ACCOUNTANT - OPEN

City of Cincinnati; Kentucky; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Cincinnati is seeking an entry‑level accounting professional to ensure compliance with GAAP and auditing standards, and to support financial reporting and budgeting processes. The role involves supervising junior staff, maintaining ledgers, and assisting in grant and tax-related activities.

The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance, or an equivalent combination with accounting credits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance from an accredited university.
• Alternative: Bachelor's in related discipline with 24 semester credit hours in accounting courses.
• Possession of valid driver's license may be required; CPA licensure desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and balance ledgers, accounts, grant reports, and statements; examine financial reports for accuracy.
• Supervise and train lower-level personnel; review and evaluate subordinate workers.
• Coordinate payment of invoices; manage contracts; audit petty cash and daily revenues.
• Prepare financial reports; participate in budgeting, management studies, or related activities.
• Assist in grant management and interpretation of grant stipulations and reports.

Skills

GAAP & auditing

Financial reporting

Tax law knowledge

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's in accounting or finance

Related discipline with accounting credits

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

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.(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 andsystems.
• 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.

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

Environmental Conditions

Office environment; exposure to computer screens; occasional outside work required in someinstances.

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.