Accountant

City of Chula Vista; Wisconsin Dells (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Chula Vista is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, payroll, 1099s, and annual audit preparation. This role collaborates with the CFO and management to improve financial processes and reporting accuracy.

Applicants should be proficient with QuickBooks, Excel and Word, have strong organizational and analytical skills, and be able to work independently while communicating effectively with all levels of staff.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and 10+ years of accounting experience.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks, Excel and Word required.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work independently and communicate with all management levels.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end closing: journal entries and accruals.
• Perform account analyses and reconciliations of cash, payables, and intercompany activity.
• Assist Controller with monthly financial statements (balance sheet and income statement).
• Maintain payables, enter invoices, process checks, reconcile vendor statements.
• Review invoices for sales tax and use tax reporting.
• Prepare payroll for small entities and maintain employee records.
• Prepare 1099s and support annual audit documentation.
• Prepare detailed audit findings reports for management.
• Develop and document recordkeeping and accounting systems.
• Audit payroll and personnel records for unemployment insurance and tax compliance.
• Process invoices for payment and review data accuracy.
• Inspect accounting records to ensure efficiency and data integrity.
• Analyze operations, trends, and costs to project revenues and expenses.

Skills

QuickBooks proficiency

Excel

Word

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Assist with the month-end closing process: make monthly journal entries, posting accrual entries
• Perform account analysis and reconciliations of various accounts (cash, payables, credit cards, intercompany activity)
• Assist company Controller in the preparation of monthly Financial statements (balance sheet & income statements)
• Assist with maintaining payables for various entities, entering invoices, processing checks and reconcile to vendor statements
• Review invoices for proper reporting of sales tax and use tax
• Preparing smaller entities sales & use tax returns
• Maintain fixed assets ledger, including monthly entries & reconciliation to general ledger
• Prepare payroll for one of the smaller companies and keep employee records
• Prepare 1099s
• Assist with preparation of various financial documents for the annual corporate audit
• Prepare all other duties deemed appropriate by the CFO
• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings. Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities
• Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies
• Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions
• Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required
• Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Prepare adjusting journal entries
• Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences
• Examine inventory to verify journal and ledger entries
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice
• Report to management regarding the finances of establishment
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology
• Audit payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment insurance premiums, workers' compensation coverage, liabilities, and compliance with tax laws
• Prepare, analyze, or verify annual reports, financial statements and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning
• Process invoices for payment. Review data
• About Material Assets, Net Worth, Liabilities, Capital Stock, Surplus, income, or expenditures

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Prefer an Associate's degree and at least 10+ years experience
• Must be proficient with Quickbooks, Excel and Word
• Need strong organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively communicate with all levels of management
• Meet deadlines for time-sensitive activities
• Must be comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Maintain a cooperative working relationship with guests and the entire staff
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality over all written record and oral communications