ACCOUNTANT - OPEN

City of Cincinnati; Cincinnati (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Cincinnati is seeking an entry-level professional in accounting, auditing, and administrative functions to ensure GAAP-compliant financial activities. The role includes supervising junior staff and supporting financial reporting, taxes, and budgeting tasks.

Mitigation of tax matters and collaboration with city departments are key components, with opportunities to contribute to audits and grant reporting in a municipal context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance is required.
• CPA is desirable but not mandatory.
• Knowledge of GAAP and auditing standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and balance ledgers, accounts, and reports.
• Coordinate payment of invoices and manage contract activities.
• Supervise and train lower-level personnel.
• Assist auditors and prepare grant and financial reports.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Auditing standards

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Accounting software

Tax software

Job description

Posting number: 26-999258 - 2 (O)

Department: Various City Departments

Job classification: ACCOUNTANT

Posting type: Open

Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Accounting and Finance, Miscellaneous, Customer Service, Tax Administration, Business, Audit

Summary

This employee performs entry-level professional work in accounting, auditing, and administrative functions. Employee ensures that accounting transactions, audits, financial reporting, and related financial activities meet or exceed generally accepted accounting principles and procedures and supervises the work of less experienced professional and technical personnel. Performs related duties as required.

Examples of duties

(Illustrative only. Any one position may not require all of the listed KSAs nor do the listed examples include all the KSAs which may be required.)

Knowledge of:

• Generally accepted accounting principles and practices and auditing standards.
• Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
• Federal, state, and local income tax laws and their application.
• Basic mathematics, bookkeeping, and statistics as applied to municipal accounting.
• Business systems for revenue forecasting, investments, debt service, taxation, inventory, etc.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations; Cincinnati Municipal Tax Code.
• Operation of computers and use of associated software applications in performance of job duties.
• Preparation and interpretation of basic financial statements.
• Standard English grammar, usage and spelling; standard business correspondence formats.
• Principles of budget preparation and financial forecasting.

Skill to:

• Operate appropriate computer equipment; use properly all related hardware and software.
• Operate calculators and related office equipment.
• Operate assigned vehicle in the course of duty (if applicable depending on assignment).

Ability to:

• Apply generally accepted accounting principles to municipal accounting tasks. Identify and correct errors in accounting records; examine and verify routine financial documents and reports.
• Analyze and interpret accounting/financial information and systems.
• Exercise independent judgment to devise solutions to accounting and auditing problems.
• Prepare business correspondence; organize, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and present data.
• Manage work tasks effectively; complete assignments within allotted time frames. Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned subordinate personnel.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Monitor grant applications, expenditures, and interpretations.

Examples of Work Performed

• Prepares, maintains, reconciles, and balances a variety of ledgers, accounts, grant reports, and statements; examines accounting transactions and financial reports to ensure accuracy; corrects financial records and reports as necessary; prepares status/progress reports.
• Creates and maintains accounting systems as required to comply with policies, procedures, and guidelines of various governmental agencies.
• Supervises the work of lower-level personnel (professional and technical); provides assistance and training as appropriate; reviews and evaluates subordinate workers.
• Coordinates payment of invoices; manages contract activities as assigned; maintains and audits petty cash and change funds; oversees proper recording and depositing of daily cash revenues.
• Prepares various financial reports in good form according to accepted financial reporting principles; maintains financial records; participates in budget preparation, management studies, or related activities.
• Provides information to external and internal auditors as appropriate; participates in preparation of auditing reports or related activities.
• Monitors grant expenditures; assists in preparation of grant applications and interpretation of grant stipulations; compiles related reports.
• Assists in management of assigned treasury funds; transfers funds between accounts as appropriate; prepares forms for investment purchases; conducts research to identify the best investments for City funds.
• Provides specialized financial information about City investments to supervisory personnel.
• Participates in payroll activities; insures payroll checks are properly signed and balanced and correct funds are transferred to payroll accounts.
• May accompany auditor on various tax or license audits and assists in review of the records.
• Coordinates, maintains, and supervises various functions such as licensing, assessments, taxation, and employee parking and insures the validity of procedures implemented.
• May pursue delinquent tax payers for tax due through civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court systems; conducts related research; prepares related court documents.
• Assists taxpayers in preparation of tax returns; maintains contact with tax payers via telephone and office visits.
• Performs audits of tax returns and related documents.

Assist those contacted in the course of duty in an effective, efficient and professional manner.

Qualifications

RESUME AND TRANSCRIPT MUST BE ATTACHED OR APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED

Each applicant must have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in accounting or finance.

OR

A Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline with a concentration in accounting (must have successfully completed 24 semester credit hours in accounting classes at an accredited university in principles of accounting, intermediate accounting, other accounting classes or related accounting disciplines such as auditing or tax).

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

A valid Driver's License may be required (depending on assignment).

Possession of licensure as a Certified Public Accountant desirable.

MILITARY EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION

Military education and experience may be substituted for college level course work at the lower and upper division baccalaureate and graduate levels and apprenticeship training at the vocational certificate level on a case-by-case basis based on the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide recommendations. Candidates must attach their Joint Services Transcripts evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) if they would like military course work to be considered as part of the application review. Please follow the link below for additional information.

https://www.dantes.doded.mil/EducationPrograms/get-credit/creditmilitary.html

Supplemental information

Environmental Conditions: Office environment; exposure to computer screens; occasional outside work required in some instances.

Physical Conditions: Duties require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting or standing; general manual dexterity required.

Probationary Period: Twelve months

Supervision Exercised: May exercise technical and functional supervision over technical personnel.

HR Contact: Ashley Thomas - [e-mail]