City of Loveland · 17 hours ago
Accountant
Loveland, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$68K/yr - $92K/yr
3+ years expThe City of Loveland is seeking an Accountant to perform a variety of professional accounting tasks. The role involves financial analysis, auditing, preparing reports, and assisting with financial planning and audits.
Government
Responsibilities
Perform month and year-end closing
Verify all cash receipts, journal entries and system updates and funds are in balance
Posts required journal entries
Prepare monthly bank reconciliation
Check accounts, review for accuracy and compare to bank records all transactions affecting cash
Include postings from system modules
Reconcile and produce monthly list of outstanding accounts payable checks
Monitor return check activity
Prepare adjusting journal entries to properly record all activity in regard to cash
Research all outstanding items and make appropriate journal entries
Maintain accounting files
Assure interface accuracy between the general ledger and other subsidiary modules
Interpret and assure compliance with laws, rules, regulations & standards
Perform month end and year end analysis of funds, financial statements and department data
Prepare financial reports, budgets, general ledger account balances, revenues and expenditures
Assist in annual audit process
Prepare and analyze year-end financial statements
Review, reconcile, compile and evaluate accounting records and prepare year-end audit work for funds
Interact with external auditors
Provide assistance to departments in all areas of accounting
Provide professional advice, resolve difficult accounting problems and answer concerns
Collaborate and share knowledge with staff including the use of financial computer modules. Financial report creation
Maintain accurate fixed asset accounting records according to accepted standards
Perform asset inventory
Prepare fixed asset schedules and depreciation
Design, maintain, track and report capital projects
Set up projects, maintain and reconcile project cost reports
Assist project managers with financial information
Complete complex analysis of restricted cash accounts based on financial activities to prepare necessary inter-fund transfers
Performs special financial research projects
Evaluate financial systems, develop accounting and operational process improvements along with other challenging assignments and changes
Maintain current knowledge of other accounting procedures
Establish and maintain effective communications
Analyzes complex financial data and extracts and defines relevant information
Interpret data for others
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Accounting
Knowledge and/or experience with a computerized accounting system(s) and software
Comprehensive and working knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and practices of governmental accounting
Knowledge and/or work experience with computerized accounting system and computers
Communicate effectively
Familiarity with modern office management practices
Strong skills with spreadsheets, interpret data
Work with little or no direct supervision
Knowledge to learn and create queries
Knowledge of fixed asset reporting, Federal and State grant management processes, and payroll processing and taxes
Preferred
Governmental accounting courses
3 years professional experience in governmental accounting preferred
Benefits
Two (2) Medical plans, Dental, Vision (for self/ spouse/ children)
A Dedicated, exclusive Employee Health and Wellness Center
Discounted Chilson Center passes
Paid vacation, holidays, floating holidays, and medical leave
Flexible spending including Dependent Care
Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-term and Long-term disability, and voluntary Critical Illness Coverage
Retirement 401a, 457, Roth (pre-& post tax) and company match
A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary 529 College Invest program
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Referral Program
Personal and Professional Development opportunities
Employee Recognition Program
Exceptional work-life balance
Market based pay & regular performance reviews
Local Government employment is eligible for Public Loan Forgiveness Program
Company
City of Loveland
City of Loveland is a government administration project.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brian Waldes
Chief Financial Officer
Molly Elder
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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