, including detailed projections and financial scenarios addressing all funding complexities using available tracking systems

Highly proficient at systems, producing customized reports, and data manipulation to create management reports

Demonstrates initiative to research, understand, and resolve complex issues

Ability to form collaborative partnerships across intra-departmental divisions and with external stakeholders to work towards a common goal